Fraud is on the rise in telemarketing industry today. Unfortunately, tracking down those fraudulent telemarketers is really hard. With all of these scams, the best protection we can have is public awareness. The more people know about this faceless crime, the lesser the fall victims will be. Here are some tips to help you avoid telemarketing scam:
• Have the caller ID. Avoid unrecognized callers who keep offering those tempting “opportunities”. Be vigilant enough.
• After recognizing that certain fraudulent caller number, add them to your call blocking list.
• In case you picked up the phone and get that hard sales pitch, ask good questions. Usually, they will tell you that you won something. When these caller comes to the bottom line of asking some amount to process your winning, for sure, that it is!
• These scammers are usually given the script that they can’t deviate from. Be wise in derailing the script by asking some questions and hang up for a while just to detect a high-pressure sales tactics.
• Have the caller ID. Avoid unrecognized callers who keep offering those tempting “opportunities”. Be vigilant enough.
• After recognizing that certain fraudulent caller number, add them to your call blocking list.
• In case you picked up the phone and get that hard sales pitch, ask good questions. Usually, they will tell you that you won something. When these caller comes to the bottom line of asking some amount to process your winning, for sure, that it is!
• These scammers are usually given the script that they can’t deviate from. Be wise in derailing the script by asking some questions and hang up for a while just to detect a high-pressure sales tactics.
