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re: National Do Not Call Registry

Posted on 4/4/18 at 2:52 pm to
Posted by sta4ever
Member since Aug 2014
17917 posts
Posted on 4/4/18 at 2:52 pm to
Anyone ever got calls from the US Government with someone on the other line that couldn’t speak a lick of English?
Posted by Aristo
Colorado
Member since Jan 2007
13292 posts
Posted on 4/4/18 at 2:54 pm to
Just screw with them every time they call and eventually they hang up on you.
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
Here
Member since Jan 2011
72825 posts
Posted on 4/4/18 at 2:55 pm to
Dont do it. The amount of spam bullshite i got went up drastically after i signed up
Posted by HogX
Madison, WI
Member since Dec 2012
5667 posts
Posted on 4/4/18 at 2:59 pm to
I'd recommend posting your phone number here so the experts on the OT can protect it.
Posted by LSURussian
Member since Feb 2005
135363 posts
Posted on 4/4/18 at 3:34 pm to
It's a waste of time.
Posted by fishfighter
RIP
Member since Apr 2008
40026 posts
Posted on 4/4/18 at 4:12 pm to
Did that in front of my wife. Had two women pissed.
Posted by MrLSU
Yellowstone, Val d'isere
Member since Jan 2004
30073 posts
Posted on 4/4/18 at 4:19 pm to
Get the HIYA App. It identifies and blocks these assholes when they try and call you. They aggregate the latest telemarketer, scam, and fraudulent telephone numbers real-time so you don't have to worry about these calls anymore. Its simple and easy!
Posted by Ostrich
Alexandria, VA
Member since Nov 2011
10451 posts
Posted on 4/4/18 at 4:23 pm to
quote:

Is there any solution that actually works?


Stop answering unless you know who's calling.
Posted by MLCLyons
Member since Nov 2012
4793 posts
Posted on 4/4/18 at 4:53 pm to
with number spoofing these days, it's practically pointless.
Posted by Ace Midnight
Between sanity and madness
Member since Dec 2006
96254 posts
Posted on 4/4/18 at 4:55 pm to
quote:

This. If I could find out where the fricks are, it would not be pretty.


I have good news. They're in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, mostly. A few are in Jamaica and Nigeria.

Have fun.
Posted by Morty
Member since Feb 2018
2252 posts
Posted on 4/4/18 at 4:56 pm to
It’s an effective way to build a database of people who willingly gave over their phone numbers so you can sell them crap
Posted by Ace Midnight
Between sanity and madness
Member since Dec 2006
96254 posts
Posted on 4/4/18 at 4:57 pm to
quote:

Anyone ever got calls from the US Government with someone on the other line that couldn’t speak a lick of English?


The IRS scam? It's one of my favorites. I ask them for very specific details. They always have a generic gringo name, but with a thick subcontinent accent. I clarify, "The United States Internal Revenue Service?" - then I tell them I don't believe them.
Posted by pwejr88
Red Stick
Member since Apr 2007
37963 posts
Posted on 4/4/18 at 9:20 pm to
Downloaded Hiya at lunch.

It’s already awesome. Looking at my recent calls the last week, it’s identified all the spam ones.
Posted by CCTider
Member since Dec 2014
25240 posts
Posted on 4/4/18 at 9:40 pm to
No. I think they use that list to call people. I got more after I signed up.
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
Premium Member
Member since Jan 2005
82418 posts
Posted on 4/4/18 at 9:48 pm to
quote:

Just screw with them every time they call and eventually they hang up on you.


Literally. I used to jerk them around. It was fun and it kept them away from real victims.

But now I just get a bunch of hangup calls. I quit answering altogether. Also turn my phone off if it gets too bad.
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