Ex-director of FBI, CIA takes on a phone scammer

Kim Komando Today

WestStar Multimedia Entertainment, Inc

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4.8 • 770 Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2019

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Robocalls and phone scammers are getting worse. Most are merely annoying but some can be terrifying, like the scammer who threatened to kill Lynda and William Webster. Webster's name may sound familiar: He's the former head of the FBI and CIA. Plus hear some creative and hilarious ways people are getting even with robocalls, and learn tips you can use today.

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0:00.0	Anytime you put back yourself, in Washington, D.C., you'll be skilled.
0:07.0	Book of a sniper. I know your home.
0:10.0	You see, you live the place where your home at.
0:13.0	You live at a very lonely place.
0:15.0	And the moment you arrive, I'm going to put a chart in your head.
0:19.0	I'm going to burn your house down.
0:21.9	I won't, I don't play.
0:33.1	Robocalls and phone scams are a huge epidemic in this country, and most are merely annoying, but as you just heard, some are downright terrifying.
0:36.5	That chilling call was made to Linda and William Webster. And if the name William Webster sounds familiar, it's because he once headed the FBI and CIA.
0:42.7	Everyone is a target for scammers from the average person right up to the most powerful people.
0:47.6	From commander.com, this is Commando on Demand, where we talk to industry movers and shakers and keep you up to date on everything digital.
0:54.4	Listen to new episodes every Wednesday and Saturday.
0:57.3	I'm Mike James.
0:58.2	Kim's going to be with us in just a few moments.
1:00.7	And on this episode of Commando on Demand, we'll be hearing from Linda and William Webster
1:05.5	about their terrifying experience with that phone scammer.
1:08.8	And we'll tell you about some steps that you can take to stop
1:11.6	robocalls. Plus, we'll learn about a program that can beat scammers at their own game.
1:16.9	Before we get to that, we'd like to recognize our partners who help make these Commando on-demand
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