The Phone Scam

One of the scams that have been around for
some time now is the Phone Scam, as I call it.

You get a phone call and someone tells you that
they want your name and address so they can
send you a package in the mail.

You ask, " What Package ? ". They say oh its
a package to show you how to make money on
Google. You say, " is it free? ", and they say
YES.

You decide to give the info they ask for until
they say, OK, Now I need your number, and
you say, " What number?. They say your credit
card number. But, you say, you told me its free.

Then they tell you that IT IS FREE, but there is
a small shipping charge of $ 3.99 and I can
just put that on your credit card or Debit card.

Unless you were expecting this call and know
who this is NEVER GIVE THEM ANY FINANCIAL
INFORMATION, NEVER !

This exact thing happened to my wife 3 /12 /09.

They told her that " your husband asked for this
and he knows all about it." What a scam. I
knew nothing of this and if I did know, I will tell
you one very important thing.

My wife did exactly as she should have. She
said " I'm not giving you my credit card #.
As fast as my wife told her that, the woman said,
" I'm sorry ", and hung up.

She was sorry alright, sorry that she didn't
phone a Sucker and get her credit card #.
When my wife told me about this, I told her
At least one of us is smart. You did the right
thing. Never give out any kind of credit card
info to someone that call's and you don't
know who they are.

So, remember, if someone call's you on the
phone and tell's you they want to send you
something for free, tell them ok. But if they
continue on and say " YOU JUST HAVE TO
PAY A SMALL SHIPPING FEE, tell them
to forget it. Because they already lied to you.

Paying even one penny no longer makes it free.