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From: Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm>
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Subject: Re: call from 510-854-4017 legit or not ?
Date: Mon, 6 May 2024 11:03:15 -0700
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On Mon, 6 May 2024 09:56:36 -0700, Adam wrote:
> 
> Received barely audible voice message from 510-854-4017 asking to call 
> 888-803-33x6 or 888-803-336x. Something about "pending action".
> 
> How to protect oneself from fraud ?

The best advice, meaning no disrespect, is: don't be an easy mark. 
Any vague call like the one you received is overwhelmingly likely to 
be a scam. It's lucky you couldn't hear the numbers in the message. 
If you called one of them, they would almost certainly (try to) 
persuade you to reveal information that they would then use to drain 
your existing accounts or open new accounts in your name, or both.

Never, never, never respond to someone who calls you about financial 
matters. It is best not to speak at all in these unsolicited calls, 
because they can record your voice and use it to substantiate bogus 
transactions.

If the call seems to be legit, hang up (or don't answer) and call 
your financial institution yourself, using the number on the back of 
your card or on printed statements they have previously sent you. 
Avoid googling the phone number, because you may be taken to a 
spoofing site that _looks_ legit but actually directs you to a boiler 
room of fraudsters.

-- 
Stan Brown, Tehachapi, California, USA         https://BrownMath.com/
Shikata ga nai...