henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) (07/08/89)
It is reported that there is a telephone scam being conducted in the Toronto area. A fellow calls up and asks to talk to the head of data processing, or words to that effect. He introduces himself as a computer-supplies-company rep, chats a bit, and then says "we're sending that printer-cleaning kit you ordered -- where should we send the bill?". If you ask him for his address, he hangs up. Beware. -- $10 million equals 18 PM | Henry Spencer at U of Toronto Zoology (Pentagon-Minutes). -Tom Neff | uunet!attcan!utzoo!henry henry@zoo.toronto.edu
nick@aimed.UUCP (Nick Pemberton) (07/08/89)
In article <1989Jul7.200412.28046@utzoo.uucp>, henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) writes: > It is reported that there is a telephone scam being conducted in the Toronto > area. A fellow calls up and asks to talk to the head of data processing, or > words to that effect. He introduces himself as a computer-supplies-company > rep, chats a bit, and then says "we're sending that printer-cleaning kit you > ordered -- where should we send the bill?". If you ask him for his address, > he hangs up. Boy that sounds familiar - I wonder if it more scam to get names then it is to get money. We've had similair events here, including an invite to some sort of rum cooler tasting blitz. Its times like that that you wish your phone could tell you where the call was coming from... Nick -- Nick Pemberton uucp: !{lsuc, uunet!mnetor}!aimed!nick AIM, Inc bus: (416) 429-1085 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Home: (416) 690-0647