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Susan, to find the complaint sites simply put in the full telephone # into google and you will find sites with names like "who called me?" and the like. They allow people to file reports and it helps build a public database regarding the telephone #'s used by the scam artists. Often they are call centers that cater to these types of illegal operations.

Thanks Jim.  Good to know.  Especially about calling the number back.  What are the complaint sites, btw?  Thanks.  Susan

Hi James,

   Wow, Im floored. Thanks for posting about that scam. 

gentle day,

Lisa

Glad to be of service @John, James & Kelley. This scam was particularly disturbing since clearly someone is doing their "homework" in order to set the hook.

Another one to be careful of is if you get a call from someone asking to "confirm your free listing" with their online business directory or off-brand phone book.

They may use copy and paste with your voice to get you saying "yes" to some innocuous question but pasting it after, "do you agree to the annual fee of $745 to be in our directory" and then sic a collection agency after you when you don't pay. If you get such a call say something along the lines of "I am recording this call for quality assurance purposes, I have no idea who you are, please don't call back"-then hang up.

One downside of "getting your name out there" is that it makes it easy for the scammers to find you too.

Thanks James!

Wow, they are getting sneakier and sneakier. Good sleuthing, James!

Your welcome James. I thought this scam attempt was particularly noteworthy because the initial pitch could easily grab someone's attention and bypass their BS detector. Clearly they thought this one out carefully and figured which button to push. especially in a down economy.