Our phone answering machine received two scam calls the afternoon of March 12. The first claimed that Ms. A.M.'s Social Security number was being suspended because of suspicious activity in "the state of Texas." Call back or else.
The second warned there was a Social Security lawsuit against it. Call back or else.
And on the same day, KOLO-TV's web site had a report that Reno-area people got calls the same day from the utility company threatening to turn off the electricity if they didn't pay immediately.
The next day, a computer identifying itself as "Account services" called around 4 times, leaving no message with Ms. A.M.
Nevada should institute the
old-fashioned Stocks on the Courthouse Steps punishment that offers raw eggs
and rotten fruit to throw at the convicted criminal, because scammers rarely
spend time in prison. Do it often enough and it won't be cruel or unusual.
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