[Publib] Possible scam

[Karen Mahnk]

The most recent phone scam I netted was from a caller claiming to be from
our "tech supplier" and needed the model number from our laser printer "at
the desk"  - I almost bit since two vendors - one software, the other
the the public printer vendor coincidentally were there that very moment.
However, the "at the front desk" gave them away when I told them we don't
have a printer at the front desk & asked what company was calling; that's
when they hung up. I had read of this scam similar to the book orders but
instead of confirming the address, they confirm the "authorized" order
by printer model number.
It's not just the suckers that are born every second!
Karen
-- 
Karen Mahnk,
Reference Librarian
Lake Park Public Library
529 Park Avenue
Lake Park, Fl., 33403
561 881-3330 Fax: 561881-3336
kmahnk at lakeparkflorida.gov
www.lakepark-fl.gov



On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 5:55 PM, Rawles-Heiser, Carolyn <
Carolyn.Rawles-Heiser at ci.corvallis.or.us> wrote:

> In reading this thread, I am kind of surprised that so many people
> actually talk to book telemarketers.   Maybe I am just mean but I tell
> them no and HANG UP!   They get no chance to get a word in edgewise, or
> maybe they do but I am no longer on the line!
> Carolyn
>
> Carolyn Rawles-Heiser
> Library Director
> Corvallis--Benton County Public Library
> 645 NW Monroe Ave.
> Corvallis, OR  97330
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