Ah telemarketers...
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I got a robo call, nobody speaks when I answer. I'm bored so I decided to call the number back after hanging up on the robot. Some dude answered, denies it was a robo call (lying I'm sure), and then this starts...
Me: Nobody appreciates unsolicited calls these days. Telemarketer: This isn't an unsolicited call. It was. They were trying to offer me a "loan" which I'm sure is a scam. Me: Why you are arguing with me dude? Telemarketer: Gets angry... I'm not arguing with you. Few rounds of blah blah blah. Me: Have a nice day. Good bye. Hang up on him while he's going off.
For the life of me, I can't understand why people do this. Do folks actually fall for this crap? Especially when home dude needs to pull the stick out?
Jeremy Falcon
My favorites are the "Windows' Help Desk" ones. It's fun to string them along and then ask what IP address they are getting messages from my machine from. "Hey, YOU called me about this so you should know what my IP address is." Then I get to tell them I'm on a Mac. My public service, keeping these bozos on the line with me keeps them from scamming other people.
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated. I’m begging you for the benefit of everyone, don’t be STUPID.
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I got a robo call, nobody speaks when I answer. I'm bored so I decided to call the number back after hanging up on the robot. Some dude answered, denies it was a robo call (lying I'm sure), and then this starts...
Me: Nobody appreciates unsolicited calls these days. Telemarketer: This isn't an unsolicited call. It was. They were trying to offer me a "loan" which I'm sure is a scam. Me: Why you are arguing with me dude? Telemarketer: Gets angry... I'm not arguing with you. Few rounds of blah blah blah. Me: Have a nice day. Good bye. Hang up on him while he's going off.
For the life of me, I can't understand why people do this. Do folks actually fall for this crap? Especially when home dude needs to pull the stick out?
Jeremy Falcon
I simply don't answer calls from unrecognized numbers. If it's important, they can leave a VM, though I sometimes do a search on the number afterwards to see if it belongs to a business that I've dealt with.
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I have been the recipient of a phone call from some angry dude wondering why I called his wife...how do you convince someone who just hits redial that your number has been spoofed? :confused: I gave him my neighbor's address and waited but he never showed up. :laugh:
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I gave him my neighbor's address and waited but he never showed up
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Jeremy Falcon
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I simply don't answer calls from unrecognized numbers. If it's important, they can leave a VM, though I sometimes do a search on the number afterwards to see if it belongs to a business that I've dealt with.
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The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.Most of the time I do that too, but I was expecting a doctor's office call. Soooo ya know, living on the edge. :laugh:
Jeremy Falcon
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Nelek wrote:
so blocking the numbers brings not so much.
Yeah, the default phone app on my Android is limited to blocking 500 specific numbers. Once that filled up, I ended up just writing a little "blocking" app that blocks whole ranges of numbers. It's very effective. I may get one odd call every other month now.
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I smell an article over there?
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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I got a robo call, nobody speaks when I answer. I'm bored so I decided to call the number back after hanging up on the robot. Some dude answered, denies it was a robo call (lying I'm sure), and then this starts...
Me: Nobody appreciates unsolicited calls these days. Telemarketer: This isn't an unsolicited call. It was. They were trying to offer me a "loan" which I'm sure is a scam. Me: Why you are arguing with me dude? Telemarketer: Gets angry... I'm not arguing with you. Few rounds of blah blah blah. Me: Have a nice day. Good bye. Hang up on him while he's going off.
For the life of me, I can't understand why people do this. Do folks actually fall for this crap? Especially when home dude needs to pull the stick out?
Jeremy Falcon
since "WE" got 13 party telephone after years of waiting, I still have an issue with people almost running when phone rings... that attitude is now with a twist I am talking to a stranger ,we are both enjoining our morning java and he / she cannot take his /hers eyes off the i-phone ...and if that is not rude , I give up being friendly... ah yes, I used to work for a company who made the telemarketing equipment - you got ONE more reason to flame me...'
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since "WE" got 13 party telephone after years of waiting, I still have an issue with people almost running when phone rings... that attitude is now with a twist I am talking to a stranger ,we are both enjoining our morning java and he / she cannot take his /hers eyes off the i-phone ...and if that is not rude , I give up being friendly... ah yes, I used to work for a company who made the telemarketing equipment - you got ONE more reason to flame me...'
Sounds as if she wasn't that interested.
The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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I got a robo call, nobody speaks when I answer. I'm bored so I decided to call the number back after hanging up on the robot. Some dude answered, denies it was a robo call (lying I'm sure), and then this starts...
Me: Nobody appreciates unsolicited calls these days. Telemarketer: This isn't an unsolicited call. It was. They were trying to offer me a "loan" which I'm sure is a scam. Me: Why you are arguing with me dude? Telemarketer: Gets angry... I'm not arguing with you. Few rounds of blah blah blah. Me: Have a nice day. Good bye. Hang up on him while he's going off.
For the life of me, I can't understand why people do this. Do folks actually fall for this crap? Especially when home dude needs to pull the stick out?
Jeremy Falcon
When I get such robo calls, I chant Sanskrit verses, and the caller gets bored and hangs up. Can recite Sanskrit verses from memory continuously for more than an hour.
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Most of the time I do that too, but I was expecting a doctor's office call. Soooo ya know, living on the edge. :laugh:
Jeremy Falcon
Jeremy Falcon wrote:
Soooo ya know, living on the edge.
Triggered this song, for some reason: Walking and Falling - Laurie Anderson[^]. Must be my melancholy mood tonight...
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My favorites are the "Windows' Help Desk" ones. It's fun to string them along and then ask what IP address they are getting messages from my machine from. "Hey, YOU called me about this so you should know what my IP address is." Then I get to tell them I'm on a Mac. My public service, keeping these bozos on the line with me keeps them from scamming other people.
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated. I’m begging you for the benefit of everyone, don’t be STUPID.
I had one of those once who gave the usual garbage about my computer showing up as something. So I asked him which computer he meant: Scammer: "the Windows one" Me: "Yes, but which one, I have a number" Scammer: "The one nearest to you" Me: "Ha, ha, not only are you a liar, but you are also very stupid" Scammer (getting angry): "Don't talk to me like that, I am going to disconnect you from the internet" Me: "Good luck, dude". and hung up.
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I got a robo call, nobody speaks when I answer. I'm bored so I decided to call the number back after hanging up on the robot. Some dude answered, denies it was a robo call (lying I'm sure), and then this starts...
Me: Nobody appreciates unsolicited calls these days. Telemarketer: This isn't an unsolicited call. It was. They were trying to offer me a "loan" which I'm sure is a scam. Me: Why you are arguing with me dude? Telemarketer: Gets angry... I'm not arguing with you. Few rounds of blah blah blah. Me: Have a nice day. Good bye. Hang up on him while he's going off.
For the life of me, I can't understand why people do this. Do folks actually fall for this crap? Especially when home dude needs to pull the stick out?
Jeremy Falcon
There was a time where I got multiple spam calls a day, mostly phone and internet providers or gas and electricity companies. One day I got another call and I was fed up. "Hello, this is [name] from company [company name]. Do you mind if I ask you a few questions?" And I kind of lost my shit and said something along the lines of "YES! I DO MIND! You :elephant: ing marketeers have been bugging me daily! :elephant: ing stop it already! I don't want to answer questions, I don't want to talk to you and I don't want to buy your :elephant: ing product! HOW WOULD YOU LIKE IF I CALLED YOU EVERY DAY ON YOUR PRIVATE PHONE!? :mad::mad::mad:" "But sir... You're already a customer and we simply had some questions about our service..." Turned out to be my current phone, TV and internet provider who actually gave me pretty good service :| Luckily, she knew how I felt and we could laugh about it :laugh:
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My favorites are the "Windows' Help Desk" ones. It's fun to string them along and then ask what IP address they are getting messages from my machine from. "Hey, YOU called me about this so you should know what my IP address is." Then I get to tell them I'm on a Mac. My public service, keeping these bozos on the line with me keeps them from scamming other people.
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated. I’m begging you for the benefit of everyone, don’t be STUPID.
If I have time and am feeling bored I employ the tactics below: If they are trying to sell a service, usually insurance cover for electronic equipment, I go through the whole process giving nonsense answers to all questions and agreeing to purchase the most expensive option they offer me and when we get to bank/card details, I explain I don't trust banks and don't have an account, but if they send me a bill in the post, I'll pay it at the post office. Not received one yet ... As an alternative, explain you can't pay yet but will be able to so very soon as you have just used all your available money to facilitate your £32M inheritance from a Nigerian prince. If they are trying to get access to my PC, then I act as if I am using a Vic 20. "Please click the [whatever] icon." "Sorry, what's an icon?" "Tell me what you can see on the screen" "Commodore Basic V2. 3,583 bytes free. Ready." This is usually so far off their script I get transferred to the "supervisor".
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When I get such robo calls, I chant Sanskrit verses, and the caller gets bored and hangs up. Can recite Sanskrit verses from memory continuously for more than an hour.
Am not sure that is a good idea as it may be a possibility robo-callers may also be attempting to harvest voice for artificial re-generation which is why I never say more than "hello".
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I got a robo call, nobody speaks when I answer. I'm bored so I decided to call the number back after hanging up on the robot. Some dude answered, denies it was a robo call (lying I'm sure), and then this starts...
Me: Nobody appreciates unsolicited calls these days. Telemarketer: This isn't an unsolicited call. It was. They were trying to offer me a "loan" which I'm sure is a scam. Me: Why you are arguing with me dude? Telemarketer: Gets angry... I'm not arguing with you. Few rounds of blah blah blah. Me: Have a nice day. Good bye. Hang up on him while he's going off.
For the life of me, I can't understand why people do this. Do folks actually fall for this crap? Especially when home dude needs to pull the stick out?
Jeremy Falcon
Jeremy Falcon wrote:
Especially when home dude needs to pull the stick out?
When it's a human on the other end on the rare occasion I answer the phone for an unrecognized number, I feel no compunctions about abusing them. It's childish, but I've reached an age [cue irony] where the simple pleasures can be few and far between. Especially on those days when it's a very, very, large stick. Think utility pole.
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Jeremy Falcon wrote:
Especially when home dude needs to pull the stick out?
When it's a human on the other end on the rare occasion I answer the phone for an unrecognized number, I feel no compunctions about abusing them. It's childish, but I've reached an age [cue irony] where the simple pleasures can be few and far between. Especially on those days when it's a very, very, large stick. Think utility pole.
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I feel no compunctions about abusing them
Not sure if you mean I was abusing him or he was abusing me. But, it's not abusive to tell someone nobody likes unsolicited calls. It's also not abusive to to ask someone why they're arguing. What's abusive is the bozo getting upset, and thus I hung up on him. IMO the problem with society is we're so over emotional and weak that direct conversation seems aggressive. But, IMO it takes more respect to respect people's time and understanding of the situation by telling it like it is. That being said, there are two types of people. Those that will just take it "when someone treats them wrong" and those who won't. I'm not the former.
Jeremy Falcon
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Gary Wheeler wrote:
I feel no compunctions about abusing them
Not sure if you mean I was abusing him or he was abusing me. But, it's not abusive to tell someone nobody likes unsolicited calls. It's also not abusive to to ask someone why they're arguing. What's abusive is the bozo getting upset, and thus I hung up on him. IMO the problem with society is we're so over emotional and weak that direct conversation seems aggressive. But, IMO it takes more respect to respect people's time and understanding of the situation by telling it like it is. That being said, there are two types of people. Those that will just take it "when someone treats them wrong" and those who won't. I'm not the former.
Jeremy Falcon
Jeremy Falcon wrote:
Not sure if you mean I was abusing him or he was abusing me
I was referring to me abusing them :-O.
Jeremy Falcon wrote:
Those that will just take it "when someone treats them wrong" and those who won't.
My transition from the former to the latter largely explains my pending divorce :-D.
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Jeremy Falcon wrote:
Not sure if you mean I was abusing him or he was abusing me
I was referring to me abusing them :-O.
Jeremy Falcon wrote:
Those that will just take it "when someone treats them wrong" and those who won't.
My transition from the former to the latter largely explains my pending divorce :-D.
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My transition from the former to the latter largely explains my pending divorce
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I'm both sad and happy for you at the same time, man. :omg:
Jeremy Falcon
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Gary Wheeler wrote:
My transition from the former to the latter largely explains my pending divorce
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I'm both sad and happy for you at the same time, man. :omg:
Jeremy Falcon
Thanks Jeremy :thumbsup:. It's been a long time coming, but I'm happy I started it and I'm doing well. Good family, good friends, and good therapy make all the difference.
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Am not sure that is a good idea as it may be a possibility robo-callers may also be attempting to harvest voice for artificial re-generation which is why I never say more than "hello".
Had never thought about this. Maybe I should use a squeaky voice henceforth. One more thing: Once someone unknown sent a message on WhatsApp saying we have a job offer. I replied - "I had applied back in 1996 and you have replied after 28 years. Was waiting all along for your message, where were you? And what breakfast did you have today? Have you had your coffee?" The other side went silent.
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Had never thought about this. Maybe I should use a squeaky voice henceforth. One more thing: Once someone unknown sent a message on WhatsApp saying we have a job offer. I replied - "I had applied back in 1996 and you have replied after 28 years. Was waiting all along for your message, where were you? And what breakfast did you have today? Have you had your coffee?" The other side went silent.
