Ask HN: Is Google AI Overview giving you scam phone numbers?
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> Rivlin told me that the bogus customer service number and the impostor representative were believable.
My wife said it was the persistent CC# inquiry combined with the heavy Indian accent that put her on alert.
the assumption the e-mail is from a certain sender, just because they say so, has to be deleted from the workstream.
anytime there is a need or urgency insinuated, be critical.
cut out the middleman contact using info from what you know is a real source, such as your agents card, or policy documents. never use info from the e-mail
dont ever believe e-mail, dont ever click on anything even if you think its real, go to the actual page through your browser, or call your agent directly
You gotta verify such things independently.