The “missed call” was sort of familiar so I called back. A
machine answered. It said “thank you for returning our call. To continue
setting up your account, press 1.”
Setting up my account? What account? I hung up. This
was brilliant. If I call them and press 1, I will have done the unthinkable. I
will have called them to do business. What business? Probably the
business of giving them my name and phone number, thus making them ineligible
for the “do not call list.” And giving them the license to sell my data to any
bidder.
My data aren’t worth much. But this was clever.
Some day they’re going to really crack down on unsolicited callers. You
know the type. Purveyors of such bologna as “there has been suspicious activity
on your Amazon account.” Or “We’ve noticed that your new car warranty has
expired and…” Or “This is the Fraternal Order of Police of NewRoses PA inviting
you to contribute to…”
Those people. People with computers who chose an area
code and exchange and then dial every possible four following digits in order
until some dumb bug flies into their web.
Oh… and if the call was legit… this post presents a
marvelous new opportunity for a tech savvy crook with a few bucks and the time
to spend them on a dialing machine.
I’m wesrichards@gmail.com my opinions are my own but you’re welcome to them. © 2021
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