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I wondered also. I've even stopped answering all local calls since most of them are trash. Let them leave a voicemail, relax, listen to it and figure out whether to delete it or not.
I wondered also. I've even stopped answering all local calls since most of them are trash. Let them leave a voicemail, relax, listen to it and figure out whether to delete it or not.
Well, lots of us who need to conduct our business dealing with the public do.
How did she pay for the gift cards? $6000 cash is a lot to keep on-hand. Most banks won't let someone withdraw that much cash at ATMs in a single day, and many banks would raise questions about multiple same-day withdrawals in person. I suppose she could have withdrawn $6000 cash in a single transaction. If she paid by credit card, most credit card companies will flag multiple same-day transactions of that nature. I know because someone compromised a card of mine and managed to buy four gift cards at a Walmart before Visa detected the activity and froze the card until they reached me.
I have my VOIP programmed so that only numbers on my contact list ring through. Everyone else gets sent to voicemail. Spam and robocallers get categorized as such and blocked.
If someone calls and tells you you're going to be arrested for <insert whatever bogus 'crime'> just say, "Awesome! Send the cute deputy, he can put on the cuffs! Byeeee."
I don't believe a word of this. Something _else_ is going on.
....and speaking of scams in Apex, I'm living here now. I was at the Apex Walmart yesterday looking for some odds and ends and there was a couple in the parking lot approaching everyone for money. The woman was in a wheel chair and was missing her left leg below the knee and some guy was wheeling her around to everyone. Weirdly they avoided me, but people often think I'm a cop for some reason, and I'm not. My favorite one is the pan handler on the 540 exit to 50 who wears jewelry and watches.
How did she pay for the gift cards? $6000 cash is a lot to keep on-hand. Most banks won't let someone withdraw that much cash at ATMs in a single day, and many banks would raise questions about multiple same-day withdrawals in person. I suppose she could have withdrawn $6000 cash in a single transaction. If she paid by credit card, most credit card companies will flag multiple same-day transactions of that nature. I know because someone compromised a card of mine and managed to buy four gift cards at a Walmart before Visa detected the activity and froze the card until they reached me.
I have my VOIP programmed so that only numbers on my contact list ring through. Everyone else gets sent to voicemail. Spam and robocallers get categorized as such and blocked.
Technology for the win.
A combination of “silence unknown callers” function on iPhone plus Hiya has all but eliminated this for me as well.
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