Mateb: New Phone Scam Reported in Williamson County

Author:
Linda Rush

Publication:
The Southern

Date of Article:
Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Short summary:
There is a new scam in Williamson County in which some residents in this county have reported that they have received phone calls and text messages urging them to give out their bank account details in rturn for lowering their interest rates on their visa or mastercards. Victims received landline and cell phone numbers on their caller ID, but this was done via the internet to deceit people.

Issues I Could Find:
How to differenciate between a call from the bank employees or deceitful people?
Should we trust transactions over the phone?

My Opinion:This is common fraud in many countries. Thus, it should be taken seriously by police. I do think that if the whole world unite together against it, we can control this dangerous faud. Fighting against these crimes require international effort and not an individual one.