So the person calling my house asking for my banking info

nobody · Post by **nobody** » February 6, 2005, 6:53 pm

had better hope i don't fucking find out who the hell they are. i just barely got off the phone with a girl who called from a blocked number and said she needed to remove my information from her database and needed my routing number and account number to do so. when i asked for a phone number she hung up on me. i called the city police and they said i'm not the first person to complain about it and are investigating.

this world is going to shit.

Nilaman · Post by **Nilaman** » February 6, 2005, 6:59 pm

You can take satisfaction in the fact that she is going to hell.

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » February 6, 2005, 7:08 pm

Yeah, but people are stupid and will fall for it enough times to make it worth it for the devious to keep doing it. I received this in my email a few days ago...I won't be going to the link below anytime soon:

Dear COX member,

Because of numerous fraud attempts in our system,
we are updating our billing information records.
It is very important to update your billing information as soon as possible.
Failure to do so will result is a permanent hold on your
account due to risk of fraudulent activity.
Our card processing system will check your billing i
nformation and confirm your membership.

Click here to update your records.

Fill in the forms correctly, mistakes may put your account
on hold until further investigation is provided.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely yours,
Jeff Glasgoff
[COX Information Security Department]

Moonwynd · Post by **Moonwynd** » February 6, 2005, 10:38 pm

Those people take the direct route when social engineering...