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wiser — officials say criminals just keep getting craftier — 47 a-b-c’s dani bozzini explains. 19:13:07 i was glad that i was here to answer the phone 19:13:10 track one this weekend nikki smart was at her grandfathers house when the phone rang. smart says they never answer for 1-8 hundred numbers — but this call was from a local 4-1-0 number — so i answered the phone and it was a recorded message saying that there was credit card debt please press one so you can speak with a representative so you can get a payment set up track two smart knew right away that this wasn’t true– as her grandfather’s caregiver — she knew he had no debt — but pressed one to see what would happen she says a man answered– he said oh i see you pressed one you’re interested in setting up a payment plan for your four thousand dollar credit card debt track three smart questioned him — asking what credit card he had — that’s when she claims the man used profanity and hung up on her. when she tried to call the number back — it was disconnected. authorities say it was a scam – even though it appeared to come from a local number — telephone scams are very frequent we get them every single week and the suspects are primarily targeting the elderly population track four wicomico county sheriff mike lewis — says it’s a lot easier to do than people think. they can look at phone book and easily see mike and dani lewis like oh yeah they’ve been around for awhile let’s call them up and if it’s an old number like 749, 742, 548 a local number they know it’s house number and that it’s likely older people track five sheriff lewis warns that if you get a phone call talking about debt – and asking for your credit card information — its likely a scam . and for smart — she’s just glad she was there to answer — he could have freaked out and give some type of information and you know my grandmother on my dad’s side of the family she’s had this happen to her before track six dani bozzini, 47 abc and — unfortunately phone scams or as some call it phone spoofing — is extremely easy. it’s thanks to technology and the internet. anyone can call using a number that’s not actually theirs. according to impact technology group — there are services and online providers that make it so anyone can request a phone number. and — make calls that look like its coming from that requested number — but its really not. there’s even a phone app for it. we’re told these services are completely legal — when used for legitimate business purposes. for example — if you want to block your caller i-d because you’re calling from your home — not your office. and — while you cannot use it for criminal activity — people still do it. 19:28:17 if it’s a local number or an 800 number that says hey it’s microsoft calling or walmart calling or blue cross blue shield it doesn’t mean that’s who’s really calling it could be anybody on the other end of the line 19:28:27 justin kelley — who you just heard from — adds the only time anyone should give their information out to a credit card company or whomever — is if you initiated the call. you can find the details on this story and more online. just head over to 47 abc-dot-com. it’s not too late to catch a glimpse of what is being called a super-moon tonight.
