On Feb 29, 9:43 pm, Mark & Juanita wrote:
Charlie Self wrote:

Hey, have you noticed a new kind of sales call, a scam about your
number having won whatever the hell--laptop, Rolex, in a sing-song
accent?

Haven't got that one that I know of (we don't pick up on "out of area"
or "number unavailable" calls). Did get a new one (to us) from Bank of
America last night. Caller ID said Bank of America, and since we have an
account there decided to pick up. Was told this was a courtesy call, they
had our credit card ready and wanted to confirm some information. Now,
since I have a Bank of America MasterCard (was originally MBNA before they
got bought out) and it expires in May, thought this was legit to just
confirm information on the new card. Then after confirming address and zip
code, she makes the comment, my new card will be sent with a credit limit
of (really small amount compared to existing card). I asked if this was a
new card and new account, after she affirmed that it was, I called a halt
and told them not to send.

"Courtesy call" my Aunt Sadie.


I get that one on occasion, too.Recorded voice: "It is urgent that you
that you get in touch with us about your credit card. There is no
problem with the account, but get in touch soon." They have a hope.
The recording gets to "urgent" and I hang up. What's urgent to them is
nonsense to me. If they really need me, they can write a
letter...which was always my response to sales calls that got through
years ago--put it in writing.

My problem with out of area call refusal is a simple one: I've got
friends all over the U.S. I also often get business calls on one of
the home phone lines, and they can be from almost anywhere.