New scam - don’t say yes

I'm afraid the whole thing is a wind up, going back to 2016. Have no fear if you have said 'yes' to a caller!

www.snopes.com/fact-check/can-you-hear-me-scam/

I have two stock responses.
1, to cut the call.
2, to ask 'what are you trying to sell me', then I cut the call.

Same for us* jackyB and Sidelined*

But I'm always glad of a reminder to be vigilant
Such as this
Thanks op

Sidelined

Unless I know who’s calling I won’t pick up the phone. If they leave a message I’ll call back. I’ve poor hearing so try to do most things by text or email anyway.

* * **

This.

Simples.

Anyone, other than the mentally impaired, who even begins a telephone conversation with an unknown person ringing out of the blue and not immediately stating clearly who they are and what they are ringing about, and you were expecting the call, deserves everything they get.

It started in 2017, apparently. According to Snopes, it's still unproven but I've avoided saying Yes to unknown callers ever since.

ExDancer

So, what happens when you say 'yes'?

The scammers record you saying ‘yes’ then sign you up for something and allege that you agreed to it.

Seems a lot of bother to me.

So, what happens when you say 'yes'?

Germanshepherdsmum

Any unknown caller asking how I am gets their vocabulary extended followed by being cut off. They’re always up to no good.

I listen for few seconds then end with I think you're a scammer, they soon hang up

This is not new!

I can remember hearing about this a couple of years ago.

Unless I know who’s calling I won’t pick up the phone. If they leave a message I’ll call back. I’ve poor hearing so try to do most things by text or email anyway.

I used to use bing as a search engine. Now they have gone totally AI. It just fills the search engine with numbers.

I had an international phone call yesterday I just kept quiet until they got fed up and rang off. I am also getting a least two scams a day from Macafee to renew We are not with them. We have tried to block them but as of yet, it has not worked.
This coping of your voice is quite worrying is it to use with Ai I wonder?

Unless my bank ever wants me to say *, they won’t get me.

Any unknown caller asking how I am gets their vocabulary extended followed by being cut off. They’re always up to no good.

I should have said it records you saying ‘yes’. I don’t quite understand how this works. Presumably on voice recognition for some websites such as banks?

We used to play that as kids !