Victim Location 84321
Type of a scam Other
My grandfather received a cold call from an unidentified caller. The woman simply asked, “Is this [name]?”
When my grandfather responded “Yes” the caller hung up immediately.
This is a known scam targeting older callers.
Victim Location 80910
Type of a scam Phishing
Caller seems to be a "yes" scammer. I answered my office phone saying "hello, this is NAME". After a pause, someone came online as said "is this NAME", and I said "yes". Then they hung up. Not sure how to proceed.
Victim Location 68106
Type of a scam Phishing
"Caller" asks receiver if they are speaking with the head of the household, wanting them to say the word yes
Victim Location 48473
Type of a scam Phishing
Received a call from 248-997-4330 @ 11:56 am Feb 7, 2017. Male voice (robocall) stated he was calling from customer service and asked if i could hear him. I instinctively answered yes, then hung up. Called the number back and it prompted to press "9" to be removed from the survey callers list.
Victim Location 18954
Type of a scam Tax Collection
A man with an accent by the name of Dennis Gray said that an enforcement action is being executed by the US treasury. Ignoring this initial attempt to contact you will result in your appearance before a magistrate judge or grand jury for a federal offense. Please cooperate with us so that we can help you. Call 303.479.3380. I did not call back – this message was left on my answering machine