alt Hacker NewsWith calls, it's easier: if you get an incoming call with someone is asking you for money, you hang up and call back using the number for that organization that you've found yourself from official sources. Never trust incoming calls when it comes to money.
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mixdup • yesterday at 10:26 PM
I know that, does my grandmother? In the heat of the moment, will she remember that I told her 2 years ago when they call her?
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smallerize • yesterday at 10:51 PM
So I call back and get dropped at the top of the phone tree. Now how do I address the original problem?
lstodd • yesterday at 10:59 PM
With calls, drop any non-prearranged calls, period.
Over a few years I burned that approach into my parents. It was tough, but worth it.
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This actually depends on who has better SEO. Some scam numbers place higher than the help pages for actual businesses. Receiving physical bills and calling the number on the back of your credit or debit card are good suggestions.
Or, as another poster suggested, competent governments and corporations will use their actual domain name for official communication.