Normally when we answer the phone during the supper hour it is

• a duct cleaning ad, even though we are on the do not call registry,
• one of our children’s schools with an important message like next week is March Break (do any parents really not know this?),
• a real estate agent offering to sell our house so they can get a huge commission, even though we are on the do not call registry and they have just guaranteed we will never use their business, or
• a newspaper trying to get us to subscribe.

So last night’s call was a new one. An automated voice claimed that my husband’s credit card security had been breached and his card might be used for fraudulent purchases. It directed him to call a 1-866 number immediately. Continue reading →