More FCC Warnings - FCC warns consumers about new 'Yes' phone scam

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ABC News - 3/28/2017 - Enjoli Francis - The Federal Communications Commission is warning consumers about a new scam that is hooking consumers with just one word: Yes. According to the FCC, the scam begins as soon as a person answers the phone. A recorded voice or an actual person asks: "Can you hear me?" And the consumer responds, "Yes." "The caller then records the consumer's 'Yes' response and thus obtains a voice signature. This signature can later be used by the scammers to pretend to be the consumer and authorize fraudulent charges via telephone," an FCC news release said. "According to complaints the FCC has received and public news reports, the fraudulent callers impersonate representatives from organizations that provide a service and may be familiar to the person receiving the call, such as a mortgage lender or utility, to establish a legitimate reason for trying to reach the consumer," the news release said. Teresa Thomas, 49, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, said today that she'd received a similar phone call about a month ago. Read more @ http://abcnews.go.com/Business/fcc-warn ... d=46405703