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I said yes and they are sending me $1,000 for the raffle I entered by saying yes.  All I needed to give them was my name ,address, birthday ssn, and 2 credit card numbers as proof of verification.  I can't wait for the cash my husband and I will go.on a cruise.

So NOW we know what the guy was REALLY doing in those phone commercials...... "Can you hear me now?"  SMH......

They ask that so they can get a recording of you saying "YES". DO NOT ANSWER THEM. Its a strategy that uses your voice as authentication for various fraud related activity.

Reference:
http://clark.com/scams-rip-offs/can-you-hear-me-phone-scam-warning-hang-up/

I did not recognize the phone number and did not answer the call on my cell phone.  My land line uses a answering machine which has the incoming message: Please leave a message after the beep,  Telemarketers take my number off your list.

I follow the old adage, if I don't know it I don't answer it. I googled the number & came here to find it's a scam so I immediately blocked it. Thanks for the heads up guys!

I did not answer the call.  Of course, no message.

Like most posters here, I received two quick calls in succession from this unknown number.  As always, I never answer them and since no message was left this is just another spoofed number that will be added to the blocked list.

Listen BigA, NBC reported this on the National news a few weeks ago!!  Never say 'Yes' to an unknown caller as they ARE using your recorded voice to extract funds from your bank account!!  Maybe you should watch the news more frequently!!

That article and every article you "yes" nitwits throw at me all say the same thing (thus scuttling your argument)  They all say "may, might or maybe".  Since this has supposedly been going on for 2 years, I have to wonder why there is not one reported incident of someone  who was actually scammed that way?  Why is that?  Why can't anyone show me one report of someone who was ACTUALLY scammed that way?  Because it can never happen.  Why can't anyone show me one absolutely iron clad way that any bank account, credit card, identity theft, or anything for that matter could be opened or committed with that single word?  Because it can't.

They say that all scammers need in order to scam you is a recording of you saying "yes" because then they have a recorded "yes" when they're trying to use your info. The company will say "so and so, do you agree to this?" And your recording says "yes". That's why they kept asking if you could hear them and when you didn't answer how they wanted you to they hung up and tried again.

Hey folks, the best policy is not to answer any calls that you don't recognize. After they call, check for voice mail. If no voice mail, do not give in to your paranoia that you're missing an important call and need to call back. They are well experienced in human nature and know that some people will call back "just in case". I wonder how much this is related to the law that allows your service provider to sell your private info to businesses. I get these calls just about every three days.

Called at 6:45am. I didn't answer and they left no message.  Blocked!

I answered with "hello" but no one on the other line. Probably phishing for good numbers to sell to other criminals.

Called at 10 am this morning.  I didn't recognize it so I didn't answer it.   No voicemail left so I'm ignoring it.  No second call yet and it's been about fifteen minutes.

For those who're worried about saying 'yes' answer something else instead.  Try some sarcasm and answer 'no, why do you ask' or something else to annoy them.  Practice a confusing or nasty phrase in another language so you answer calls like this with it.  I've done that and the people hung up *very* quickly and never called back again.  Then hang up and block the number.

People have been warned about this scam for a few months now.   When you get a phone call with someone asking if you can hear them, just hang up.  And yes, they can prepare recordings that make it seem you agreed to something.   I'm sure they're much more tech savvy than you or I.

Please post one article from a reliable news source that shows where a recording of a simple yes was used to scam someone.  I bet you can't, prove me wrong.

Perhaps you would like to describe to me one instance where they could open up an account, credit card, or anything for that matter with nothing more than a "yes".  You could be the first since not one person has been able to do that.  Like you everyone talks in generalities.

Call # 289 blocked on my cell phone !!! DO NOT CALL WHAT A FREAKIN JOKE !! 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡

Just got a call at this number - didn't answer and no message was left on the voice mail.

And BigA  - scammers can bill your telephone number for various "services" if they have your vocal "yes" on record.  My mother-in-law answered yes to a question a couple of years ago, and was stuck paying for some kind of "enhanced calling service." Took months to get it off her bill - Verizon was no help at all.

Sorry, don't believe that.  No way they could do anything with a simple "yes" and nothing more.  Further, I am sure the process for adding services is much more complex than have a simple affirmative answer, especially since they need the pass code to add services.