[Iron Chef]

The last few days, I've been receiving calls (mostly in the evening) from an unknown (long) number starting with 525. After a little digging, it seems there's a scam going on (surprise ) from Mexico (surprise ) regarding long distance collect calls. Apparently they call you, somehow have your information and keep you on the line by saying that there's a family member in trouble in Mexico and will you accept a collect call. If you accept it, ginormous charges appear on your phone bill.

I don't answer calls that are either out of state or numbers I don't recognize. My thinking is that if it's a legit call, a message will be left. If there's no message, the number is blocked (I avoid a lot of telemarketing calls this way).

I set my phone to automatically reject any calls starting with 525.

Anyone heard of this one? Just a heads-up to watch your incoming calls.