IDENTITY THEFT SCAM ALERT; READ THIS PLEASE
Dear all:
A friend of mine recently recieved a call on his T-Mobile phone from someone claiming to be from T-Mobile. My friend posted what happened on his livejournal:
"I just got a call on my cell phone from somebody claiming to be from T-Mobile and claiming to offer me a rebate. Being the suspicious person that I am, I noticed that something didn't sound quite right about the situation. He asked for my name and social security #, which I did not give. I pressed the caller for information (ie his supervisor's name, and how he had my address), and he hung up, knowing that the scam was up.
So if you're a wireless customer and get a call from an unidentified number from somebody claiming to be from T-Mobile, hang up on them, or bette...
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A friend of mine recently recieved a call on his T-Mobile phone from someone claiming to be from T-Mobile. My friend posted what happened on his livejournal:
"I just got a call on my cell phone from somebody claiming to be from T-Mobile and claiming to offer me a rebate. Being the suspicious person that I am, I noticed that something didn't sound quite right about the situation. He asked for my name and social security #, which I did not give. I pressed the caller for information (ie his supervisor's name, and how he had my address), and he hung up, knowing that the scam was up.
So if you're a wireless customer and get a call from an unidentified number from somebody claiming to be from T-Mobile, hang up on them, or bette...
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Definitely need to be careful if someone *calls you* claiming to be your carrier (or whoever if they're asking for that kind of info). Thanks for the post, lefteyeiu2006.
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Well, for one, your carrier in most cases already has your social. Second, T-Mobile needs to secure people's phone numbers a little better. I have a couple friends who have been getting unsolicited sales calls on their T-Aint-Mobile phones
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