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Posted on 8/15/16 at 7:14 pm to J Murdah
Pretend to be interested and waste as much of their time as you can. It's fun, you get some revenge, and if everyone starts doing it it'll put the scammers out of business.
Especially if they don't have your name. Then you can use pun names like Ben Dover. I also like to fake a foreign accent so I can slow down the conversation and make them repeat things.
Especially if they don't have your name. Then you can use pun names like Ben Dover. I also like to fake a foreign accent so I can slow down the conversation and make them repeat things.
Posted on 8/15/16 at 7:15 pm to J Murdah
I sold my old vehicle a year ago and they still call me trying to sell me a warranty for it
Posted on 8/15/16 at 7:16 pm to MountainTiger
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Exactly. That's pretty much cell phone 101
Maybe 5-10 years ago.
Posted on 8/15/16 at 7:20 pm to Golfer
I waste as much time as I can. Ask about covering really crazy things. When I think they have had enough I ask if it matters that I sold the car last year 
Posted on 8/15/16 at 7:20 pm to J Murdah
Buy a new vehicle with a warranty and they will stop
You're welcome
You're welcome
Posted on 8/15/16 at 7:21 pm to Gorilla Ball
Mine as well - I informed them mine was a company car and they needed to get their shite together
Posted on 8/15/16 at 7:25 pm to yellowfin
quote:Thank for the great advice! I should have thought of that earlier! How could I be so blind?
Buy a new vehicle with a warranty and they will stop
You're welcome
Posted on 8/15/16 at 7:28 pm to Bestbank Tiger
quote:
Pretend to be interested and waste as much of their time as you can. It's fun, you get some revenge, and if everyone starts doing it it'll put the scammers out of business.
Especially if they don't have your name. Then you can use pun names like Ben Dover. I also like to fake a foreign accent so I can slow down the conversation and make them repeat things.
Exactly. It's the recordings I don't know how to handle. If you put a live stranger on the other end of the phone with me there is a 100% chance things are going to get weird very fast. I look forward to these calls now hoping it's a real person.
Posted on 8/15/16 at 7:30 pm to J Murdah
I always text them back when they call with one of those presets i.e. "I'm busy now" or "Can I call you later?". If i get a response that it's not a real number (more than usual) I block it. The calls have receded due to this.
Posted on 8/15/16 at 7:31 pm to J Murdah
Register your phone number on the do not call registry.
Don't answer unknown numbers.
Don't answer unknown numbers.
Posted on 8/15/16 at 7:32 pm to J Murdah
I keep adding them to my blocked list. I'm down to about 1 a week now instead of 1 a day.
Posted on 8/15/16 at 7:35 pm to J Murdah
Start talking about abortion. Nobody wants to have that conversation.
Posted on 8/15/16 at 7:39 pm to fatboydave
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I waste as much time as I can. Ask about covering really crazy things. When I think they have had enough I ask if it matters that I sold the car last year
I like to keep a depleted Visa gift card in my wallet. If they ask for it I give it to them. Typically there's about 2 bucks on it and I always hope they test it by running it for $1. Then they sell the number and some crook gets screwed.
I used to have a lot of fun with the condo/free cruise scammers and Rachel from Card Services. I've only gotten one scam call in the past several months though. Maybe the scammers blacklisted my number.
Posted on 8/15/16 at 7:40 pm to Jim Rockford
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Dropping your land line will eliminate 90% of nuisance calls.
Nope, they call my cell all the time. Purchased car 2 years ago as well.
Posted on 8/15/16 at 7:47 pm to J Murdah
When they call, I either don't answer or answer and give the phone to my 3 year old son.
Posted on 8/15/16 at 8:12 pm to TypoKnig
I work in a business that clients give out my cell to potential new clients - so unless it's a contact calling me - I will sometimes answer it or let it for to v/m
Posted on 8/15/16 at 8:41 pm to Golfer
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Maybe 5-10 years ago.
Why would it be any different now?
Posted on 8/15/16 at 8:47 pm to ShermanTxTiger
I tell them I have over a million miles and beg them to sell me a warranty.
Posted on 8/15/16 at 8:58 pm to J Murdah
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