Am I over-reacting?

So my cell phone started ringing and it showed that the number was from somewhere in Florida. I don't know anyone in Florida so I ignored it. A few minutes later, the number called again so I answered. It was a pre recorded message that went something like this:

Your Visa (which I do not have) through Home Valley Bank (which I do not go to) has been compromised. Please press one to talk with a customer service agent

I hung up of course. But Curiosity got the better of me so I dialed the number and got the voicemail of something called Rip Tide Software. I thought the whole thing was highly suspicious and that at some point, if I had talked to a "customer service person" I would have been asked to divulge some sort of info.

So I filed a report with the FCC.

Did I over-react?

No, that sounds very suspicious!

You did absolutely the right thing - this is the most common way for them to steal your identity.
Good Job!

Chances are that by pressing "1" you would have connected them to a line on your cell phone that they could have used to ring up all kinds of charges in long distance all over the world.

Originally Posted by Natalie_ca

Chances are that by pressing "1" you would have connected them to a line on your cell phone that they could have used to ring up all kinds of charges in long distance all over the world.

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I have been getting a lot of those calls all from Florida. There was a warning in the paper not to press one or nine. They use your line to place long distance calls

you did right

It sounds like one of the "phishing" emails where it says "please click here to confirm your account details" or something. I wouldn't worry about it. It's probably just dialing random numbers waiting for someone to unfortunately take the bait and end up giving out their social security number and personal info.