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Would you like to reduce your credit card interest to six percent?
That is how the latest telephone scam begins. It is a recording. “Press nine to speak to an operator,” it says.
The operator is John. He barely speaks English. He will assure you how honest he is and even a number where you can reach him: 248. He will try every persuasion method you can imagine. He repeatedly tells you he can't lower your credit card rate unless he can double check your card number with the one he has. “Please tell your credit card number,” he says.