Rossen Reports: Everything you need to know about the 'say yes' scam
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Our viewer Donna emailed Rossen Reports asking about the scam. She wrote,
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We reached out to our cyber security expert, Jim Stickley, to get his insight on the call. He told us that he believed this was an example of a popular scam where someone claims to be an investigator or someone from Customs and Border Protection. They say they바카라 게임 웹사이트ve intercepted a package containing drugs 바카라 게임 웹사이트 and that you바카라 게임 웹사이트re in legal trouble because the package was heading for you before they intercepted it. From there, the caller asks for your private information or tries to get you to pay a fee. As for Donna바카라 게임 웹사이트s call, Stickley suspects the scammer gave up when she started getting suspicious.
When we asked about the 바카라 게임 웹사이트Say Yes바카라 게임 웹사이트 scam 바카라 게임 웹사이트 Stickley tells us, the whole thing is largely a myth that doesn바카라 게임 웹사이트t make much sense from a financial fraud standpoint. Even if a scammer records you saying 바카라 게임 웹사이트yes,바카라 게임 웹사이트 that alone is not enough to make a fraudulent purchase. The Better Business Bureau also has not received any reports in its Scam Tracker that mention financial loss from the alleged scam.
Stickley believes the origins of the urban legend go back to telemarketers using automated systems to confirm the numbers they were calling belonged to actual people. But somewhere down the line, people confused that for a means to commit financial fraud. Long story short 바카라 게임 웹사이트 he says it바카라 게임 웹사이트s not something you need to worry about.
Have a question for Jeff Rossen? He바카라 게임 웹사이트s answering your consumer questions every Friday in the new segment "Rossen Responds." Email your questions to him at RossenResponds@hearst.com.
