A Creston resident phoned the Advance to warn others of a telephone scam, with an unusually hostile caller.
A number that registered on the call display as “New York, 585-637-0915” was used to inform her that she needed a computer upgrade. When prompted, she said her computer was on, and the caller replied, “You’re lying to me. If you’re lying, you’re going to be very, very sorry. Go bang your head against the wall.”
She then called the Creston resident “every name she could think of. Then after she got finished, she hung up on me.”
Anyone receiving a similar call should contact the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (formerly PhoneBusters National Call Centre) at 1-888-495-8501 or info@antifraudcentre.ca.