1. They are using an autodialer.
2. They are also using caller ID spoofing. Upchuck Schumer called for legislation to make this illegal. That might be the only thing I may agree with him.
3. They are calling from overseas.
All this is how they “get around” the Telephone Consumers Protection Act. The worst offenders are the infamous “Rachel from Cardholder Services” (she has important information about your account!) and news that your car warranty is about to expire (right,3 months after I bought a new Toyota).
The calls typically come during office hours, otherwise I am sorely tempted to do my gangsta imitation with language NSFW. What I might do in the future then is throw back a sales pitch for Brawndo. It’s got electrolytes!
After too many calls from different numbers (caller ID usually just shows a state) with the same robo-message, I started to prompt to speak to a live person. When they answered, I blew a very loud, very long whistle. The calls subsided and eventually have stopped. But I still keep grandpas Philippine whistle handy.
re: What I might do in the future then is throw back a sales pitch for Brawndo. It’s got electrolytes!
That is great stuff! I hear that you can even water your plants with it.