There's a new phone scam and this one's really, really dangerous. You wouldn't think so when you first heard it, or if it happened to you, but when you find out what they're doing with it ... don't worry, toilet paper isn't expensive!
Here's the scenario: your phone rings and you answer it (in any way you like, "hello", "hi", whatever). The person on the other end says "Can you hear me" and your obvious response is naturally to say "Yes". They hang up, you think it's a weird call and maybe they're just having trouble with their phone. Not worried? Read on.
What they've just done is record YOUR voice saying "yes". This is used in voiceprint confirmations, for example when someone tries to access your bank account "Please confirm that you are Jack B Nimble" ... "Yes" ... "Thank you, transferring all your money to the Cayman Islands ..."
The easy answer is to be a cheeky little bugger and respond "No". If it's your mate calling with a dodgy phone and he asks "Can you hear me" and you answer "no", he'll know you did anyway and you're just being a smart ass. If it's one of these scammers, you just saved yourself.
The federal Gubberment in its infinite wisdom has started using voiceprint identification for access to your tax and Centrelink information. You'd think that's a clever move, except that we've been able to record voice for more than a few years now and maybe the gubberment should have realised that ... idiots!
So stay safe, and when you get that call ... don't say "Yes"!
Here's the scenario: your phone rings and you answer it (in any way you like, "hello", "hi", whatever). The person on the other end says "Can you hear me" and your obvious response is naturally to say "Yes". They hang up, you think it's a weird call and maybe they're just having trouble with their phone. Not worried? Read on.
What they've just done is record YOUR voice saying "yes". This is used in voiceprint confirmations, for example when someone tries to access your bank account "Please confirm that you are Jack B Nimble" ... "Yes" ... "Thank you, transferring all your money to the Cayman Islands ..."
The easy answer is to be a cheeky little bugger and respond "No". If it's your mate calling with a dodgy phone and he asks "Can you hear me" and you answer "no", he'll know you did anyway and you're just being a smart ass. If it's one of these scammers, you just saved yourself.
The federal Gubberment in its infinite wisdom has started using voiceprint identification for access to your tax and Centrelink information. You'd think that's a clever move, except that we've been able to record voice for more than a few years now and maybe the gubberment should have realised that ... idiots!
So stay safe, and when you get that call ... don't say "Yes"!