No matter how many laws are instituted to stop it, it finds a way to come back and rip off the unsuspecting. But wherever honest firms search for new customers, so do swindlers.
Phone fraud is a multi-billion dollar industry.
Whether you become a victim is up to you. There is no way to positively determine whether a sales call is on the up and up simply by talking with someone on the phone. No matter what questions you ask, skilled swindlers have ready answers. Phone swindlers are likely to know more about you than you would think. Depending on where they got your name, they may know your age, income, health, hobbies, occupation, marital status, education, your home type, whether you've bought by phone in the past and more.