Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Jun 30: Reduced interest rate scam

Woman's voice: "Congratulations. You have been prequalified for a reduced interest rate on your existing account. Press one now to speak with a representative so your new rate will take effect. If you have received a reduced rate within the last forty-eight hours, please disregard this message. Again, press one now to speak with a live agent and reduce your rate. Or press two to discontinue further notices. Thank you and have a great day."

Recently, the recorded press one to be scammed messages have not been calling as much as the live telemarketers with the partially noise-canceled call-center background noise that ask for me by name, then hang up without saying who they are or why they are calling. There have also been a number of hang-up calls.

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Jun 25: Funeral and burial costs scam

Woman's voice: "Hello. The following is an important message for seniors regarding the high cost of funeral and burial. Many Americans are unprepared for a death in their family due to the high cost of funeral and burial expenses. The average cost of a funeral runs six to ten thousand dollars. Without proper coverage, the family is left with the debt. To learn more about a program that will pay cash money to your family to help take care of funeral and burial costs, please press the one key on your telephone now. Just press the one key. Now."

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Jun 23: "Our president asked mortgage lenders" "press five" to be scammed recording

Woman's voice: "Hello. Our president asked mortgage lenders to work with homeowners to modify their mortgage loans and make them more affordable for their customers. We are implementing this procedure under this directive and are calling to get your mortgage modified and renegotiated with your lender to make your payments more affordable. To see if you qualify for this program, please press five now to speak with a representative, or press two if you are not a homeowner or wish to be removed from our list. Press five to enroll in this program to lower your mortgage now. Or press two to be removed from our list. It is important that lenders do everything possible to keep you in your house and not allow you to go into foreclosure. Press five to start the process of reducing your payments on your mortgage. Press five now. Or press two to be removed from our list. Press five and lower your mortgage under President Obama's plan. Press five now."

What's with changing the press one to be scammed into press five to be scammed? I hope it's because they are losing money due to automated systems making the one tone due to people being pissed off from getting all these press one to be scammed calls. If I get these calls live, I'll press five to give them fake information. Because pressing two doesn't make these calls stop.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Jun 17: Funeral and burial costs scam

Woman's voice: "Hello. The following is an important message for seniors regarding the high cost of funeral and burial. Many Americans are unprepared for a death in their family due to the high cost of funeral and burial expenses. The average cost of a funeral runs six to ten thousand dollars. Without proper coverage, the family is left with the debt. To learn more about a program that will pay cash money to your family to help take care of funeral and burial costs, please press the one key on your telephone now. Just press the one key. Now."

It had been almost a month since I've been called by a scam recording. I guess they haven't all closed shop yet. There still have been near daily hangup calls, though.