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Human English speaking scammer person calling. Says "Hello this is Brooke, I'm calling from the Home Owners Association on a recorded line. Can you hear me ok?"   They are looking for a recording of your voice saying yes so they can bill you for something and claim that you authorized it. (I have had this same call from a similar phone number, same message but person says their name is Diane.) Very slick scam.

$287.89 billing from telephone company because I bought a website service, authorized by my yes when asked if I can here her on a recorded call I didn’t know about.

You can't be charged for purchasing a website simply by saying "yes" and have it billed to your phone without knowing it. Thats a very poor claim of the yes scam and an out right lie.

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The 'Yes Scam' or 'Can you hear me?' scam says they record you saying yes and hang up afterwards. Then use the recording to charge you or open accounts anywhere.

Could you open an account  or charge something to a phone number by simply saying yes and nothing else? Try it and see for yourself how that goes!
I think it is very irresponsible for anyone to help spread this "yes" Rumor, without first investigating and understanding any possibilities towards its validity.

Ask yourself this:

• What scam scenario wouldn't work with a simple yes from the scammer them self, that could only work with a recording of your voice?
• How would a caller know who answered, it could be your wife/husband/mom/dad or anyone who answered your phone and said 'yes' that gets recorded.
• What legitimate company would allow anyone to charge a client's phone or open an account with only a recording of someone saying yes?
• Why would scammers spend the extra time and effort on something that is simply pointless and a waste of time? Scammers could simply record voices from the internet or even passing on the street of anyone saying yes, if they really had a scam that required a recorded 'yes', as that would be much more efficient than making hundreds of calls everyday for a simple yes.

The Yes Scam is merely a rumor and unproven to have any validity that it could work. There may be scams where you agreed to something unwittingly and got recorded, but they need much more than a simple recording of a voice saying yes.
Saying 'yes' alone has no impact  on pulling a scam, since a scammer could just as easily say 'yes' themselves. They wouldn't know its you or some family member who answered your phone, so recording a 'yes' is pretty redundant.

You should beware that something is amiss and pay close attention to WHAT IS BEING SAID if you feel the need to talk to a stranger who calls you out of the blue. Read about the various scams and educate yourself, so you are better prepared for the next call.

Why would they ask a question like "Can you hear me" that seems to be looking for a "yes" response?

-To phish for "live" calls (people who answer and/or are willing to talk)
-Because the connection might be poor and if you are still connected

More info from B-Edwards:

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The "Yes" is also used in making robo calls.  The first question is a test to make sure the robot is not talking to an answering machine.  You answer "Yes", and advance to the Pitch.  The Pitch will include an embedded question at the end, always a Yes/No.  A "No" gets a hang up.  A "Yes" gets you into the qualification questions.  If you pause too long you get a disconnect.  If you ask a simple question, you might get a "when we finish, I can connect you to someone who will answer your questions".  If you ask "Are you a robot, the response will be "No one has ever asked me that before".  If you press on the question you get a Disconnect.  If you yell, curse or use a duck call, you get disconnected. Besides, a robot don't care.

Possible origin:
The 'Can you hear me' scam could have started out as a marketing gimmick too. Remember that phrase "Can you hear me now" that started with Verizon and the guy who made it popular is now with Sprint.
Marketing story: https://www.fastcompany.com/3060648/how-sprin ... to-change-teams

Then you should be able to give us all the details.  What is the URL of the website?  How did this happen?  Who bought the website?  How did they get your credit card number?  How did they get your name and address?  Please give us all the details.  Failing to do that proves you are spreading rumors and/or fairy tales.

Keeps calling me and not leaving voice mail.

Calls but leaves no message

I think if there is truly a " YES Scam " that the scammers already have a recorder going asking if you agree to purchase something and your name,  address and whatever they are trying to sell you is already on it so your just " Filling in the Blank" I've bought things on the phone where I have just agreed and had to just say YES I WANT IT BUT ALSO GIVE MY FULL NAME AS A VERBAL SIG.

Although this doesn't seem likely BUT THERE ARE TONS THAT ARE....MY MOM GOT THE " GRANDMA DO YOU KNOW WHO THIS IS? THE OTHER DAY.....SHE SAID NO BUT IF YOUR MY Granddaughter I'm amazed at you being able to talk at 4 months.....

I do not disagree with your analysis, but my only response to a "can you hear me OK?" call, is to respond:  -
'Who are you calling for?' or 'Who are you representing?'

There is always an immediate disconnect & the Caller ID is always Spoofed.

The telemarketer seems to be looking for a 'yes.'

In most cases I have encountered a call asking "can you hear" are meant to confirm the number is active or to ensure I can actually hear them over their poor connection. Nothing wrong with being cautious about anyone asking a question that seems to want a 'yes" response, but just answering and not saying anything is a confirmation of an active number.
I generally don't answer at all, but on occasion I do and then more calls follow over the next week or so. Something to consider.

I have been receiving spam calls from Naomi with different messages and differing phone numbers and CID. The most recent was “Hi this is Naomi and I am calling from your home owners association regarding a problem inside your home. I am calling on a recorded line. Can you hear me okay?”
Wow Naomi can see across the ocean inside my house. Could she be using an NSA satelite with a side view hi-rez camera? Or maybe the Hubble telescope? Amazing technology that Naomi has at her disposal.
Oh one last thing........I don’t but it!!
To Naomi, may your silicon brain be damaged by static electricity.

Damn auto correct. Should read “Oh one last thing....I don’t buy it”!!