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This stuff must only be for landline users, right? Cuz I never get anything like that...
Nope, my wife got so many on her cell that she changed numbers which helped for a while then they started all over again. She then changed carriers to "Jitterbug" and now no more robo/spam calls.
This article, (dated today), mentions that same scam. At the bottom, it says:
"If you receive (or have already received) a scam-related phone call, the FTC requests you dial (toll-free) 1-877-FTC-HELP or visit the Complaint Assistant site."
I just got one of these calls. The Caller ID said, "Private Caller," so I thought I'd play along. When I answered, there was of course the usual pause, and then a woman said, "Hello, my name is Helen and I am calling you from Microsoft technical support."
I replied in an amazed tone, "Hello, my name is Helen and I am calling you from Microsoft technical support." She paused for a moment, and then in a puzzled voice repeated, "Hello, my name is Helen and I am calling you from Microsoft technical support." I again said, in the same amazed tone, "Hello, my name is Helen and I am calling you from Microsoft technical support."
There was the briefest of pauses, and then she said, "Shut up!" and hung up the phone.
I have decided that this is the way I am going to handle all human telemarketers from now on. It was too fun.
My experience with a bunch of these calls over the last year or so . . . these Scumbags are "offshore" (more than likely India) and will never give up.
Scumbags is right. And, when I'm in the mood I first string along for a while, then I begin telling them what ------------------------------------------------------------- they are. I had one guy that I actually thought was going to cry.
And with such calls, if a number is available, I call them about 25 times. That gets them really upset.
If it ever happens again I'll act like it's a phone sex call (not that I've got ANY experience at those) and see how far that goes.
I'll bet they'll sign off before I get to what I'm going to do to my pet goat...
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