Police warn of increase in phone scams using elaborate 'ID spoofing' technique
Sydney residents have been tricked into handing over thousands of dollars in cash at shopping centres as part of an elaborate phone scam. One woman handed over $10,000 to a man she believed was an undercover police officer at a shopping centre at Miranda. On 4 December, she received a call from someone who told her…
I am constantly receiving calls from this number during the early hours of the morning. Calls are generally between 3.00am and 5.00am. I think it is from a disgruntled telemarketer. I do not answer the phone as they would probably get some form of satisfaction from what they are doing. They normally cut the call when the answer phone kicks in. Caller display gives me their number. It seems that the caller is on shift work so maybe I should return the calls mid afternoon :-)
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