Subj : new google scam?
To : Niklas Lindholm
From : August Abolins
Date : Wed Dec 16 2020 11:14 pm
Hello Niklas!
** On Wednesday 16.12.20 - 18:21, Niklas Lindholm wrote to August Abolins:
AA>> I got a phone call from someone claiming to notice that
AA>> my google mybiz info may not be accurate..
NL> I got calls like that a few years ago. At first I just
NL> let them go to voice mail but eventually I answered one.
NL> Before proceeding I insisted that they tell me what the
NL> name of my business was (the one they claimed had
NL> problems). But obviously they couldn't do that..
Most of those calls begin with "May we speak to the person in
charge of the merchant accounts". Obviously, they do not have
a name researched ahead of time. I never give them a name. I
would simply answer with.. "Speaking." And I try not to use
the word YES at any time.
In the google call, I realized near the end of the call it was
just a recording. It reminded me of the some of the telephone
answering games some people would play by recording something
like: "Hello? ....[long pause], Hi. ....[long pause] Uh-Ha
...[long pause] Interesting ...[long pause] Sorry, I can't
come to the phone right now. Leave a message after the beep!"
I encountered a few of those over time.
I still get calls from Canadian POS (and others) who want my
sales data so that they can analyse how much I'll save with
their debit/cc point-of-sale rates.
Totally annoying.
When I get those, I do not shy from making sure other people
in the store hear me say soemthing like: "Unless you'd like to
buy - and pay for a book right now, I don't have time to talk
about anything else."
