PC Club News - Telemarketing Scam Notice

PC Club News - Telemarketing Scam Notice

As always, be aware of scam artists, they're everywhere these days. If they're not trying to get you to donate to a fake Tsunami fund then they're trying to sell you a non-existant Dell PC or a bogus DSL service and taking your favorite credit card number over the phone. I get calls like this at work sometimes so I usually recognize them when I hear them. Unfortunately, not everybody is so familiar with these scam artists.

Usually the first thing I do is to ask for the callers name, company name, and the phone number I can call them back at. Scammers will usually just hang up on you at this point. If they do give all of that information then try a Google search and see what comes up. Most websites will have a section for contact information and you can verify the phone number there. However, just because you found a website doesn't mean it's not a scam -- some of them are very organized, they have temporary offices and several "telemarketers" to make the whole thing sound legitimate. In any case, always proceed with caution regarding telephone solicitations.

Other good places to search are the Better Business Bureau or BBB of the San Joaquin Valley.