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CREDIT CARD PHONE SCAMMERS WORKING LOCALLY

The phone scammers are busy locally. Managing Editor Tami Roleff described her experience…
I received a phone call recently from a blocked phone number and when I answered it, I heard an automated voice message saying that my MasterCard account had been locked, and to “press 1 to unlock the card.” Right away I knew this was a scam, since I don’t have a MasterCard account. But if YOU do, and you get this phone call, do like I did, and hang up. Don’t press 1, and don’t under any circumstances, give out your credit or debit card number—or any other personal information like your PIN, date of birth, social security number, etc—to anyone who calls you. If it’s your bank, they will already know your card number and you won’t need to give it to them. Call the 800 number on the back of your card to verify if there’s a problem with your card. Sad to say, but you can’t trust anyone who calls YOU.

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