Q-What is our scam of the week? <\/p>\n
A telemarketing scam is targeting body shops in our area. The victim
\nreceives a call supposedly from a deaf person. They will be using the
\nTexas Relay program to make their call. Thus you cannot speak directly
\nto them. The \u201ccaller\u201d will claim to have a vehicle that needs
\nthousands of dollars of work. They wish to ship it to the victim\u2019s
\nshop so he can perform the work. The schemer wants to charge $1,920 on
\na credit card. The victim is to send $920 to the third party shipping
\ncompany that will bring the car to the victim\u2019s shop and return it
\nto owner when it is finished. The catch is the victim loses his $920
\nsince the credit card is either stolen or out of date. The transport
\ncompany is a fake. NOTE: You do not have to be a body shop to be
\ntargeted-this type scam targets all sorts of businesses in the Coastal
\nBend. <\/p>\n
Other Coastal Bend businesses targeted with similar Texas Relay
\nrelated scams include: <\/p>\n
Dance studios <\/p>\n
Hotels\/motels <\/p>\n
Individuals running classified ads <\/p>\n
Limousine services <\/p>\n
The reasons the schemers use Texas Relay programs are: <\/p>\n
It\u2019s a free call (even international) <\/p>\n
Victim does not get to talk directly, making questions hard. <\/p>\n
It is impossible to detect foreign accents and voice inflections. <\/p>\n
It is a shame that a great program, Texas Relay, that enables the
\ndeaf to communicate by telephone is used for such scams. <\/p>\n
Source: http:\/\/www.kiiitv.com\/features\/consumer\/26029164.html<\/p>\n
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Q-What is our scam of the week? A telemarketing scam is targeting body shops in our area. The victim receives a call supposedly from a deaf person. They will be using the Texas Relay program to make their call. Thus…<\/p>\n