I Was Just Scammed

As I was the only one in office this morning, I answered the phone. A professional female voice said, “This is Grace from hearing administration, can you hear me?” Of course, but stupidly, I answered “yes” and then the call ended. I then realized that I was scammed with a spam phone call so that there is a recording of my voice saying only “yes.”

In the last few years, such scams have been used to then authorize purchases and services, without any authorization.

It took me only seconds to realize what had happened. By then it was too late. My string of curses (so glad that no one else was around at this time) did nothing to rectify. We are contacting our telephone provider to report this but it is unlikely that anything will happen to cure this.

Ignoring the advice of many agencies to never, ever, say yes on a telephone call, unless you know the caller. I was scammed.

Our advertisement, on the Carnival of Randomness podcast, where we are a sponsor, stresses that we are under attack and that nameless and faceless entities are taking from you and stealing from you. The truth of this is reinforced continuously.

Don’t make the same mistake that I just did.

– Allan Opsitnick