BEWARE: i got a call from this numberr asking fro personal information..

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BEWARE: i got a call from this numberr asking fro personal information..

Posted by: good samaritan ()

Date: August 04, 2011 03:55PM

BEWARE & BEAWARE ... I got a call from this number saying that my bank account has been fraudulently accessed and they asked for my bank acct and routing numbers as well as my social security number and other personal information. i told them i was calling the police. Here's the #...

(919)634-8422

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Re: BEWARE: i got a call from this numberr asking fro personal information..

Posted by: More Complete ()

Date: August 04, 2011 04:03PM

So, did you call the cops or not?

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Re: BEWARE: i got a call from this numberr asking fro personal information..

Posted by: Olde Farte ()

Date: August 04, 2011 04:26PM

good samaritan Wrote:
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> BEWARE & BEAWARE ... I got a call from this number
> saying that my bank account has been fraudulently
> accessed and they asked for my bank acct and
> routing numbers as well as my social security
> number and other personal information. i told
> them i was calling the police. Here's the #...
>
> (919)634-8422

www.whitepages.com says that's a cell phone number. The Bad Guys probably spoofed it - that is, that isn't really the number they called from. You can google "spoof" to see what spoofing is all about.

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