# Well that was fast: got my first scam call on my new phone

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**Created:** [September 7, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-that-was-fast-got-my-first-scam-call-on-my-new-phone/920056 "2020-09-07T19:33:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-that-was-fast-got-my-first-scam-call-on-my-new-phone/920056/1 "2020-09-07T19:33:12Z")

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My employer mailed me a cell phone. I don’t recall if I got it on Thursday or Friday, but I couldn’t insert the SIM card until after work on Friday. So as far as I’m concerned, Friday, September 4th was the phone’s “birthday”. I have yet to receive any work phone calls on said phone, which makes sense given the timing.

Today, Monday, September 7th, Labour Day, I just got my first scam call on the phone. Well, that was fast. I assume they are using an auto-dialer. Unfortunately the “scam catcher” did not catch this call, which came “from” a 1-800 number, so it was obviously a scam.