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Just when we thought things couldn’t get any worse, scammers are now pretending to be from the Federal Trade Commission, the very entity dedicated to protecting your privacy, identity, and online security.

The FTC will never call asking for money

The FTC issued a warning on February 15th, warning consumers not to send money to scammers posing as FTC employees. Scammers have coaxed people into giving up bank information by saying that they have won a prize, a grant, or a refund of some kind. Some callers have attempted to scare consumers by contacting them to say they owe the FTC money or that they have violated a certain policy.

The FTC assures consumers that they will never call or email someone to ask for payment. In fact, on occasion people are entitled to receive money from the FTC, in the form of refund checks for lawsuit cases. However, you will never be asked to send your banking information, or money, in order to receive such a check.

A 10 million dollar conspiracy

On February 8th, the United States Department of Justice announced that two U.S citizens living in Costa Rica have been convicted of wire fraud and international money laundering.  Operating from a small call center in Costa Rica, Andrew Smith and Christopher Lee Griffin were able to steal about 10 million dollars by impersonating representatives of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Trade Commission.

Most of the money they stole belonged to senior citizens, who were convinced that Smith and Griffin were telling the truth when they said that they had won a sweepstakes prize. Some of these senior citizens continued to send money to Smith and Griffin only because the safety of their families was threatened. During a trial testimony, one woman said that a conspirator warned her that the criminals knew where she and her family lived.

The two scammers used various techniques to conceal their identity, one of them being “spoofing”, which makes a caller appear to be dialing from a place other than where he really is. Smith and Griffin’s calls appeared to be coming from Washington, D.C., where the FTC’s Headquarters are located.

FTC: Ignore and report these calls

Have you ever wondered why people fall for scams, especially for the ones that seem so “obviously fake”? You might be thinking something like, “I would never fall for a scam, because I’m not dumb!”

Well, even the smartest people can be swindled out of their hard-earned money, because of psychological tactics used by scammers. Take a look at a few of them below:

Authority Figures: Scam callers pose as people who possess authority, such as an IRS employee, a government official, a policeman, or IT specialist. They are trained to speak in an authoritative manner, and take advantage of the fact that most people tend to obey instructions given to them by people in authority, especially if they fear negative repercussions for disobedience.

Social Norms: Fraudsters play upon our normal tendency to want to help others or repay someone for a gift. They may plead with us to send money for a sick child with cancer, or exchange personal information for a bonus check or free vacation. They often ask very politely, which makes their request harder to refuse.

Playing with emotions: Scamming is all about getting an emotional response from a victim, and not a logical one. If the scammer is going on and on about your grandchild suffering in a jail cell, you may end up sending him money for bail, even though logic would tell you that the entire situation is fake. In that case, the emotional response sought after by the scammer is one of fear and worry.

Scammers may also elicit positive responses, by telling you the details of a “free” cruise you’ve won, or by promising you a date with a beautiful Russian girl if you shell out thousands of dollars for a trip halfway around the world that turns out to be a scam. This tactic works extremely well, because people make quick decisions based on what they are feeling, without thinking.

Mind games: Fraudulent callers usually have little information about the people they call. However, they often have just enough to be able to persuade you to believe them. They generally know where you live, and can gather your gender and age just by talking to you. But after a little friendly chit-chat, they will know a lot more about you. Some callers are extremely friendly, and are able to gain a victim’s confidence. The scammers are able to glean important information out of them once they gain their trust, and persuade them to follow their instructions.

Don’t fall for these tactics! Avoid answering these types of calls, and install a call-blocker on your phone so that they can never reach you. If you do answer, be aware that these scam tactics can work on just about anyone—even you!

When the Do Not Call Registry was first created in 2003 as a means of enforcing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, consumers everywhere jumped at the chance to add their number to the list, hoping to be rid of pesky robocalls, deceitful scam calls, and annoying telemarketers forever. For a time, it worked. However, by 2010, complaints for unwanted calls were skyrocketing again. In fact, as of April 2017, phone scams were up nearly 60% from 2016, and they continue to cost American consumers billions of dollars each year. (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-much-phone-scams-cost-americans-last-year-2017-04-19). So, what went wrong?

Advances in technology

The Do Not Call Registry was a wonderful idea, but it’s no match for a new scamming tool called “spoofing”, which allows scammers to call from foreign countries and seem as though they are calling from the US. Since the registry can only be enforced on American soil, you’ll keep receiving those calls pestering you to provide your personal info in order to “update your internet service” from some devious scammer in Jamaica, and the U.S government won’t be able to do anything about it. The advent of the internet has made fishing for numbers and dialing long distance easier and cheaper, allowing sketchy companies in India to spend next to nothing when they dial your number and try to coerce you into signing up for a “free” cruise. Not all bases are covered.

There are plenty of callers who do NOT have to refrain from calling numbers on the Do Not Call list: charities, surveyors, and political pollers. See the list here: (https://www.donotcall.gov/faq/faqbusiness.aspx) So, if you’re trying to get out of that yawn-worthy 50-question poll about your voting choices, you’re out of luck, unless you invest in a call-blocking service for your cell phone or landline.

Scammer= law breaker.

If what a scammer is doing in the first place is something illegal, why would he obey the law when it comes to the Do Not Call Registry? Furthermore, since scammers tend to hide their real identities and locations behind spoofed numbers, they can often hide from authorities. Most now reside in foreign countries, beyond the reach of U.S. law enforcement.

A law only works if it can be enforced.

Although the federal government has shelled out millions of fines, there is only so much it can do to enforce the Do Not Call list, especially when most of the calls now come from international sources. It is up to telephone companies and private industries to find ways to block robocalls, and many service providers are unwilling to block all telemarketing and robocalls because they fear that legitimate calls may also end up being blocked. A few big-name providers allow customers to block a small amount of numbers, but often for an extra charge. So what can you do to protect yourself when the Do Not Call list just doesn’t cut it? As a first line of defense, be careful who you give your number to. Be aware that many retail and service companies sell customer information, and even if they promise not to, the data can end up being stolen by hackers. Give out your number only when absolutely necessary, and invest in a call-blocking app. Some are available for free (check out callcontrol.com) and include service to protect landlines as well.

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In case you’re wondering where Call Control is on the App Store, we received word from Apple that they are withholding the release of all call blocking apps from release on the App Store.

There are known issues with Apple’s CallKit API which is the framework that third party apps use to interact and block with incoming calls.

Call Blocker Lite is an easy-to-use call blocker which helps users to stop receiving unwanted calls.

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