Posted on 03/13/2019 1:08:05 PM PDT by Vendome
I hate these Spammers, Scammers, Liars and Cheats who constantly call me.
I use an App called "Hiya" and works very well blocking many of these jerks.
But, I received a call last week from the NRA to renew my membership. Legitimate call? Sure but, they spoofed their number and it was close enough to customers number so, I took the call.
The NPA was 415 and this guy was calling from Virginia.
Tried to politely get him off the phone and eventually did.
However, I am still hacked about the spoofing even if I am an NRA member.
So, this morning I get a call from some company who wants to discuss they mailed me regarding a car warranty.
Uhmmmm....Boo Chit.
I have received no mail about that and never requested it.
I know how it happened though.
One of my headlights went out and though I will probably change it myself I googled "What does it cost to replace a headlight bulb"
Google saw that and forwarded it as part of purchase package to these scam artists.
I use DuckDuckgo but, am on Android so, they see it anyway.
On to my solution to these A-holes, who have essentially turned my phone into an answering machine unless someone is on my "Whitelist".
I always press 1 to speak to an agent and then put the phone next to the radio and let them listen to rush or Hannity.
Sometime about a year ago I got a call from a telemarketer who had a very pronounced Indian accent. After his short pitch I told him this: “Because of your choice to have a job where you call people and try to mislead them and cheat them, in your next life you will be reborn as a cow.”
Brief pause
“motherf***er, motherf***er!!” he replied.
“Spammers”
Like these guys?
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I’ve been throwing garlic on their threads to ward them off but they keep showing up every day like clockwork.
When they pick up I act very interested. They want my current card # (yeah right) .Wait I have to get the card hold on (3 minutes). OK. They ask for the last four digits. Hold ON I have to get my glasses (another 3 minutes). Then I tell them not interested.
I have customers, friends, people who want to reach me that I do want to speak with and so on.
I am sick of not answering my phone and it seems like $50.00 a month is a pretty expensive answering machine.
No longer possible to not take calls
Hilarious.
Stealing...
ROFL! GMTA!!!! I answer the phone as an Indian Call Center guy at the help desk and ask them for their network ID ...
A few have tried asking for me personally by my real name and I keep doing my cheesy Indian Call Center help-desk schtick. Works every time! LOL!!
When I messed with them this morning, I was on a 1 hour drive and didn’t really have anything better to do, other than listen to Ma’Ha Rushie
Nope.
I want to make it expensive for them.
There are more of us than there are of them.
If their business model becomes too expensive then we are better off ...
LOL!
FREAKING BRILLIANT! I wish I had thought of that!
I'm gonna steal it and add a Jehova's Witness spin on it. I'll probably get removed from every scammer call list by doing that!
You are giving them more credit than they deserve. They didn’t call you about the car warranty because of a Google search. When they said “you requested it”, they were simply lying. I agree with the poster who suggested not answering unless you know who is calling. If they don’t leave a voice mail, block them.
Stealing...
Dittoes.
Another trick. For iPhones. Might work on them other phones too...
Do Not Disturb.
No calls will ring through. Unless they are in your Contacts. Not someone you know or in your Contracts list?
It goes straight to voicemail. If it is someone you want to talk to, they will leave a message for you to return the call.
Next, I’m looking for a gimmick that calls cannot go to voicemail unless you press a number (like 1).
I’ve been told Robocalls do not go through the extra step of pressing 1 to leave a message, so they don’t.
Anyone know what I’m talking about? Is there an app to get this done?
I know there are ways to disable all voicemails. Not sure I want to go to that extreme a measure though.
Yeah, I see you and HG all the time on Sean and Next.
Those guys are Dicks...
Get a Samsung 8+ it comes with a blocking feature, works well.
If I do happen to answer an unknown call that is trying to sell something, real simple.....
I tell them we don’t pay our bills.
That is the fastest way to get off the call list and it gets passed around.
I also created a fake person to use when I shop or buy from vendors that sell names to spammers. To get a credit agency to start a file on the fake person, donate money in that fake person’s name to a political party or pac. Only real people would do that right? No names get sold faster than that.
I use RoboKiller App.
I am getting calls for Student loan consolidation.
Can’t figure out why as I have never searched university loans or scholarships.
And, I went to city college 40 years and paid cash...
Checking that out now - thanks.
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