Before investing or buying, always check out the business or organization. Phone swindlers are likely to know more about you than you know about them. Depending on where they got your name, they may know such things as your age, income, health, hobbies, occupation, education level, marital status, and whether you have made phone purchases in the past. They assume that you are interested in a bargain and are basically sympathetic to people in need. Fraudulent sales callers are skilled at creating false and misleading impressions and experts at verbal camouflage.
Swindlers are extremely good at sounding as though they represent legitimate businesses.
It is common for phone crooks to use direct mailings and advertise in reputable publications to solicit your contact. Victims of phone fraud seldom get their money back. That a Caller Could Be a Swindler Caller uses high pressure sales tactics. If an offer sounds too good to be true, it probably is. A request for your credit card number for any purpose other than to make a purchase.