Scam calls
Jul 11, 2019 | 8:12 pm
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I came across a new one :
If you know it is a scam call reply with ( in your best announcer's voice)
"Hello, YOU are on the air...." Be ready with a radio station name / call sign and a spiel about you can win XYZby answering simple questions like your name and who do you work for ".
If you know it is a scam call reply with ( in your best announcer's voice)
"Hello, YOU are on the air...." Be ready with a radio station name / call sign and a spiel about you can win XYZby answering simple questions like your name and who do you work for ".
Jul 18, 2019 | 10:27 am
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Jason who pitches for home alert for senior citizens-must be a computer genius! Every time I block his calls, he manages to call me from a different number. All from my area code, misleading me to believe that I am missing an important call. Having visited several medical facilities for my ailment, I answer Jason's calls without knowing who it was. Not answering is not an option for me as many of the medical facilities leave a message and often there is an extension behind the calls.
Jason must be put behind bars!
Jason must be put behind bars!
Jul 18, 2019 | 12:16 pm
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Everytime you visit a new medical facility, put their main number, as well as the direct line from the office you are visiting, in your contact list. Stop answering unknown numbers.
Jul 18, 2019 | 3:10 pm
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Even as telemarketing and survey/polling callers can be an annoyance and the scam calls are a nuisance that seems more persistent and widespread nowadays than in prior decades, the calls I have disliked the most are the fax machine calls that repeatedly call voice numbers and have the handshake noise running for 45-120 seconds and eating up voice mail space just as much. Fortunately, with visual voicemail records and more advanced call blocking and rerouting options, it’s essier than ever to not have time wasted by such things.
Some young people quite literally do whatever they can to avoid taking phone, voice or video calls and prefer everything communicated from afar come to them as text messages and/or email. But even with all this going on, the persistence of nuisance call-making parties seems to be on the most extreme level ever.
Some young people quite literally do whatever they can to avoid taking phone, voice or video calls and prefer everything communicated from afar come to them as text messages and/or email. But even with all this going on, the persistence of nuisance call-making parties seems to be on the most extreme level ever.
Jul 18, 2019 | 3:49 pm
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Agreed. I got 3 yesterday. And those were just the ones that left computer voiced messages. one said they were trying to reach me "about a very important issue with my cars extended warranty" (I don't own a car :-) ) another said they were with the IRS and the third, my favorite, said that they were "The department of social security numbers" and to find out more about my case I should "just press 1". I hit block# when they call, so a fair number go right to voicemail, but it's still annoying.
Jul 18, 2019 | 3:53 pm
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Hey guys I'm new around here, but an iOS developer, and I used to work at Apple too. I had this exact same issue and I tried all the different apps - NomoRobo, Hiya, etc - and the best one BY FAR is RoboKiller.
I think it's like $10/yr but it's so worth it. I get max 1-2 calls per month now vs 3-5 per day. They also have a fun feature that auto-answers the spammers phone calls and messes with them via pre recorded audio, that you can listen to.😆 There's a free trial, so try it out. I can't post URL's yet but google RoboKiller.
I think it's like $10/yr but it's so worth it. I get max 1-2 calls per month now vs 3-5 per day. They also have a fun feature that auto-answers the spammers phone calls and messes with them via pre recorded audio, that you can listen to.😆 There's a free trial, so try it out. I can't post URL's yet but google RoboKiller.
Jul 18, 2019 | 5:01 pm
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Some young people quite literally do whatever they can to avoid taking phone, voice or video calls and prefer everything communicated from afar come to them as text messages and/or email. But even with all this going on, the persistence of nuisance call-making parties seems to be on the most extreme level ever.
Some young people quite literally do whatever they can to avoid taking phone, voice or video calls and prefer everything communicated from afar come to them as text messages and/or email. But even with all this going on, the persistence of nuisance call-making parties seems to be on the most extreme level ever.
Jul 22, 2019 | 3:49 pm
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I am proud to announce I have performed my magnum opus. This week I was sitting in a Charlotte hotel room between court appearances when the phone rang. I answered and was told by "Agent Jack Carter" of the "United States Federal Treasury" that there was a warrant out for my arrest because my social security number had been compromised. I was told that 25 new bank accounts were opened in my name and if I didn't work with them they'd arrest me. Now, here's where it gets fun. They had my father's name (we have the same name, he's a 3rd and I'm a 4th) so they asked how old I was. I said 69. The agent said "you don't sound like you're 69. I said "you don't sound like your name is Jack Carter" and he laughed nervously and proceeded. He then proceeded to spoof the number of the Durham Police Department and an "Officer Matthews" called me (a different person) to confirm I would work with the treasury. I was told to go withdraw money from my real bank account and then Officer Carter would help me put the money into a "locked wallet". They would then shut down the fraudulent bank accounts and the next day two treasury agents would bring me a new social security number. I was told to go to the bank right away or I'd be arrested.
So being bored I became an actor. I knocked on my bathroom door and told my "boss" I was going to lunch. I used Youtube for sound effects of a car door opening and shutting and ignition and then I hummed while "driving to the bank". Once there I told the agent I had to leave my phone in the car as it was illegal to use your phone in the bank. He said "don't tell me about laws, I am US citizen!". I convinced him I had to leave the phone and further convinced him I had withdrawn $15,000. He then told me I had to drive to Target where I assume I was to buy gift cards. Unfortunately, at this point he asked me to honk my horn to prove I was in the car and he didn't fall for the Youtube sound effect horn. He started to curse me and I cursed him right back and told him I had wasted his time for over 50 minutes and he'd been scammed. He was in stunned silence until he hung up.
Jul 23, 2019 | 7:30 am
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For a few days I got a call ( local number ) then got a message that my SS number was frozen as were all benefits and that if I wanted to resolve to push 1. So out of curiosity did that.
"May I help you"
me: I told them I was called about SS
" can you give me name, SS#, DOB and address "
me: No, can you tell me what this is about!!!
"f**k you and a lot of other insults"
Wow didn't even try a second time, funny eastern european accent, couple calls with a couple different numbers, each time I got more interested, the insults got more creative.
Wonder if these fools found anyone that gave up the information.
"May I help you"
me: I told them I was called about SS
" can you give me name, SS#, DOB and address "
me: No, can you tell me what this is about!!!
"f**k you and a lot of other insults"
Wow didn't even try a second time, funny eastern european accent, couple calls with a couple different numbers, each time I got more interested, the insults got more creative.
Wonder if these fools found anyone that gave up the information.