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re: Not Exactly Politics…Spam Calls
Posted on 5/23/25 at 8:53 am to southernboisb
Posted on 5/23/25 at 8:53 am to southernboisb
I get scam calls, text and emails all the time. But earlier this week one scammer almost got me.
The phone number came up on caller ID as "google". So I answered it and a very articulate and officially sounding American guy was on the other end. He said he was calling from google security and that they received a flag that there have been several attempts of devices trying to log into my account and recommended that I update my password.
I replied good advice. I will update my password.
Then he continued that in order to make sure that no one as accessed my google account that google needs to put a 48 hour block on my account.
Once I heard that, it raised a red flag.
I asked him WTF does that mean.
He went on to explain but he was talking fast and I didn't really listen.
But while he was talking fast he was trying to log into my account and google sent a two factor authentication to my YT account to verify if it was me or someone I know trying to log into my account.
The guy said please accept the notification from YT.
I did not accept.
He replied, why did you decline the YT authorization? I'll send it again.
I declined again.
He said, you declined it again and sent the authorization a third time.
I told him I'm not authorizing you. You sound scammy.
Then out of the blue he goes, "good job, this is a scam. How did I do? Did I do a good job?"
I just told him to frick off and hung up.
The phone number came up on caller ID as "google". So I answered it and a very articulate and officially sounding American guy was on the other end. He said he was calling from google security and that they received a flag that there have been several attempts of devices trying to log into my account and recommended that I update my password.
I replied good advice. I will update my password.
Then he continued that in order to make sure that no one as accessed my google account that google needs to put a 48 hour block on my account.
Once I heard that, it raised a red flag.
I asked him WTF does that mean.
He went on to explain but he was talking fast and I didn't really listen.
But while he was talking fast he was trying to log into my account and google sent a two factor authentication to my YT account to verify if it was me or someone I know trying to log into my account.
The guy said please accept the notification from YT.
I did not accept.
He replied, why did you decline the YT authorization? I'll send it again.
I declined again.
He said, you declined it again and sent the authorization a third time.
I told him I'm not authorizing you. You sound scammy.
Then out of the blue he goes, "good job, this is a scam. How did I do? Did I do a good job?"
I just told him to frick off and hung up.
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Posted on 5/23/25 at 8:56 am to southernboisb
Something is going on, I just recently started getting 10 or so Scam calls and 10 or so spam calls daily.
It's freaking annoying as hell
I found dialing #662# for TMobile stopped the scam calls, the spam still come through but my phone doesn't ring. It just shows them on the screen.
TMobile also has a free app Scam Shield
I had added my number to the do not call list with no luck
It's freaking annoying as hell
I found dialing #662# for TMobile stopped the scam calls, the spam still come through but my phone doesn't ring. It just shows them on the screen.
TMobile also has a free app Scam Shield
I had added my number to the do not call list with no luck
This post was edited on 5/23/25 at 9:00 am
Posted on 5/23/25 at 8:56 am to southernboisb
Android will allow you to do a Do-Not-Disturb mode that allows through Contacts only. It doesn't exactly block the calls, but it at least doesn't set off the ringer all day.
I'm sure Apple has something similar.
I'm sure Apple has something similar.
Posted on 5/23/25 at 8:59 am to Rekrul
Where did you get TC from?
Posted on 5/23/25 at 9:02 am to southernboisb
Answer the call and blast music or siren sounds as loud as possible into the phone.
Posted on 5/23/25 at 9:02 am to UptownJoeBrown
quote:
I don’t have a voicemail. Maybe this is the reason I don’t get that many spam calls like others do.
I don’t see the reason for voicemail anymore. Just send me a text if you can’t reach me by phone.
Yep. I've never set up the voicemail on the phone I have now. It was a new number when I got the phone, and since I don't have voicemail set up it will just ring forever if I don't answer a call. I think that has helped in not having this number added to lists as active.
This post was edited on 5/23/25 at 9:03 am
Posted on 5/23/25 at 9:02 am to GumboPot
quote:
He went on to explain but he was talking fast and I didn't really listen.
Like those tv commercials!
Posted on 5/23/25 at 9:04 am to BuckeyeGoon
If you answer, it acknowledges the # is a working #.
Posted on 5/23/25 at 9:05 am to southernboisb
I wonder how many car wrecks and deaths have been caused by a grandma seeing an area code she knows, and answers it in a panic while she's driving?
Posted on 5/23/25 at 9:10 am to TimeOutdoors
Mom died a few years ago - in her 80's - in nursing home hospice, and during that time we intercepted so many calls to her phone, just infested with scammers
Posted on 5/23/25 at 9:14 am to southernboisb
Sure if you don't like to have fun with the scammers and telemarketers that wouldn't be a good idea. Sometimes I like to answer and have fun with it.
I remember back in the late 90s/early 2000s when telemarketers were a big problem, me and my brothers would fight over who gets to answer when "unknown caller" showed up on the caller id. It was a free chance to just be a complete a-hole to someone, and they deserve it for trying to scam you first and calling to waste your time. Its not as fun now though since they're all foreigners.
I remember back in the late 90s/early 2000s when telemarketers were a big problem, me and my brothers would fight over who gets to answer when "unknown caller" showed up on the caller id. It was a free chance to just be a complete a-hole to someone, and they deserve it for trying to scam you first and calling to waste your time. Its not as fun now though since they're all foreigners.
Posted on 5/23/25 at 9:20 am to BuckeyeGoon
But today’s “callers” are those robo-caller setups.
Posted on 5/23/25 at 9:23 am to southernboisb
iPhone App Store
Posted on 5/23/25 at 9:45 am to Sasquatch45
quote:I usually whisper "Steve I'm glad you called. I'm not going to be able to get this body in one drum. I'm either going to have to use a tote or a second drum and a second drum means a lot more cuttin' "
Hello my name is Steve..
Hahahah
First thing i tell them if they are a real person
Your mom does dogs doggie style while eating a pork chop .
They think it’s funny!!
Posted on 5/23/25 at 9:48 am to southernboisb
The Do Not Call List doesn't seem to really work nowadays. I've been on it for years and was still getting 1-20 spam calls a day recently. I have a couple of apps (Active Armor, Call Protect) that help some.
Recently I was getting most of my spam calls from 3 different area codes. There is an app called Number Shield where you can enter the area code and the first 3 digits followed by #### and it will block all numbers coming in with that area code & prefix.
The best deterrent to go into your phone settings and turn the Silence Unknown Callers to On which means no calls will come through if they're not in your contacts.
Recently I was getting most of my spam calls from 3 different area codes. There is an app called Number Shield where you can enter the area code and the first 3 digits followed by #### and it will block all numbers coming in with that area code & prefix.
The best deterrent to go into your phone settings and turn the Silence Unknown Callers to On which means no calls will come through if they're not in your contacts.
Posted on 5/23/25 at 9:53 am to JYD
quote:TYVM!
There is an app called Number Shield where you can enter the area code and the first 3 digits followed by #### and it will block all numbers coming in with that area code & prefix.
Posted on 5/23/25 at 10:00 am to Sasquatch45
quote:
Hello my name is Steve..
Hahahah
First thing i tell them if they are a real person
Your mom does dogs doggie style while eating a pork chop .
They think it’s funny!!
Just delete it
By responding you're letting the spammers know it's a live number and you'll get more junk
Posted on 5/23/25 at 10:09 am to southernboisb
When they call, say “Pakistan is the greatest! We love Pakistan!”
Posted on 5/23/25 at 10:17 am to Grumpy Nemesis
quote:
Easily 90% of all Spam calls today are scams coming out of India and honestly at this point I'm just starting to hate Indian people in general because of it. Yeah that's irrational but Jesus Christ it's ridiculous and their country does nothing about it
I can no longer interact in public with a dot/Hindu without thinking they're trying to scam me.
Sad reality.
Posted on 5/23/25 at 10:49 am to southernboisb
Mine started 2 years ago. I get about 15 calls a day. I've never bought anything over the phone and never will. They don't care.
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