‘We are live on television right now…’ Hilarious moment TV journalist turns on her ‘anchor voice’ to scare off a phone scammer
- Jeanette Reyes of Fox 5 recorded the scam artist trying to fleece her
- Ms Reyes used her professional voice to bamboozle the would-be criminal
- She was warned that she was at risk of being jailed if she did not pay up
- Fortunately for Ms Reyes, she realised immediately the caller was a scam artist
This is the hilarious moment a Fox 5 anchor received a scam telephone call and decided it would be funny to expose the would-be scammer.
Jeanette Reyes used her professional voice to tell the criminals ‘we are live on television right now…’
The scammers – who are targeting people across the globe – tried to convince Ms Reyes that she owned $2,700 and if the money was not cleared immediately, she would be arrested.
Fox News TV anchor Jeanette Reyes, pictured, was contacted by scam artists who wanted to steal more than $2,000 from her account
Ms Reyes, pictured, is one of the best known faces on American TV screens due to her high profile role on Fox 5
Ms Reyes, 31, knew immediately that the call was a scam and decided she wished to have some fun at the criminal’s expense.
In footage which has been shown widely online, Ms Reyes uses her professional training to embarrass the felon.
According the footage, the Fox 5 anchor said: ‘3..2..1…good evening, we are live on television right now with an investigation into scam callers. We have the FBI on the line. They are tracking this phone number as we speak. Sir, what is your full name again?’
Unsurprisingly, the criminal hung up the phone after getting embarrassed by the TV anchor.
The problem of scam calls is increasing with criminals across the globe. The FBI and Interpol warn phone users about the scam artists who use calls, text messages, and emails to contact their victims.
Experts warn against handing over any private details to anyone who contacts them.
Banks and other financial institutions will not require details such as PIN codes.
Ms Reyes published the video of the scam attempt to warn other people about the con artists
As soon as she told the scam artist they were live on television, the criminal hung up the phone
One fan responded to Ms Reyes’ video claiming: ‘They’re always calling me about unpaid taxes, an unnamed account balance or saying that I didn’t pay my daughter’s doctor bill.
‘I don’t have a daughter.’
Another fan said: ‘The sad part is elderly people are taken advantage of by the scammers.’
A third said: ‘I say to them “Hang on my husband works in the fraud department of the police. He says I should always put calls on loudspeaker to record just in case they are fraudulent. You don’t mind do you?”
‘Usually there is a click as they hangup.’