SCAM ALERT
Well the scammers are now calling claiming to be the department of homeland security and immigration. Saying you're on a recorded line and asking if you know why they are calling you.
I played along for a moment and said no.
Then they said they needed to verify who they were talking to and asked for my first and last name and address and all that. I told them no they can tell me who they think they are calling and I'll tell them if they got the right number.
They didn't like that. Tried the old we can't divulge personal information if they can verify it's the right person or not. So I said just give me a last name. She paused for a bit and spit out a random last name "Mr Collins". Nope, not me, nobody here by that name.
They hung up.
Number they called me from was 325 600 6763 and shows up as from Texas. I tried calling the number back but it couldn't be completed as dialed.
Watch out for this new trick that is trying to get our personal information by preying on fear now.
Unfortunately calling them back likely isn't going to do much. Scammers long have figured out how to spoof numbers in their calls, often to make it appear the call comes from a local number. so you are more likely to reach the valid number of a person who doesn't have a clue about the scam.
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