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01/01/2025
Fraud Watch Friday: Don't Answer an Unknown Call
AARP
Receiving a call from an unknown number may seem harmless, but it could be the start a scam. Criminals are using increasingly sophisticated tactics to deceive you into revealing personal information or making payments.
Here are three tips to protect yourself from unknown callers.
1) Let it ring. The easiest thing to do is not answer the call. If it is important, the caller will leave a message or call back again.
2) Let the caller speak first. Most scammers use an auto dialer – an automated system that calls a bunch of random numbers at the same time and connects to a live person when someone answers the phone. That brief pause or delay before the caller speaks is a red flag that the call could be a scam.
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