^^ This. The AG does go after these. Low hanging fruit I think. And if you're not on the state list, I'd suggest getting on it. More effective than the federal list in my experience.
Attorney General: About Do Not Call
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^^ This. The AG does go after these. Low hanging fruit I think. And if you're not on the state list, I'd suggest getting on it. More effective than the federal list in my experience.
Attorney General: About Do Not Call
Again, the trick is actually getting that information. Legitimate companies honor the Do Not Call lists (and/or requests to be removed from their lists) because they're legitimate. The scammers will not give you any information that can be used to track them down unless they are complete morons. They are very careful to never tell you anything useful and the CID info is always forged.
Bunnykid68
Grandmaster
Answer the phone like this "It's done, I didn't expect so much blood, I gotta get cleaning" then hang up
CathyInBlue
Grandmaster
There's a DMTF sequence that if it gets sent back to the calling device is interpretted as coming from the telco itself and is used to indicate that the phone number doesn't go to any actual line. If I had caller ID on my landline, I'd insure that any call that didn't have caller ID info would get that sounder right before the answering machine picked up the line and started the regular salutation.
There are off-the-shelf products that you install in front of your answering machine that will produce that tone. I'll see if I can find a link.
EDIT: Here's a wikipedia page on it. If you want to buy one, I'm sure you know how to work the Goog.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TeleZapper
I'm surprised no one posted this yet.
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Nope. It's not worth it to me, besides I can use it against her in court if it comes down to it.You do rat here location to them yes.......
If I am busy, I hang up.
But if I have time...
I just LOVE to annoy with telemarketers.
I will usually talk to them for a few seconds then, after they get into their script, I lay the phone down.
Sometimes they can go for several minutes once they have engaged in the spiel.
I seldom get a call back when I do that.
This is really fun if you have time:
Talk to them until they get started, but stay on the line.
After a while, they will ask a question or do something that demands a response from you.
Wait until they ask the question 2 times then make up some excuse like "I'm sorry, my cat was caught in the treadmill. Can you start over?
They very seldom start over.
I get very few harassing calls anymore and I am convinced that they KNOW I am nuts and avoid me.
Terry Meiners from WHAS in Louisville used to record telemarketer calls.
It was a few years ago and I can't find any with my google fu.
He was a master and has some recordings that are worthwhile if you can find them.
But if I have time...
I just LOVE to annoy with telemarketers.
I will usually talk to them for a few seconds then, after they get into their script, I lay the phone down.
Sometimes they can go for several minutes once they have engaged in the spiel.
I seldom get a call back when I do that.
This is really fun if you have time:
Talk to them until they get started, but stay on the line.
After a while, they will ask a question or do something that demands a response from you.
Wait until they ask the question 2 times then make up some excuse like "I'm sorry, my cat was caught in the treadmill. Can you start over?
They very seldom start over.
I get very few harassing calls anymore and I am convinced that they KNOW I am nuts and avoid me.
Terry Meiners from WHAS in Louisville used to record telemarketer calls.
It was a few years ago and I can't find any with my google fu.
He was a master and has some recordings that are worthwhile if you can find them.
If you're on AT&T U-verse (and the lines of many other providers if you have caller ID) there's also an anonymous call rejection feature. See here:
Welcome to your AT&T U-verse features guide | Voice | Screen and block calls
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_call_rejection
And here's a handy little device that will block anonymous/unidentified numbers:
Block unwanted calls and stop junk faxes - with or without Caller ID - before your phone rings
Welcome to your AT&T U-verse features guide | Voice | Screen and block calls
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_call_rejection
And here's a handy little device that will block anonymous/unidentified numbers:
Block unwanted calls and stop junk faxes - with or without Caller ID - before your phone rings
I have a google voice number that I give out anytime I need to give my number to a company, website, or anyone that i don't know or trust
Its free and you can block numbers
I don't get spam calls at all on my real number, and I get a spam call on my google voice number i just block it
Really handy for posting or answering CL ads
Its free and you can block numbers
I don't get spam calls at all on my real number, and I get a spam call on my google voice number i just block it
Really handy for posting or answering CL ads
The last time I received a call from "card services," I demanded to know why I hadn't received my money. I told them I had given them all my information and they had promised to put $5,000 in my account and I wanted to know where it was. I kept insisting until she hung up.
We'll see...
We'll see...
is this the penis pill company? i'm ready to give my satisfied customer testimonial. you recording? ok, 3, 2, 1, before i bought my first bottle of jackhammer 3000, my girlfriend used to be unsatisfied with our sex life. it used to take a roll of aluminum foil, a 9-volt battery, and a tape of last year's kentucky derby just to- hello? you still there?
I get similar calls all the time on my cell phone. I have a couple different contacts saved labled "Junk". On an android phone, you can automagically forward saved contacts straight to voicemail. I also use Google Voice for my voicemail, and have it set to delete any voicemails from "Junk". I don't hear a ring, nor get a voicemail, after I add them.
I'm in the same camp as most others.. if I don't recognize the number, I just don't answer it. If you're not in my phonebook, and I'm not expecting a call, my phone gets pretty well ignored.
I'm in the same camp as most others.. if I don't recognize the number, I just don't answer it. If you're not in my phonebook, and I'm not expecting a call, my phone gets pretty well ignored.
