Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Thu, Apr 26 2007
Casual use of Call Return
I got an email this morning from a friend and it was the sort that contains a warning about phone numbers. Sometimes these things don't turn out to be legitimate, but this particular warning should be heeded. I can understand someone being tempted to respond to voice mail that tells them a loved one is in trouble. But I'm wondering if a lot of the trouble comes when people have gotten no voice mail at all. They simply see that they have been dialed and they use Call Return to dial back the number. I know a lot of people who always use Call Return because they can't stand not knowing who called them. The scam artists wouldn't have to leave a message at all for these types of folks. And vishing could mean that the scammers used a fake area code when they placed the call to you. Curiosity may not kill the cat but using Call Return because you have to know who called while you were out could get you a really high phone bill.
posted at: 09:25 | category: /Miscellaneous | link to this entry
I got an email this morning from a friend and it was the sort that contains a warning about phone numbers. Sometimes these things don't turn out to be legitimate, but this particular warning should be heeded. I can understand someone being tempted to respond to voice mail that tells them a loved one is in trouble. But I'm wondering if a lot of the trouble comes when people have gotten no voice mail at all. They simply see that they have been dialed and they use Call Return to dial back the number. I know a lot of people who always use Call Return because they can't stand not knowing who called them. The scam artists wouldn't have to leave a message at all for these types of folks. And vishing could mean that the scammers used a fake area code when they placed the call to you. Curiosity may not kill the cat but using Call Return because you have to know who called while you were out could get you a really high phone bill.
posted at: 09:25 | category: /Miscellaneous | link to this entry
