It’s the most cunning robocall scam I’ve encountered — and the fact that I’ve fallen for it more than once tells you how successful it can be. You pick it up and say “hello.” There’s a brief silence and then a woman’s voice says, “Oh, hi there!” She offers an embarrassed laugh. The “can you hear me” scam doesn’t seem to be using that level of technical achievement, but it displays a sneaky savviness about how to manipulate people. Or she’ll make it sound like her headset is still giving her trouble and say, “Can you hear me?”Don’t say yes. “If someone calls and asks, ‘Can you hear me?’, do not answer yes,” advised the Better Business Bureau.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 24, 2017 10:00 UTC