NO! They would turn the questions around.
"Before we can proceed we have ask these security questions - what is your full name, date of birth, first line of your address"
Later on in the conversation after you have taken the bait you may be asked to verify your post code and later on small snippets of other information.
It was a pre-recorded message. Rather different from a human at a call centre.
I was ;-)
When our son died the police came and woke us up at 0:30 am to tell us. They were fantastic.
Jonathan
is that part of the #metoo movement ?
I doubt that would happen in the UK as the police usualy turn up on your doorstep to inform you of such things in person.
FWIW you have my sympathy. Losing a child must be one of the worst things to happen.
On 21:21 9 Jan 2019, alan_m snipped-for-privacy@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@mid.individual.net:
I like watching some of the funny Youtube videos giving a scam caller the run around but not everyone is up to doing that.
The sad thing is if your aged aunt with dodgy memory gets such a call, she'll probably get well and truly suckered.
My brother said he had an accident that was not his fault when they were late for a dinner engagement and drove through a red light. The caller asked in what way this was not his fault. 'Because my wife was driving'.
I got one from 'Barclaycard'. Wanted me to confirm my account number and postcode. I said no - I wanted him to confirm these details first. He said he could not do that for security reasons. I said I was not satisfied this was a genuine call and terminated the call. I got a second similar call. Turns out it was Barclays (the people who tell you not to divulge personal details on the phone).
I bought National Savings Certificates. After I registered they passed me to their 'security division' so I could tell them my chosen password. I said I was not prepared to disclose any password on the phone in any circumstances. The bloke absolutely insisted it was a secure line. I asked how he knew that my phone line was secure and how he knew I could not be overheard. I think in the end they had to post out a reset code and I made a complaint.
That?s different to the cops calling you from the accident scene telling you that your kid is being moved to the hospital in an ambulance and that you should get there as quickly as possible because it may not have long to live.
There are plenty of examples of that happening on that magnificent series 24 Hours in Emergency, particularly with road accidents.
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