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		akeck on March 31, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I'm a scam prevention expert and I got scammed The rule in our family for a number of years now has been, "If the number is not in your address book, let it go to voicemail." We have the landline ringer off and always let it go to voicemail. As an 80/20 solution, it's been remarkably effective so far.

alana314 on March 31, 2022 [–]

The scammer spoofed the wells fargo customer service line in caller ID though.

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