Scam calls
Got a call at 8 a.m. from Seattle Community College (according to my caller ID) but instead of it being SCC, it is the same scam call that we get at least once a day that says “the computer service you use is no longer in business …” Each time they call, they use a different caller ID, something that may seem familiar as a rouse to get you to answer. Apparently, this is legal! This is very wrong, and something should be done. We have gotten so that we do not even bother answering our phone unless it is family or friends.
First of all, my computer service is Comcast, whom I am sure is still in business, and second, this is just a way for scamming thieves to get at your personal information; only one of the thousand ways that crooks use technology to enrich themselves. I theorize that two seconds after the Internet was launched, the thieves crawled out of the woodwork and declared, “Ohh, this is how we can get rich by spreading scams and porn!”
I say use technology wisely and don’t fall for anyone’s crap online or over the phone. As President Reagan said, “trust but verify.” Don’t let the widespread opportunistic wrongdoing rob you of your peace of mind, trust in your fellow humans, and, oh wait, the scammers just called again using a different caller ID! Listen up, I am on to you! I will not answer and I will immediately delete your message! Anyway, as I was saying … don’t let the …. get you down!
Jennifer Bates
Spokane