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ghettomaster

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#302237 9-Nov-2022 11:25
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Hi,

Just received an automated call claiming to be fedex, saying a delivery has been attempted twice. The message said press1 for English, then proceeded to say what I assume was the same thing in Chinese. I didn’t press any numbers and the call hung up.

I did a google and apparently this can be a break in scam where they’re looking for confirmation of what days you will and won’t be home.

Does this seem worth worrying about? Is it worth reporting to the police? Or is it likely to just be rubbish.

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tudorale
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  #2993989 9-Nov-2022 14:52
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I get these fairly often on my mobile. The ruse can vary a bit but they're all fundamentally similar. There are several possible aims:

 

1. They want you to call them so they can convince you there's a customs tax/fee/small charge that you need to pay for them to release your package.

 

2. They want to validate the number (e.g. it's real number tied to an actual human) for the purposes of including it on a list they sell to other scammers.

 

3. They're just fishing for data on you so that a follow-up scam can make a more convincing attempt to rob you later.

 

4. All of the above.

 

 

 

I suspect my number has featured on a few of these dark-web lists, I've had it for a long time and I do get an amusing variety of scam attempts. Everything from packages missing, to work from home job offers and catfish attempts.

 

There is no danger to you as long as you don't fall for this crap. Sadly it's generally the elderly or vulnerable that tend to become victims, so it wouldn't be a bad idea to use it as a conversation starter and warn your loved ones against this sort of thing.


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