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Phone calls looking for someone, I tell them it's a wrong number, but they still go on to ask about property stuff

Vishing Call phone phone
Scamalot Advice

These automated calls are fishing for vulnerable targets by using the 'wrong number' pretense to build rapport before pivoting to property questions—classic social engineering. Hang up immediately on unsolicited callers asking personal questions, regardless of how friendly they sound.

Stop and think before you act. If something feels urgent, threatening, or too good to be true — that urgency is the weapon. Scammers use pressure to override your judgement. Nothing is ever so urgent that you can't take five minutes to check, call back on a number you found yourself, or ask someone you trust.

What's happening

Recently I've been getting multiple phone calls that are all the same, and I think they're all AIs talking to me. When I answer, it takes a moment before they say anything, and they all ask for a Lopez. I'll tell them they have the wrong number, but then they go on to ask "Are…

Original source: Reddit r/scams

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