Re:'One Ring' Phone Scam
by rgoulter on Monday May 06, 2019 @10:08AM
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Yup.
A voice call means they need my attention RIGHT NOW. (This is fine if it's during declared "office hours").
If the call is from someone I know, then it's likely they could have also messaged me or emailed me.
But if the call is from someone I don't know, it's either a scam or they're trying to sell me something. Some situation where they are more prepared than I am.
But even then, text can be unambiguous in detail where I might fail to hear something in the call. And with text, I can generally take my time to reply when I choose to, can take the time to consider what to reply, etc.
For better or worse, text omits a lot of "body language" aspects too.
A voice call means they need my attention RIGHT NOW. (This is fine if it's during declared "office hours"). If the call is from someone I know, then it's likely they could have also messaged me or emailed me.
But if the call is from someone I don't know, it's either a scam or they're trying to sell me something. Some situation where they are more prepared than I am. But even then, text can be unambiguous in detail where I might fail to hear something in the call. And with text, I can generally take my time to reply when I choose to, can take the time to consider what to reply, etc. For better or worse, text omits a lot of "body language" aspects too.