Victim Location 30114
Type of a scam Identity Theft
Recorded caller asked if I could hear her OK. I screwed up and said Yes. The line immediately went dead.
Victim Location 30041
Type of a scam Phishing
I received a call today from 4703394905. She said "My name is Melissa. I am working at the reward department. Can you hear me ok?" As soon as I said "Yes", I did not hear she said any words after.
Victim Location 45103
Type of a scam Phishing
Hearing administrator call. Can you hear me question and answered yes.
Victim Location 43812
Type of a scam Phishing
The call sounded like a real person – not a recording. Asked if I could hear okay. I forgot about this scam so said "yes"
Victim Location 30041
Type of a scam Phishing
Voice Scam (vishing): "Hi this is (name) calling you back on a recorded line. How are you today?" I said "ok", and it immediately hung up. So now they have my recorded voice for approving … whatever. I typically don’t answer calls from unknown #s, but I’m looking for a new job, and I’ve applied to a number of companies. It could be a potential employer.
Victim Location 30097
Type of a scam Phishing
Said they were a part of the HoA and wanted to talk about security issues. It was a young woman talking and she asked if I could hear her okay. I said YES and she hung up the phone.
Victim Location 63876
Type of a scam Phishing
At 10:57 am I received a phone call from ***. I did not understand the initial comment, but I understood, "Can you hear me". As soon as I answered, YES, the caller hung up. When I call the number back it says thank you for calling customer service and gives no company name. I am unable to speak with any customer service, the recorded message says all agents are currently unavailable and to email complaints to,***" thank you and have a wonderful day.
Victim Location 54103
Type of a scam Phishing
The female voice first asked "Can you hear me?" and in the background it sounded like the dinging of a car door that was open, or a seatbelt alert, which made it seem like it was something casual and they caught me off guard and I said yes. Then they asked if I wanted a Walmart or Target gift card and I said no I’m not interested and hung up.
Victim Location 27265
Type of a scam Other
I received a call on my cell phone from a client’s phone. Upon answering the call the woman asked me if I could hear her and unfortunately I said yes. She referenced that I had been sent extended warranty information for my car and i told her I was not interested. Then I remembered (too late) that there is a scam involved with people asking if you can hear them.
Victim Location 43764
Type of a scam Phishing
Ask if I could hear them, I wasn’t thinking and said yes. Then something was said about Healthcare and I hung up.
Victim Location 23436
Type of a scam Phishing
Joe calling from the gift department. Can you hear me?
Victim Location 23606
Type of a scam Phishing
An unknown number appeared on my phone and I did not answer it. I work in real estate, so this isn’t unusual. I returned the call and received a recording that it was someone calling about a job I indicated I had shown an interest in online. Knowing I had not been researching any employment through any medium, I promptly hungup. Moments later I received a call back from the same number. The person on the other line identified herself as the same person that was on the recording when I called back. The connection was not good so she asked if I could hear her. I responded yes then instructed her to remove my contact information from their records. Seconds later, she hung up. I remember hearing something about a scam where people would call and ask questions that required a "yes" or "no" answer, so I thought I would report this experience. Hopefully nothing comes of it, but, if it is something malicious, perhaps this will help put the perpetrators out of business.
Victim Location 43764
Type of a scam Phishing
I got a call this morning, and a woman said something about a travel plan then quickly asked if I could hear her. I said yes, then no, then hung up.
Victim Location 93030
Type of a scam Phishing
I received a call today 11/07/17 at 12:44 PM and the caller asked if this was *&^%$#@ (my name) and I said yes can I help you and they said let me call you back and hung up.
Victim Location 27410
Type of a scam Phishing
My husband received a call this morning and when the caller said "can you hear me", he said yes without thinking. As soon as he realized what he’d done, he hung up. I called the police non-emergency line and they took the information. An officer is supposed to call me back and determine if a report should be filed. Hopefully, nothing will come of this but it is concerning.
Victim Location 23237
Type of a scam Phishing
I am not sure what this will result in but it sounded quite suspect. I called the number back and received an "incorrect" number message. I have now blocked this number on my cell phone.
Got me to say Yes to question: Can you hear me ok and then hung up.
Victim Location 37336
Type of a scam Phishing
They call saying , is this (your name) and say can you hear me okay?
Victim Location 23831
Type of a scam Phishing
I got a call asking me to verify an order I didn’t order and they had my name and work address but not the right credit card. They tried to get me to say "yes" they asked "can you hear me"
Victim Location 53189
Type of a scam Phishing
Can you hear me now was asked. Consumer said yes and hung up.
Victim Location 27349
Type of a scam Phishing
Female called and said hello, hello, can you hear me. And unfortunately I said yes. The caller then hung up.
Victim Location 36867
Type of a scam Phishing
I received a phone call from the number above. I answered and said hello twice, and the caller responded with "Can you hear me?" I started to respond by saying "Yes" but stopped before finishing the word, and asked "who’s calling?" The caller Immediately called me a "Dumb ***." And then I hung up the phone. I hope that it was not enough to scam me but I still felt the need to share my story for others.
Victim Location 23219
Type of a scam Phishing
Hello..can you hear me? Hello. Hello.
Victim Location 23219
Type of a scam Phishing
this same caller has contacted my cell phone on numerous occasions. I do not respond. He says, "My name is Joe and I am an evaluator, I am calling you today on a recorded line. Can you hear me ok?" I NEVER SAY YES. I just say don’t call me again. He does call over and over with a different number appearing. It is exactly the same EVERY TIME. Today, however, it was a little different and that is why I am contacting. Today it had an additional message saying "if you wish to be removed press 1". I did but it makes me fearful that it is some "recording device" that will work against me as if I have signed up for some service. Why can’t the ScamPulse.com and our Government and phone company technicians figure out a way to stop these maniac nascence callers? I hope this is going to go away but I am doubtful it will.
Victim Location 22551
Type of a scam Phishing
Can you hear me scam
Victim Location 23229
Type of a scam Phishing
can you hear me phone scam
Victim Location 45215
Type of a scam Phishing
It happened about a week ago in the afternoon I received a call and it said Can you hear me now? And I said no, I listened to spiel if you want to talk to representaive press one if you want to be off the list press 3 (I think that’s what it said).
Victim Location 22737
Type of a scam Phishing
The "can you hear me scam" that I have read about. I received such a call but I hung up the phone without speaking. I thought that I should report the phone number.
Victim Location 44104
Type of a scam Phishing
I received a call a couple of weeks ago on my home phone. I’m not certain if it was a recording or a person. They asked Can you Hear Me. I replied yes I can hear you and the call disconnected. It bothered me. My wife had heard about this scam on the news. I am unable to provide the phone number.
Victim Location 23236
Type of a scam Phishing
More telephone numbers used:
1-804-457-8943
1-804-464-6341
1-480-759-3441
1-765-497-1504
1-804-250-1474
1-804-449-7515
The recording says " HI, This is Joe. Can you hear me ok?" Everytime!!!! They call multiple times a day, sometimes back to back. Today they called at 2:49pm, 2:51pm, and 2:52pm. Please help me make this stop!!!!
Victim Location 23111
Type of a scam Phishing
Can you hear me now?
Victim Location 23901
Type of a scam Phishing
Robo call – "Hello my name is Joe, can you hear me ok?"
Receive multiple calls per day with the same message from different numbers.
Victim Location 23060
Type of a scam Travel/Vacations
Received a garbled call. Caller asked if I could hear her, I said yes. Caller identified herself as Emily and stated she had trouble with her headset. She proceeded to say that I had previously bought vacation packages from the business. I interrupted her and said I had not and hung up.
Victim Location 27407
Type of a scam Phishing
Robocall asking if I can hear him, I said yes not realizing the scam being used to record my response. Hung up after hearing about the chance to win a vacation to Disney.
Victim Location 94301
Type of a scam Phishing
"Can you hear me?"
Victim Location 23181
Type of a scam Phishing
I received a call from 254-963-2258, the person asked me "can you hear me". It was so quick and odd, I hung up. When I called the number back using *67 so they would not recognize my number, I got a voice mail message that stated, "you have reached the voice mail of David".
I understand that there are robo calls that are going around pretending and asking the person if you can hear me.
Victim Location 22554
Type of a scam Home Improvement
A person called and asked "Can you hear me?" There was a lot of background noise. After saying ‘Yes’, he proceeded to talk about a roofing job and an inspection. I hung up.
Victim Location 27410
Type of a scam Phishing
I answered my cell phone although I was not familiar with the number. A male voice started, saying I had been preselected for something or other. I got mad, and was wanting to tell him off for calling, and then he (I do think it was a prerecorded voice) said, "Can you hear me okay?" And before I could think, I said "Yes." Even though I’d heard about this scam. I wasn’t expecting there to be an intro, I thought it was a different type of scam. I started fussing at him, and the voice kept talking, which is when I figured out it was a scam, and I hung up the phone. At that point I realized I’d said "Yes" and now I’m terrified and not sure what to do. News articles aren’t being very helpful.
Victim Location 23229
Type of a scam Phishing
Caller claims to be Allison from the Warranty Department. She asks, "Can you hear me alright?" I have experienced this scam from multiple phone numbers over the past several months. I continue to block the numbers on my home phone and to report them here. I hang up after her first question. I answer the phone because it appears to be a local number.
Victim Location 23229
Type of a scam Phishing
Can you hear me now
Victim Location 31061
Type of a scam Phishing
Can you hear me now from 912-662-5342
Victim Location 22554
Type of a scam Travel/Vacations
Caller started with "can you hear me okay?" I asked him, "What? Who is this?" He said, "this is customer service, can you hear me? I said, "Yes, customer service for who?" Then he started with, "you have just won a vacation package…." I don’t know what else he said after that because I told him "no thanks" and hung up.
Victim Location 23112
Type of a scam Phishing
Can you hear me? Fumbling with headset
Victim Location 23111
Type of a scam Phishing
They called me and said "I’m calling On a recorded line. you had recently inquired about social security benefits. Can you hear me okay". I said yeah, but I didn’t inquire about this. They then hung up. I’m assuming this is one of the "can you hear me now" scammers.
Victim Location 79412
Type of a scam Phishing
I received a phone call from 806-749-7073 and the first thing they said was "can you hear me?" I hung up.
Victim Location 27358
Type of a scam Phishing
Can you hear me?
Victim Location 79407
Type of a scam Phishing
I received a phone call from 408-506-4352 and they asked "Can you hear me?" I have heard about this on the news so hung up.
Victim Location 22901
Type of a scam Travel/Vacations
The caller asked "can you hear me" before I unfortunately responded back "yeah." The robovoice indicated that I won a vacation and I hung up when I realized what was going on.
Victim Location 23112
Type of a scam Phishing
Asked me if I could hear them, I said yeah…
Victim Location 24577
Type of a scam Travel/Vacations
Woman called about free cruise. Ask"can you hear me?".
Victim Location 22406
Type of a scam Phishing
This is one of those "can you hear me" scams. Unfortunately, I said yes and knew immediately that I’d made a huge mistake. I like to get info on who calls me because I then report them to the do not call registry, which my phone number is on. I haven’t lost any money yet but I’ll be on the lookout.
Victim Location 23223
Type of a scam Phishing
Received "Can you hear me?" call.
Victim Location 23024
Type of a scam Phishing
After I said hello, the caller said hello man can you hear me and I hung up because I know they wanted me to say yes and record me saying yes to say I made charges. They keep calling every day.
Victim Location 45247
Type of a scam Phishing
We have been receiving calls on and off for about a month or two. Today (3-7-17) I received a call from 513-452-5050 Harrison, OH at 10:53a.m. I answered the phone because I just had gotten off the phone and was expecting a call, and when I answered the guy (he sounded local-no accent) said something and then he said "Can you hear me?" and I said "yes" and the phone clicked right away after that. I looked the number up on reverse number it said some other things, and it said something about maybe out of the country and there were a lot of warnings on that number if you do reverse.
Victim Location 23111
Type of a scam Phishing
Asked "Can you hear me?"
Victim Location 27316
Type of a scam Phishing
This is customer service can you hear me OK phone call. I hung up immediately.
Victim Location 44130
Type of a scam Phishing
I received a call last week on my landline. I was just coming in the door. The phone number on my caller ID was 216-413-3808. I answered the phone. At first the call did not sound like a recording. Did not give a company name. A woman stated my warranty was about to expire. I’m trying to remember the details. I said hello hello and they were still talking. That’s when I realized it was a robocall. She asked can you hear me. Something like that. I answered yes. I believe the call then disconnected.
Victim Location 22942
Type of a scam Travel/Vacations
I received a call from this number (7572154561) today and the person "Josh" asked me if I could hear him, after I responded yes, I was told I won a vacation and at that I point I hung up.
Victim Location 22580
Type of a scam Phishing
Recorded message asking if I can hear them okay. The caller ID said Rodney Smith with the phone number 757-215-4561
Victim Location 44052
Type of a scam Phishing
I received a call on my cell phone March 1, 2017 4:43 PM. I answered the phone. It was a robocall. This is Matthew. He asked, Can you hear me. I hung up without saying anything. I knew about this scam. My nephew told me about this scam a couple of weeks ago. The phone number on my caller ID was 440-377-7939
Victim Location 23836
Type of a scam Travel/Vacations
Call from local number and caller immediately asks "Can you hear me?" prompting a yes response.
Caller began saying "Oh good, I was adjusting my headset. You have won a trip …" at that point I hung up.
Victim Location 23116
Type of a scam Phishing
She called saying she was from the ‘warranty dept’ and could i hear her. When I said who is this she goes, do you want to hear the options to renew your warranty. I hung up.
Victim Location 22407
Type of a scam Travel/Vacations
He asked if I could hear him. I stupidly said yes. He said something about a free vacation, and I hung up.
Victim Location 23060
Type of a scam Phishing
Asked me if I could here them and recorded yes
Victim Location 23222
Type of a scam Phishing
called and said " Hi this is Sam from marketing can you hear me?
Victim Location 37076
Type of a scam Phishing
Asked "Can you hear me?" So I hung up.
Victim Location 23114
Type of a scam Travel/Vacations
Have learned that this is potentially one of the scams where the caller says, "Can you hear me OK" and I replied "YES" … to which they may possibly try to use my voice to confirm a major purchase. I hung up on them after he continued to tell me I had one a trip to Disney…I actually think it was a recording…not a live person. simply reporting the possibility of the scammer phone #. Thank you.
Victim Location 22485
Type of a scam Phishing
Man calls and asked if I can hear him ok, when I say yes he then proceeds to tell me that I was on their list for being interested in buying a home. I said I was no longer looking. He then asked if someone in my household was interesting. I said, used to be but not anymore. Then he hung up on me. I call number back to get off call list, then call back to get any info from the recording so I can report them.
Victim Location 23114
Type of a scam Phishing
It was "Can you hear me ok" scam call. By accident I responded "yes" and now am very concerned about the use of my voice record.
Thanks.
Victim Location 23229
Type of a scam Travel/Vacations
At 8:46 PM (Eastern time) on Monday, February 27th, 2017, I received a phone call from a number that I did not know, (281) 829-4244. The area code is one that I recognized, so I assumed it was a friend calling (especially considering the time of the call). I answered the phone to immediate silence from the caller. After a few seconds, the caller said she was having problems with her headset and asked if I could hear her. She then proceeded to tell me that since I had previously stayed at one of her company’s resorts in the past (without actually telling me which company she worked for), I qualified for a 75% reduction in price for a trip to Orlando, FL. If this was a simple telemarketing call, then it was unwarranted and un-welcomed. I believe though that this was more than a telemarketing call and that it is actually a scam. I believe the caller’s initial "can you hear me now?" question was meant to elicit a "yes" response from me on a recorded line, the purpose of which could be to unscrupulously and falsely record me saying "yes" to authorizing some sort of fraudulent charge. A simple internet search of this phone number yields very similar experiences (and an almost identical script) by other consumers, thus confirming my suspicion that this caller is indeed a scammer.
Victim Location 23060
Type of a scam Phishing
Received call at 1:19p on 2/24 asking if I was a specific person. I answered, "Who’s calling?" Female voice again asked if I was a specific person. I again answered, "Who’s calling?" Female voice mumbled something and then asked "Can you hear me?" Unfortunately, as I had been woken from a dead sleep, I answered "Yes". Female voice then asked something to the effect of "Are you still married?" I hung up the phone. I called back the number (804)409-4420 and pressed the button to remove me from the call back list.
Victim Location 23060
Type of a scam Phishing
It sounds like they are dropping the phone and then say sorry – i was having trouble with my headset – can you hear me?
Victim Location 27025
Type of a scam Travel/Vacations
Asked can you hear me then talked about a trip to Disneyland.
Victim Location 27405
Type of a scam Phishing
can you hear me.
Victim Location 84014
Type of a scam Phishing
when I answered, it was an automated machine stating "can you hear me?" I answered yes and the call was disconnected.
Victim Location 23002
Type of a scam Phishing
Call asked if I could hear them OK. Phishing for the "yes" answer
Victim Location 27106
Type of a scam Phishing
Can you hear me clearly? I hung up when I couldn’t intrupt the speaker. I have now seen news coverage on this phone scam. Unfortunately I had said yes before I knew better. Hopefully the no money lost will remain true.
Victim Location 23824
Type of a scam Travel/Vacations
Can You Hear Me, scam. Said I had some vacation opportunity.
Victim Location 23238
Type of a scam Phishing
Asking "if I can hear them ok" – home warranty.
Victim Location 23875
Type of a scam Phishing
On Feb. 17, 2017 my phone rang at around 11:30am, and I am expecting a realtor call, and pick up and it has a name with "B" and I think it is my realtor and they say something very quickly and then say "Can you hear me", I answered "YES". I immediately contacted my bank and they put a note on my account of the occurrence. I had already answered yes before realizing it could be the scam. I did not give any other information to the caller but am concerned about just what this yes answer could do in the future, even without other info???
The phone number is 804-449-7037
Victim Location 23139
Type of a scam Phishing
Scam that asked "Can you hear me" … I said "yes I can"
Date 2/16/2017 at 12:35pm
Victim Location 23233
Type of a scam Travel/Vacations
Got a call from what I believe is one of those "Yes" scams. They said there name muffled so I couldn’t hear and than asked could I hear them. I said "Yes". They said I was eligible for a Disney Vacation discounted. That’s all I heard before I hung up.
Victim Location 27410
Type of a scam Phishing
Said won a cruise said having problem with headset. I actually said yes to them and realized scam hung up
Victim Location 22556
Type of a scam Phishing
The caller asked to speak to my husband and I asked who was calling, he said his name was Charles and asked if I was Mrs. Schumacher, I responded by saying how can I help you, he then said "can you hear me" and I started saying "Yes I can" when the call was disconnected.
Victim Location 30223
Type of a scam Phishing
Can you hear me? I hung up so don’t know
Victim Location 27379
Type of a scam Phishing
Asked if I could hear them first thing. Said yes before I could think to hang up.
Victim Location 23225
Type of a scam Phishing
Young perky lady says: "There’s something wrong with my headset. There we go. Can you hear me?"
Like an [censored], I said yes, and then remembered I read about this scam in the newspaper just last week. We’ll see if any damage comes up in the future. I could kick myself for falling for this scam.
Victim Location 23060
Type of a scam Phishing
Caller advises they dropped their headphones and asks "can you hear me now?". When you say yes they go on to say we’ve won a 3 day cruise and discusses what’s included in the package
Victim Location 23235
Type of a scam Phishing
Call is from local area code. When phone answered, female recording states "this is from the warranty department, can you hear me ok?" I read about this possible scam in a newspaper article and hung up immediately. The same number has called 3 times in less than 24 hours. No additional attempted calls from this number have been answered.
Victim Location 22407
Type of a scam Phishing
The above number called and a recorded female voice said "Hi, can you hear me ok?" I said "I can." I realized what I did and I hung up. I did not recall what the call was about.
Victim Location 23225
Type of a scam Travel/Vacations
This was a "hello, can you hear me. . . oh sorry, there’s a problem with my headset" call. The caller named Emily, who sounded pre-recorded, then said that I had stayed at one of their resorts in the past and that I was eligible for a vacation package. I did not respond and she kept talking. I then said "please don’t call" and disconnected.
The 804 area code made me believe it was a local number that was calling me. I have been getting more and more calls from numbers/businesses that appear to be local even though they are scams/non-local.
Victim Location 54220
Type of a scam Phishing
They record you saying "Yes" to their First Question: Can you hear me OK? Then when you call the number back it tells you that the survey is over. The recording of you saying yes is used to purchase items and charge them to your phone bill.
Victim Location 23220
Type of a scam Phishing
Hello, this is Allison. Can you hear me?
Victim Location 53219
Type of a scam Phishing
Received a call from Josh who said….can you hear me? I hung up.
Victim Location 54208
Type of a scam Phishing
I received a call that started out with, can you hear me, then said this is Alice from the warranty department…I hung up.
Victim Location 23832
Type of a scam Phishing
Caller says they want to talk about my warranty and asks if I can hear them. After saying "NO" they say my warranty is about to expire and asks again if I can hear them. I hung up and never said "YES".
They called me several times over the last few days from the same number. I only answered it once.
Victim Location 20186
Type of a scam Phishing
Can you hear me?
Victim Location 23112
Type of a scam Phishing
I got a call on my cellphone saying it is from the Warranty department and immediately they asked "Can you hear me?".
Victim Location 23112
Type of a scam Phishing
I received a call from 804-554-1031 and why I answered the phone, the recording said "hello, can you hear me okay". I immediately hung up.
Victim Location 23237
Type of a scam Phishing
Female ask can you hear me. States she has headset issues
Victim Location 23112
Type of a scam Phishing
On several occasions, most recently on 2/11/17 at approx. 3:45 p.m. a female caller from a local area code has called and after answering, she says oh, can you hear me, I am having problems with my headset. I have hung up and not heard the remainder of her scam.
Victim Location 23005
Type of a scam Phishing
Caller said he was from the service center and asked if I could hear him.
Victim Location 15147
Type of a scam Phishing
Person on the other end said this is Ann from some apartment building, can you hear me? My response was "no".
Victim Location 23237
Type of a scam Phishing
When my mom answered the phone, the caller introduced himself as Josh and asked her if she could hear him. She did not answer. She hung up.
Victim Location 23235
Type of a scam Phishing
Received a phone call from 804 665 9484 on Thursday, February 9 around 3:45 PM. I answered hello, voice on other end said, " Hello, this is Josh from Customer Service, can you hear me okay?". I immediately hung up without responding in any way, as I had heard reports on the local news about this crammed scam. I usually do not answer calls from phone numbers I do not recognize, but did answer this call because caller ID showed area code 804 which is area code for Richmond VA area where I actually live.
Victim Location 23059
Type of a scam Phishing
Call started by "Can you hear me".
Victim Location 23114
Type of a scam Phishing
"This is Josh from customer service, can you hear me okay?"
Victim Location 23231
Type of a scam Phishing
Hi this is Josh. Can you hear me OK?
Victim Location 23225
Type of a scam Phishing
They said they was calling about my warranty, they asked can you hear me ok .
I say yeah I can here you , then I hung up .
I have previously seen this number on my caller id .
Victim Location 23236
Type of a scam Phishing
I have received this same call three different times but it was only after seeing the pertinent scam alert on TV that I decided to record any ID info I could if I received the same call again. Only a few days later the same call came in (Feb. 3, 2017, 11:46 A.M.) and I only stayed on the call long enough to (loudly) respond "scam" when asked "Can you hear me?" The only ID info I could retrieve is that the incoming call was from Henrico, VA and the phone number was 804/234-2356.
Victim Location 23111
Type of a scam Phishing
Phone call, saying they had tried to reach me several times concerning a warranty that had expired, then asked could I hear them.
Victim Location 23059
Type of a scam Phishing
Scammer called on Feb 06, 2017. Call was from the area where I just moved from so I answered it. There was silence, then he asked "can you hear me now ". I answered "sure". When I realized it was a recording, I hung up. Then I called the number back to see if it was a real number. Another recording stated that the offer was over and if I wanted to opt out on future offers to punch 9. This I foolishly did. Call was from Virginia Beach, VA. #757-453-2118
Victim Location 23230
Type of a scam Phishing
"Can You Hear Me?" Phone Scammers
Victim Location 23146
Type of a scam Phishing
It was a Can you hear me call
Victim Location 23060
Type of a scam Phishing
I received a "can you hear me now" call from 804-665-9484.
Victim Location 23233
Type of a scam Travel/Vacations
Called with volume very loud, asked if I could hear him & then went into a spiel offering vacation tickets. Quickly hung up call after initially responding, "yeah, but you’re loud as hell" due to urging of husband. News has reported scam recently where you are recorded saying Yes & the scammers go on to open accounts & such in your name due to this being the "permission" you have given.
Victim Location 85747
Type of a scam Phishing
they would ask me if I could here them
Victim Location 23233
Type of a scam Phishing
"Can you hear me ok" scam
Victim Location 23227
Type of a scam Phishing
Seemed like an automated call. First thing said was, "Can you hear me okay?" I hung up
Victim Location 23966
Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare
I received a phone call from 757-453-2735 where an automated voice recording said that they were calling with an important message from my health care provider and then asked, "Can you hear me okay?" I did not reply and hung up. About 2 hours later, the same number called again and I answered it, but did not say anything. It hung up on it’s end.
Victim Location 23229
Type of a scam Phishing
Received automated call. Caller asks, "Hello, this is Allison from the warranty department. Can you hear me OK?" I received a call yesterday from a different number, and I reported that on this site as well.
Victim Location 23227
Type of a scam Phishing
Caller seemed to be having trouble making connection, and said something to that effect. As soon as I said "yes?", I remembered reading about the "can you hear me" scam. I heard no further words and hung up.
Victim Location 31204
Type of a scam Phishing
Received call asking if I could hear them and thanks to BBB news report I just hung up.
Victim Location 23238
Type of a scam Phishing
Hello, my name is Josh, can you hear me? I said yes and then, they hung up.
Victim Location 23294
Type of a scam Phishing
the caller stated my first name, which he correctly knew, but stated as a question, perhaps to get me to say "yes". I thought this could be a variation on the "can you hear me?" scam, so I immediately hung up without saying anything. the phone number is a different area code than mine, and I did not recognize the number. I have been receiving calls for the last several days from this same number with no messages left, but today was the first time I answered the call.
Victim Location 68117
Type of a scam Phishing
can you hear me now
Victim Location 23831
Type of a scam Phishing
they started the conversation with "can you hear me?" to get me to say yes
Victim Location 22553
Type of a scam Phishing
Called and asked ‘Can you hear me?’
Victim Location 23233
Type of a scam Phishing
The caller advised that her headset was off and asked if I could hear her. I said yes. When I advised I was not interested in sales she hung up. It sounded like a recording. When I called back they said the survey was closed
Victim Location 54914
Type of a scam Phishing
I received the can you hear me call which I did say yes and they hung up.
Victim Location 23219
Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes
Contacted and announced this was a prize and he was on a recorded line. Then proceeded to ask (about 5 times) if I could hear him and other questions with a yes or no answer. I did not bite into his questioning as I had recently heard about the YES scam on a recorded line that caused people to receive items they did not want or have money taken from them on false recorded calls.
Victim Location 67114
Type of a scam Phishing
can you hear me now
Victim Location 22902
Type of a scam Phishing
Phone call in which caller initially said:
"I am having trouble with my headset, can you hear me?"
to which my wife said "yes" and then realized it was telemarketing or worse and hung up.
Call was from 757-453-2118 in/near Virginia Beach which appears to be a residence.
appears to be scam same as described in daillyprogrsss.com editorial on Friday Feb, 3, 2017 which we read later that day
Victim Location 23111
Type of a scam Phishing
Caller said he was calling about warranty issues on vehicle and then said "Can you hear me".
I did not say anything and immediately hung up. I heard about this in newspaper and am reporting it as requested.
Victim Location 44903
Type of a scam Phishing
My 83 yr old mother, received a call. The caller’s number came across the television screen as private. The caller called Friday, Feb. 3, 2017 at 8:30 pm. The caller said "Can You hear me. And she said "yes", Are you *** ***, and she responded "yes" and hung up.
Victim Location 53916
Type of a scam Phishing
I received a call on cellphone from a Doctor with Medicare who said "Can you hear me?" I said nice try and hung up.
Victim Location 23831
Type of a scam Phishing
received a call on my cellphone and caller asked"can you hear me OK"
did not respond and hung up
had read an article in newspaper that callers want you to respond to their question with a "yes"
thought this one was a scam
Victim Location 77082
Type of a scam Phishing
Can you hear me?
Victim Location 22701
Type of a scam Travel/Vacations
Caller said I had won a free vacation and asked if I could hear him clearly. I responded yes and the caller hung up. I then recalled hearing of a scam to record my voice saying yes.
Victim Location 20186
Type of a scam Phishing
called , stated from warranty dept and could i hear them. taken off guard i said yes.
Victim Location 23229
Type of a scam Travel/Vacations
Caller stated she was having trouble with her headset and wanted me to answer if I could hear her. Said I had recently stayed at a resort and she was offering me a free trip to Orlando plus a cruise. I had heard about this scan so when she asked if I could hear her I said "no". She then hung up.
I don’t know if she was going to ask me for a credit card # etc to secure my trip, because she hung up
Victim Location 23113
Type of a scam Phishing
automated phone call from someone in a warranty dept. They immediately ask "can you hear me ok?" this scam has been reported locally on the news & in paper.
Victim Location 23235
Type of a scam Phishing
"Josh" called my landline and said "Hi, it is customer service calling, can you hear me?" I did not respond and hung up.
Victim Location 23229
Type of a scam Phishing
Relates to the ScamPulse.com warning about scams with caller asking, "Can you hear me?" According to a ScamPulse.com article in my local paper, a "yes" response may be recorded for nefarious purposes. The article said to report the number the scammer is calling from at bbb.org/scamtracker. The number the scammer called from on 2/6/17 was 804-414-0670. I have received 2-3 of these calls on my home phone per week for about a month.
Victim Location 44107
Type of a scam Travel/Vacations
I received a call on my home phone today. My caller ID showed only a seven digit phone number 810-5868 with Maple Hts. I’m fairly certain it was a recording. Super high tech automated system. When I said hello. A nice sweet voice identified herself as Emily. She said you stayed at one of our resorts before and then something like we are ready to give you a seventy five percent discount. Then there was a long pause. She asked Can you hear me and I’m sorry I’m having trouble with my headset. I said yes. I’m very concerned. They got hello and yes out of me I called the phone number back. It rings and states you cannot get into this conference. It was something like that.
Victim Location 23043
Type of a scam Phishing
"Corrections" came up on my phone ID. When I answered the phone, he said "This is ***’* on a recorded line. Can you hear me?" When I answered "no", he went on with his spiel and I hung up.
Victim Location 63125
Type of a scam Identity Theft
On 2/2/17 or 2/3/17 I received a call while at work on my cell phone asking if I could hear the person, and instinctively I answer "yes" , then I realized it sounded like a computer and hung up, but just watch the news today 2/6/17 regarding this scam.
Victim Location 23229
Type of a scam Phishing
Asked if I could hear them. I think I replied YES. Called on 1/27 and again on 1/30
Victim Location 23106
Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes
Noticed an area code of 301 (Maryland) incoming call. Since I have a home and many friends in that area code, I answered with normal "hello". Caller immediately went into a "Can you hear me OK? Getting a lot of static on my end." I responded yes and then he went into a spiel that I’d won something and that he wanted to coordinate getting the prize to me. I nicely said thanks and hung up.
Victim Location 22960
Type of a scam Scholarship
called asked if could hear him and then started talking about college grants
Victim Location 22551
Type of a scam Phishing
Can you hear me?
Victim Location 70072
Type of a scam Online Purchase
Caller sounded like he was fumbling around with his headset and asked me if I could hear him I said I hear you what do you want then I hung up.
Victim Location 22940
Type of a scam Travel/Vacations
The person – a recording – says nothing, and then "Hello? [pause} Hello? [pause] Can you hear me? I’m sorry, I was having trouble with my headset. This is Emily and I’m calling because you have previously stayed at one of our resorts…"
The only word I uttered myself was "hello" and I hung up as "Emily" got to the word "resorts."
Victim Location 22911
Type of a scam Phishing
Caller said can you hear me.? I said yes. Caller then said, "Im sorry, I am having trouble with my headset." an then I hung up so I don’t know what they were calling for.
Victim Location 22911
Type of a scam Phishing
Can you hear me
Victim Location 29588
Type of a scam Phishing
Answered my cell. Man said hello, " can you hear me’. I said yes. Said I was selected to win something and I hung up. My husband told me of something he heard on tv that they will record your voice and then intercept your personal information. I have moved from Pennsylvania to South Carolina but my cell phone is still the PA number. Phone call was from the area I previously lived. Nothing has happened so far but I wanted to report the number.
Victim Location 23803
Type of a scam Phishing
" Can you hear me scam" Female with head-set problem etc…
Victim Location 22554
Type of a scam Phishing
Can you hear me?
Victim Location 23005
Type of a scam Credit Cards
Caller said they dropped their headset and asked if I could hear them and asked if I was over 18 and had a credit card and transferred me to another number during which I ended the call.
Victim Location 22485
Type of a scam Phishing
This woman called said she was from claims and asked "Can you hear me?" I hung up
Victim Location 23060
Type of a scam Phishing
Called from customer service (I think) and asked if I could hear them. I did say "yes" and then recalled the scam and immediately said NO and hung up.
Victim Location 23093
Type of a scam Travel/Vacations
Two calls, one the "can you hear me" type who went on to start the resort spiel.
The other I think was a "you’re the lucky winner" routine.
Victim Location 23146
Type of a scam Phishing
Caller asked, "Can you hear me?" I answered "Yes" because I did not know about this scam.
Victim Location 23832
Type of a scam Travel/Vacations
Caller said he was at a service desk and ask if I could hear him. I was waiting for a call from Dr. office and said yes. He said I had won a free stay and tickets to Disney. At that point I hung up. My son said he had read an article in the paper about that. So I reported it.
Victim Location 23112
Type of a scam Travel/Vacations
Received a call from a local number (possibly spoofed). There was a long pause after I answered and a female voice finally came on asked if I could hear her now. I responded ‘yes’. She acted flustered and said she was having trouble with her headset, then she launched into a spiel about a vacation package I qualified for. She was talking about pricing, and appeared to be trying to get me to commit and pay. It may have been a recorded voice following a script. I hung up.
Victim Location 23229
Type of a scam Phishing
February 1, 2017
The caller ID said Richmond, VA., 804 780-9005. I answered. The caller said, "This is Josh from customer service. Can you hear me ok?" I hung up immediately. I googled the phone number and it was listed to Poindexter & Associates, Inc. in Richmond, VA. I do not know what is the connection between this business and the phone scam.
Victim Location 23942
Type of a scam Phishing
Sounded friendly, introduced themselves first and then asked if I could hear them. I said yeah and then realized and hung up.
Victim Location 23075
Type of a scam Phishing
caller asked if I was ok on the answering machine.. I picked up phone and said hello. He said…can you hear me now? I hung up.
I redialed the number and it said: customer care – national police athletic league.
the number is 1-276-229-4197
they were hoping I would say yes so they could record my response.
Due to an article in the morning’s paper I was warned
This is Richmond, Virginia
Victim Location 23221
Type of a scam Travel/Vacations
This local number called. When I answered, the person fumbled around for a second, said hello a couple of times, and then said she was having trouble with her headset, and could I hear her. I said yes (oops) and then she started talking about a timeshare offer. I interrupted her, said I was not interested, and hung up.
Victim Location 23113
Type of a scam Travel/Vacations
"Can you hear me?" scam regarding Cruise
Victim Location 23221
Type of a scam Phishing
Thank you. This is exactly what happened during the phone call today. I answered the call as it was a Virginia # and I was awaiting a call on a job interview from a few places.
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It was only after I hung up with the recording, did I read this story online.
Victim Location 43123
Type of a scam Phishing
Caller asked, "can you hear me?". I instinctively responded "yes", but then quickly remembered seeing a news article about this scam…I immediately hung up and reported the number.
Victim Location 66962
Type of a scam Phishing
ask if you can hear me now
Victim Location 44128
Type of a scam Phishing
I received a call on my home phone about a month ago. When I picked up the phone the caller said "Can you hear me". I said yes. The call was disconnected. I am concerned about the call since I saw this scam on television last week and today. I remembered I had this type of call. I’m concerned about the call. I was not able to get the phone number off caller ID. Since this happened I am receiving many calls from phone number 855-256-1623 on my caller ID. It is a recording. Instructs me to call another number but I did not write it down. I did not call the 855-256-1623 back. I feel it could be related to the "Can you hear me" call.
Victim Location 54915
Type of a scam Phishing
Received a call that started out with "can you hear me", when you say yes, they hang up.
Victim Location 23231
Type of a scam Phishing
Called and asked can you hear me. I hung up per your site’s advice.
Victim Location 23220
Type of a scam Phishing
"Can you hear me"
Victim Location 23832
Type of a scam Phishing
I got a phone call from a number I did not know. The person stated they were from customer service, then asked can you hear me ok.
Never said what company and the voice sounded like a robot.
Victim Location 23834
Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes
The caller asked if I could hear him clearly. Of course I said yes. Then he proceed to tell me that I had won some thing, of course i hung up knowing it was a robot call. Then my husband told me about this scam about your cell phone so I knew I needed to report it.
Victim Location 54106
Type of a scam Phishing
I received a call that started as…can you hear me?
Victim Location 23116
Type of a scam Phishing
Can you hear me scam. Our tv and internet were shut off a week later and we were told that we called and cancelled it that morning. We never placed a call to cancel services.
Victim Location 20187
Type of a scam Phishing
Hi this is John from a recorded verizon line can you hear me?
Victim Location 46733
Type of a scam Phishing
Called and asked I could hear them. I said yes. Not lost any money yes but I was distracted.
Victim Location 22485
Type of a scam Phishing
Caller said "this is Josh from the customer service department. Can you hear me? "
Victim Location 23831
Type of a scam Travel/Vacations
Claimed that I had stayed at their resorts and that I had won a loaded vacation. Lady started off with something along the line "sorry I was having trouble with my headset". When I asked them who told them that I had stayed at one of their resorts, they then proceded to ask if I was 18 years or older. I refused to answer and continued to ask them questions at which point they hung up.
Victim Location 22485
Type of a scam Phishing
It was the "can you hear me now" scam that is going around. Phone number and company not identified by caller ID. So many calls these days like this. THE DO NOT CALL LIST does not work anymore, due to lack of enforcement. We must try something else. Credit card companies just send cards to applicants without actual verification. Companies via phone or internet rarely ask for security codes on cards when contacted for fraudulent (or real) sales. Retail brick and mortar stores do not ask for Picture ID when credit or debit cards are used. If all sales could be made more secure, credit card theft and fraud could be reduced. If the Federal Trade commission could penalize and prosecute offenders of the "Do not call list", many of these scams would go away. Even under the "can you hear me now" scam, you should not be able to order something over the phone, mail, etc…without positive proof of the person’s ID and their intent to purchase…not just a recorded "yes" Government, corporations, and even non-profit organizations could do so much to resist these scammers.
Victim Location 23229
Type of a scam Travel/Vacations
Recorded caller asks "Can you hear me?" (I said "yes"), then "Hold on, I’m adjusting my headset". Then started to tell me that I am to do a survey about a resort that I stayed at recently. Well, I haven’t stayed at any resort, so I then hung up. I normally don’t answer unknown numbers, but did today, because my mom was in the emergency room, and I was waiting for an update. The (804) area code indicated to me that it was a local number.
Victim Location 23113
Type of a scam Travel/Vacations
Said headset problem – can you hear me – then BS about having won some Disney prize because we stayed at resort!
May be the ‘yes’ scam?
Victim Location 23116
Type of a scam Phishing
An American speaking man called and said, "hi, I’m calling from the customer service department, can you hear me ok?" My husband immediately hung up.
Victim Location 22903
Type of a scam Travel/Vacations
Caller asked if I could hear her. Then proceeded to play message about staying in a recent resort and being eligible for 75% discount on stay
Victim Location 23229
Type of a scam Travel/Vacations
The call was the current scam to have the person answering the phone say yes. The person calling said her headset wasn’t working properly and asked if I could hear her. She then began to talk about trips, etc. I hung up immediately and filed a complaint with the FTC.
Victim Location 23112
Type of a scam Travel/Vacations
Woman saying "can you hear me? Hello? Oh sorry I was just adjusting my headset" I have received multiple calls from this number with the same exact voice saying the same exact statement. Then trying to tell me I was eligible for a free cruise.
Victim Location 22408
Type of a scam Travel/Vacations
They say "can you hear me now? Sorry, I had an issue with my headset. You won a free cruise because of a resort you recently stayed at."
Victim Location 23060
Type of a scam Phishing
Asked if I could hear them clearly.
Saw this scam on tv after I answered this call.
The number that called me was- 804-554-0973
Victim Location 23060
Type of a scam Travel/Vacations
A woman called and said she was having trouble with her headset and asked me if I could hear her. When I said "yes", she began talking about me recently visiting a resort (which I haven’t done), and I realized she was actually a robot and hung up. I’ve since read that this is a scam going around where the person is trying to tape you saying "yes" in order to say that you consented to signing up for some product or service.