[QUOTE=Passenger;5722409]My 80 something father calling me this morning to tell me that he was on phone with McAfee about a $400 charge for his recent purchase.
I said "No you're not. ".
He said "Yes I am. I'm talking to them right now. " (He called me from his cell, called them on landline.).
I replied "Yes, you're talking to someone, but it's not McAfee. McAfee doesn't talk to anyone. Hang up on them. ".
He did, and they called about five more times before quitting. This is an ongoing issue, fortunately they haven't hooked him yet. Another time my mom calls me "Please come over. Your father is on the phone with Microsoft. " You know the rest.[/QUOTE]It's called phreaking. It's a telcom / software program / hack. They can make any number appear on the caller I'd that they want. The funny part is that they're accusing you of illegal activity and then try to blackmail you into giving them money over the phone or by going to a Western Union / Moneygram location and sending it that way.
It's scams like this to where you just hope and pray that the people doing it will get caught and prosecuted for wire fraud and impersonating a police officer.