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- From: rm1g+@andrew.cmu.edu (Ray Mialki)
- Newsgroups: rec.collecting
- Subject: Re:Coins-telemarketing
- Message-ID: <IfBY8fG00WBME47rFh@andrew.cmu.edu>
- Date: 21 Dec 92 22:16:11 GMT
- Organization: Security, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Some advice that was given concerning buying coins over the phone that
- could be dangerous. The advice was to always use a credit card. Of
- course, this is a good way to make sure you are satisfied with the
- product.
-
- However, you chould never give your credit card number over the phone
- unless YOU have initiated the call. A common type of telephone scam is
- to call people to obtain credit card numbers. These numbers are later
- used to obtain products and YOU get the bill. This type of scam is
- fairly common.
-
- I am drawing on my ten years experience as a police officer and two
- months experience as a police detective in coming to this conslusion.
-