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Strange phone call
June 07, 2019, 05:18 PM
Skins2881Strange phone call
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Originally posted by ridgerat:
The call......It's coming from inside the house!
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Sic Semper Tyrannis June 07, 2019, 05:21 PM
V-TailI usually start the conversation by asking, "What are you wearing?"
הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים June 07, 2019, 05:33 PM
shovelheadIt's just you talking to yourself out of earshot?
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June 07, 2019, 06:34 PM
KevinCWIt's a phone scammer. Got it here too.
Strive to live your life so when you wake up in the morning and your feet hit the floor, the devil says "Oh crap, he's up." June 07, 2019, 06:40 PM
V-Tailquote:
Originally posted by KevinCW:
It's a phone scammer.
Couldn't be. Why would I want to scam myself?
הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים June 07, 2019, 06:44 PM
ZSMICHAELquote:
Couldn't be. Why would I want to scam myself
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Yes you do. It is unconscious. You utilize various defense mechanisms. Ask your spouse.
June 07, 2019, 06:45 PM
fpuhanIn addition to all the above, I sometimes get spammer calls from Russia.
My Virginia area code is 703. The dialing country code for Russia is 7. These spammers add an 03 to the "number" they are ostensibly calling from, hoping the recipient (me) will merely see the 703 prefix and pick up the call.
For starters, I don't answer calls I don't know, and in addition, my phone clearly identifies it as "Russia" calling.
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flashguyWell, they're persistent--6 times so far this afternoon.
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Texan by choice, not accident of birth June 07, 2019, 07:09 PM
k5blazerAfter I called myself eight times in one day I blocked my number. It stopped. No one else got calls from me.
June 07, 2019, 07:14 PM
GustoferDidn't the FCC just ban this kind of crap?
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June 07, 2019, 07:15 PM
braillediverquote:
Originally posted by apprentice:
Might be you from the future.
Should probably answer if there is a next time.
My first thought. You probably had some lottery ticket #'s to tell yourself.
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June 07, 2019, 07:27 PM
V-Tailquote:
Originally posted by Gustofer:
Didn't the FCC just ban this kind of crap?
That's funny!
הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים June 07, 2019, 07:32 PM
Oldriderquote:
Originally posted by hudr:
I know everyone doesn’t have the time of the inclination, but I like to answer and just waste their time.
Every minute they are on the phone with me is another minute they are not bothering my nearly 80 year old, mostly shut in mother.
Sometimes it’s a long story about how, as a Jerry Lee Lewis impersonator, I wound up as a burn victim.
Or I’ll just launch into my collard green recipe.
One fella finally gave me a good cursing after I just repeated “NUMBAH PLEASE” every time he started to talk.
The last few times I’ve acted genuinely concerned about their mental health, what with all the rejection they have to deal with in their job.
A couple of them I’ve actually wound up having a real conversation.
Still doesn’t make me think and more highly of them.
Well done! I like to mess with them too. Apologies to any Indian or Pakastani members we might have, but I can do a fair imitation of their accent. You should here some of the replies I get when I ask if "mom" is there and what should I name the carry-out I just brought for her. Or I've found your underwear out in the goat pasture; send me an address to mail them back. My imagination and no social filters are the only limits I have.
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June 07, 2019, 08:23 PM
2BobTannerI had that happen to me ... once. Turned out it was the Wife and I didn’t answer as the “spousal selective hearing” app was active; and that’s when the fight started.
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June 07, 2019, 11:46 PM
YooperSigsI too have begun to answer a few. Mainly the endless "we want to reduce your student loan debt" one and "we want to sell you an extended car warranty" one. I try to keep them on the line as much as possible. I tried to get them to extend the warranty on a Chevy Vega. They claimed to not know what a Vega was.
And all of these calls come from the local area code and exchanges.
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June 08, 2019, 12:19 AM
Fenrisquote:
Originally posted by Oldrider:
Well done! I like to mess with them too. Apologies to any Indian or Pakastani members we might have, but I can do a fair imitation of their accent. You should here some of the replies I get when I ask if "mom" is there and what should I name the carry-out I just brought for her. Or I've found your underwear out in the goat pasture; send me an address to mail them back. My imagination and no social filters are the only limits I have.
When I get bored with sexually harassing them, I politically harass them. How 1947 was a mistake. And they were better off under the British. Etc.
God Bless and Protect our Beloved President, Donald John Trump. June 08, 2019, 12:23 AM
nhtagmemberI wish we'd make it a national priority to hunt down and eliminate these scammers
it would give our SEAL teams some much needed practice
[B] Against ALL enemies, foreign and DOMESTIC
June 08, 2019, 12:39 AM
saigonsmugglerHaha I too answered and string them along when I feel a tad bored. I also noticed that by answering and waste their time, I ended up with less calls.. maybe they do talk to one another - this one is a real beeeesch.
June 08, 2019, 03:13 AM
SigSACI've had a few in the last few weeks. They all started with the ATT chimes from the commercial followed by a voice telling me that my account had been compromised and to verify information.
I disconnected at that point.
June 08, 2019, 06:27 AM
David LeeIf you call back and you answer, dont hang up because it may be important.