timwinters
Ejection Handle Pulled
Chris and I were in the kitchen cooking dinner last night when my cell phone rang; just once then quit.
I joked "it's probably the scam you read about the other day."
I walked over to the phone and checked the number, saw that the call was from 268-762-0077, Googled the area code and, sure enough, it actually was the scam.
268 is the area code for Antigua and Barbuda. The scammer's goal, by only letting your phone ring once, is to get you to call back to see who was calling. If you return the call, then you'll be billed a $10 fee that the scammer somehow profits from.
I never return a call from a number I don't know, this is another good reason why.
Here's a discussion about it on the Verizon forum:
https://community.verizonwireless.com/thread/815133
Be careful out there.
I joked "it's probably the scam you read about the other day."
I walked over to the phone and checked the number, saw that the call was from 268-762-0077, Googled the area code and, sure enough, it actually was the scam.
268 is the area code for Antigua and Barbuda. The scammer's goal, by only letting your phone ring once, is to get you to call back to see who was calling. If you return the call, then you'll be billed a $10 fee that the scammer somehow profits from.
I never return a call from a number I don't know, this is another good reason why.
Here's a discussion about it on the Verizon forum:
https://community.verizonwireless.com/thread/815133
Be careful out there.