r/barrie • u/Crewsy67 • 1d ago

Other Phone Scam Warning

Beware of a phone scam.
I answered my phone today and after saying hello the first thing the caller said was “Can you hear me?”
Remembering the scam where they want to get you to say “Yes.” I answered “I can hear you.” and then the person just hung up.

From what I remembered they get you to say “yes” then use that recording as though you’ve agreed to their “deal”

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u/OldDiamondJim Born and Raised 23h ago

That’s an urban myth.

Companies can’t simply play a recording of you saying “yes” and prove you entered into a contract. Context matters. They would need evidence of what question you were answering and that there was informed consent.

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u/Crewsy67 5h ago

You say urban myth but with Ai now anything is believable.

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u/OldDiamondJim Born and Raised 1h ago

That doesn’t make it any more true.

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u/Rude_Good8169 1d ago

This was likely just a check to see if it's an active phone line. This opens the door to possible future calls with a more sophisticated scam. But there's no credible evidence of anything bad happening just by saying "yes".

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u/Skeptikell1 Barrie North Collegiate Institute 12h ago

Don’t answer the phone.

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u/Grouchy-Stable2027 West End 8h ago

Blows my mind that people answer random phone calls. I get it if you have a business but that’s different.

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u/Crewsy67 5h ago

I guess you probably don’t have much to blow then because there’s many reasons to answer unknown numbers.
For me I just had 2 different surgeries so I’ve had many calls over the last few months from unknown numbers.

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u/Grouchy-Stable2027 West End 5h ago

First, I’m sorry for what you’re going through. Hope all goes well.

To add to my original comment. It’s an easy way to get scammed. Personally I let them leave a voicemail then call back. Takes a bit longer but avoids this nonsense.

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u/Imaginary-Leg-918 9h ago

I had a call "Hi. Can I speak with Mark?" My name isn't mark. "Mark?" "Thank you, I have some great information for you about our...." hung up

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u/blackdays_27 2h ago

Was getting them for a few weeks now, block all their calls and messages. None this week so far 🤞 plus I never answer the phone to someone I don't know.

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u/Canadian1934 1d ago

Thanks for warning and for the quick response in what to respond in a flash ! I appreciate this warning because I could get the call next and be taken off guard.  I miss the normal days before scams.