I left my phone at home on charge while I ran an errand and came back to find I’d been left a voice-mail. It’s some guy saying I qualify for a hardship loan amounting to 39 Gs. That’s a big chunk of change. Of course nobody calls you out of the blue wanting to fork 39 grand over because you’re hard-put upon so I didn’t listen to all of it. You don’t have to eat a whole apple to know it’s rotten, right?
Then I went to the phone calls to block the number.
Hmm.
That’s interesting.
A plus sign and ten digits.
All zeroes.
Now, that’s not a valid number, of course, so there’s a number underneath those zeroes.
As phone scams go, this one isn’t even clever; it is quite the reverse.
And of course, the message was recorded, so even if I had been present to answer, I couldn’t even have fun screwing with the caller’s head.
I suppose there was a number to dial in the message. Should you get such a call, just remember, you never give out your personal information to anyone especially over the phone or internet. No social security number, date of birth, passwords, pin numbers, not even your fucking shoe size.
However, it could be amusing to call back from a tosser phone and give them imaginative fake answers, like the date of birth (including the year) of Adolf Hitler, the address of your nearest Starbucks, and use all zeroes for your social. Or all sixes, which still freaks people out. Then be sure to get their information and report them to the F.B.I. because most big scammers are overseas.
Stay safe.
Memoirs of an American Asshole 