Beware! Don't answer yes' to this phone call

If you receive a phone call from someone who asks, “Can you hear me?,” then you must hang up immediately. Virginia police is urging the mass not to answer the question as it is most probably being recorded by scammers to gain authorised access to utility or credit card bills.

According to a report published by CBS News, Virginia police are now warning folks in US about the new scheme.

“You say ‘yes,’ it gets recorded and they say that you have agreed to something,” said Susan Grant, director of Consumer Protection for the Consumer Federation of America. “I know that people think it’s impolite to hang up, but it’s a good strategy.”

These phone scammers already have the receiver’s phone number, credit card numbers or cable bills as a result of data breach. They record the receiver’s answer and use it in future in response to when the victim disputes the charge. Officer Jo Ann Hughes with the Norfolk (Va.) Police Department told WTKR-TV often the scammer uses a familiar area code when calling.