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."

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