Do you ever think about security?

[darxus]

I just got a call from RCN saying my bill payments haven't gone through. They suggested I call back at a number provided by them and give them my credit card info.

In that situation, does it occur to you that you have no evidence that the person you're giving your credit card info to is actually RCN?

I said no, I'll get the number off the web. She said "Well this is a different number." Then I pointed out I have no evidence of who she is, and she said okay. It amazes me that people expect people to be okay with this, because, presumably, people usually are.

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[mclazarus.livejournal.com]

Of course realizing the lesson on the other side here is that you can often convince people to act a certain way just by authoritatively telling them to do it. Lots of potential uses if you want to be less than honest with strangers. "Hey buddy you can't park there." is only one way to free up a good parking spot.