SEB Pro Tip: Just because the voice on the phone claims he’s from the corporate office…

By , on 28 April, 2011
Pic of Charlie Brown.

I'm right there with you on that one, Chuck.

…that doesn’t mean you should gather up all the money in your store and hand it over to someone you’ve don’t know at a McDonald’s:

The manager wasn’t available, so the caller told the employee who answered that he was from the corporate office and . . . → Read More: SEB Pro Tip: Just because the voice on the phone claims he’s from the corporate office…

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Pranksters convince a couple to trash their hotel room.

By , on 9 July, 2009

In yet another example of the need for well-developed critical thinking skills comes this news story about a family on vacation that fell victim to a prank caller:

Lisa Kantorski took the call from the person who claimed to be a front-desk clerk about a gas leak in their hotel room near Orlando International . . . → Read More: Pranksters convince a couple to trash their hotel room.

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