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Title: Fraudster family tricked pensioners in a �1.3million cold-calling scam
Category: World
Posted By: N_Fiddledog
Date: 2016-06-23 00:35:48
Canadian

[N_Fiddledog]

This is curious:

" the family then invited their victim to hang up and redial their own bank's fraud team themselves to gain their trust.

But they stayed on the line, intercepted the return call and either put on a fake voice or handed the phone to another family member to pose as a legitimate bank official."

So all those dead calls a person gets...those could be somebody tapping into your phone?

The writer seems to be suggesting that's possible.

I used to wonder about that. Then I thought 'nah, not possible.' However...