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Why We Are Here => Water Cooler => Topic started by: ergophobe on August 19, 2026, 10:18:43 PM

Title: Don’t answer the phone
Post by: ergophobe on August 19, 2026, 10:18:43 PM
Don't bank online answer the phone or reply to text messages

https://torontolife.com/deep-dives/the-phone-scammers-next-door/
Title: Re: Don’t answer the phone
Post by: rcjordan on August 19, 2026, 11:42:54 PM
"the most prevalent mechanism of fraud remains the humble telephone. And yet it also makes sense: everyone has one"

a good read
Title: Re: Don’t answer the phone
Post by: ergophobe on August 20, 2026, 12:47:49 AM
I was going to pull that quote, but closed the tab and didn't go back. But that was the line that struck me too.
Title: Re: Don’t answer the phone
Post by: rcjordan on August 20, 2026, 01:07:53 AM
>everyone has one

I have one, yes, a 9yo hand-me-down Samsung Note 8. No apps installed that I'm aware of. I carry it maybe 3-4 times per year. I am using it recently for some medical providers that require 2fa. People are incredulous when they're told I don't carry a phone --particularly women.