Strange Telephone Calls from Taiwan

Lately, I have received several strange telephone calls supposedly from Taiwan. The first incident took place last year when I received a call from a formal sounding lady with an American accent. She claimed to be calling from a court in Taiwan and she had something to convey to my uncle. I informed my uncle who asked me to question her on the matter, but she refused to divulge anything, claiming that it was for his ears only. Then, she hung up!

Earlier this month, the same woman called. This time, she wanted to speak to my mother. She probably could not remember the conversation we had previously. When I received the call, I asked her what it was about again. She repeated the line that she was calling from a court in Taiwan and she would only speak to my mother. Since my mother was not available, she offered to send this information via electronic mail which she claimed was addressed to my mother and was for my mother's eyes only.

This afternoon, she called again asking if I had received the email. I told her either to reveal the object of the call or I would hang up. And she parroted the same line about not divulging information. BAM!

Well, I guess these swindlers are now fishing through phone lines hoping someone will bite. Where Nigerian swindlers once resorted to emails and faxes, now that IDD calls are inexpensive, swindlers probably fish names from trade journals, business listings and so forth.