There is a new scam going around my area. I have now had three calls from the "CDC" asking about my family. First they wanted to know if I had kids under 4. When that was answered they started asking about my other kids. They wanted names including middle name, the pediatrician's name, and then a lot of questions about "technology" in our home. Basically how many computers, cell phones, tvs mp3 players, etc....
It was a whole lot of very personal info and when they told me they would make a "special exception" of my kids social security numbers I told them to not call again.
I never answered most of their questions, just talked around them and asked why they wanted the info.
I told them to send me a questionnaire in writing and I would mail it back to them. That was NOT good enough. They wanted me to go online and fill in the information. But it was NOT a .gov web addy, it was a .com and had nothing to do with the Centers for Disease Control.
In fact, when I asked them if by CDC they meant Center for Disease Control two of the females who called hemmed and hawed and didn't say yes or no.
This evening I got some older sounding woman who tried to scold me as being "unAmerican" "unpatriotic" and wanting "all the kids in the US to die".
I got very pointed and told them that if I had another call I would be calling the head of the CDC AND the FCC to report this. She tried to backpedal, wanted to know WHY I didn't want to tell them how many computers, etc... we had. Didn't I WANT to help my country by verifying my address and telling them about all my possessions?
anyway, I heard from a couple of friends who also got these calls. I have not checked the CDC website, but what they gave me was NOT to the CDC.
Stay on your toes - it is getting harder and harder to tell which callers are legit and which are not.
It was a whole lot of very personal info and when they told me they would make a "special exception" of my kids social security numbers I told them to not call again.
I never answered most of their questions, just talked around them and asked why they wanted the info.
I told them to send me a questionnaire in writing and I would mail it back to them. That was NOT good enough. They wanted me to go online and fill in the information. But it was NOT a .gov web addy, it was a .com and had nothing to do with the Centers for Disease Control.
In fact, when I asked them if by CDC they meant Center for Disease Control two of the females who called hemmed and hawed and didn't say yes or no.
This evening I got some older sounding woman who tried to scold me as being "unAmerican" "unpatriotic" and wanting "all the kids in the US to die".
I got very pointed and told them that if I had another call I would be calling the head of the CDC AND the FCC to report this. She tried to backpedal, wanted to know WHY I didn't want to tell them how many computers, etc... we had. Didn't I WANT to help my country by verifying my address and telling them about all my possessions?
anyway, I heard from a couple of friends who also got these calls. I have not checked the CDC website, but what they gave me was NOT to the CDC.
Stay on your toes - it is getting harder and harder to tell which callers are legit and which are not.