Never give out personal information in response to an incoming call. Identity thieves are clever – they often pose as representatives of banks, credit card companies, creditors, or government agencies to get people to reveal their account numbers, Social Security numbers, mother’s maiden names, passwords and other identifying information.
If you get a call from a company or government agency seeking personal information, don’t provide it. Instead, hang up and call the phone number on your account statement, in the phone book, or on the company’s or government agency’s website to find out if the entity that supposedly called you actually needs the requested information from you.
Please let the FCC know about ID spoofers by calling 1-888-CALL-FCC or filing a complaint
- See more at: http://blogs.att.net/consumerblog/story/a7790879#sthash.z8lkpl4S.dpuf