Most consumer scams involve the use of the telephone and can include unauthorized long-distance phone calls and illegally obtaining credit card and bank account personal identification numbers.
Consumers can protect themselves by always requesting a call-back number.
Fraudulent telemarketers never have call-back numbers. Part two will focus on mail fraud, and part three on home remodeling scams. There are many different kinds of scams that involve telephone services. It can happen in many ways. You may receive a check in the mail, or enter a contest, not realizing that the fine print says that by signing the check or the entry form you have agreed to change your phone service.