Baldo by Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos for December 06, 2024

If your accounts are only secured by the word ‘yes’ and/or caller ID..    you shouldn’t be surprised when you loose them

True, it’s the latest scam!

I just keep repeating “ What?” Louder each time.

There are so many different types of scams these days. There are plenty of resources that can help you determine if something is or might be a scam. I love that Tia Carmen listened to her friend!

I always thought they used the “Yes” to sign you up for services and charges you never agreed to.

I just say Whatever or whatever else come to mind.

I have my privacy settings such that my phone won’t ring unless the caller is in my address book. In this way, I eliminate all this crap.

That scam is nothing new. I had the same woman calling me day after day (I could’ve blocked her, but I was having fun with it) trying to get me to say “yes” by asking for my name. Eventually, I got bored, so I said, “Aren’t you getting tired of trying to get me to say what you want?” She replied, “Yes,” and I thanked her for saying that while pretending to record her voice (I didn’t actually do it). After that, she never called back..

It happens a lot. Scammers edit your recorded voice to imply that permission was granted to deduct fraudulent payments from your account, even though what was said is directly opposite to what they imply you said.

So, is the ironic implication that bingo is also a ripoff?

I guess Consuela got stung.

Good for you, Carmen! I just had a spoofer call at 6 am no less! Don;t answer the phone to people you don’t know. They usually don’t leave a message and that’s all you need to know! Bit to wake someone up at that ungodly hour! I wish I could shock them through the phone!

However you hear about it is fine. I read about it a while ago…

Three methods of communication — telegram, telephone and tell a person!

Has anyone heard anything about Colaguard giving DNA to the government?

That scam has been around for years. If you just learned about it….you’re in trouble.

Baldo, your elders aren’t as dumb as you tend to believe.

Good for her, and Consuela!

Pretty soon your pass phrase (as opposed to “pass-word”) will have to be a chapter from War and Peace. Pick your favorite one. And don’t stutter while you’re reading it to the automated system, or you’ll have to start over.

The smart avenue is to not the answer the phone unless it’s a recognized number. Legit callers leave a message, scammers move on.

Does anyone know how to find ‘Cleo & Company’?

To Mr. Cantú and Mr. Castellanos… I beg of you to research this. This scam was never real, and you’re spreading a hoax.

The best guess by experts is that auto-dialers were attempting to elicit voice response to note active numbers for spam calls. But no financial fraud ever came from a recorded “yes.”