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Packerjohn

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Yesterday I got a phone call from a lady with a slight foreign accent. Basically, she said, "$290 will be withdrawn from your account. If you need to speak with someone about this, press 2." What a bunch of crap! Don't these people ever give up? Guess they don't. I hung up real fast & certainly didn't press "2." First, she never identified who she was & did not say what account? The trouble with modern technology is that these types of scams are on the increase. You have been warned. Never, never give any banking nor any personal information to these scumbags. They need a real job; not ripping off the public.
 

On the rare occasion I answer an unknown phone number...I say in a loud voice Hola. If it's a robot I hang up...if a person that keeps talking in English I keep repeating Hola over and over until they finally disconnect. 😁 [saying hello in any language other than the callers would work too]. English is my only language...Spanish...not so much...:)
 
Hapiguy said:
On the rare occasion I answer an unknown phone number...I say in a loud voice Hola. If it's a robot I hang up...if a person that keeps talking in English I keep repeating Hola over and over until they finally disconnect. 😁 [saying hello in any language other than the callers would work too]. English is my only language...Spanish...not so much...:)
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That’s a new technique. Good one, Hapiguy.
 
Packerjohn said:
Yesterday I got a phone call from a lady with a slight foreign accent. Basically, she said, "$290 will be withdrawn from your account. If you need to speak with someone about this, press 2." What a bunch of crap! Don't these people ever give up? Guess they don't. I hung up real fast & certainly didn't press "2." First, she never identified who she was & did not say what account? The trouble with modern technology is that these types of scams are on the increase. You have been warned. Never, never give any banking nor any personal information to these scumbags. They need a real job; not ripping off the public.
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One reason these scams are on the increase is that any fool can purchase the equipment necessary to auto-dial and play a recorded message. A lot of the crap that goes on, including spreading viruses and that sort of thing are done by people who really have little understanding of the equipment/software they are using to perpetrate these things. They are too stupid and/or too lazy to get training for any kind of real job, and therefore resort to this sort of activity. If they really understood the technology they are using, they could get real jobs in technology and have something to look forward to as they grew into their careers and (hopefully) matured in the process.

Tony
 
Come the end of June, 2021 telecom companies will have to ensure their systems no longer support the caller ID spoofing that's currently possible. This may help with the type of call you got as well. The policy is abbreviated as STIR/SHAKEN and you can learn more about it here. https://www.fcc.gov/call-authentication

It might be more to combat robocalls, but it might help with the other types of calls too.
 
Since I put a call blocker on our phone, last Fall, we have received well over 500 of these stupid calls. We just look at the caller ID, and if it's a number we don't recognize, we let them leave a message....seldom does that happen, then we block it. Once in awhile, especially if its a "local" number, I look it up on the Internet, and invariably the number shows No Name Associated with the Number. I guess these hackers mostly use numbers that aren't already assigned.

Once in awhile, if I'm feeling ornery, I will answer the call, and the caller usually has an accent from India. I lead them on for a few minutes, never divulging any personal information, then when I get tired of listening to their crap I tell them "If you promise Not to get emotionally involved, You can Ki$$ My A$$". That quickly gets a "click".
 
Don M. said:
Since I put a call blocker on our phone, last Fall, we have received well over 500 of these stupid calls. We just look at the caller ID, and if it's a number we don't recognize, we let them leave a message....seldom does that happen, then we block it. Once in awhile, especially if its a "local" number, I look it up on the Internet, and invariably the number shows No Name Associated with the Number. I guess these hackers mostly use numbers that aren't already assigned.

Once in awhile, if I'm feeling ornery, I will answer the call, and the caller usually has an accent from India. I lead them on for a few minutes, never divulging any personal information, then when I get tired of listening to their crap I tell them "If you promise Not to get emotionally involved, You can Ki$$ My A$$". That quickly gets a "click".Leading a caller on never worked for me...it did however increase the number of "stupid calls" I received.
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Leading a caller on never worked for me...it did seem however to increase the number of "stupid calls" I received. 😖
 
Hapiguy said:
Leading a caller on never worked for me...it did seem however to increase the number of "stupid calls" I received.
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Yup, when someone Does answer the phone, it shows these thieves that this May be a person ripe for scamming. IF/When I decide to "play" with one of these crooks, my phone gets an increase in these calls for days. Best to just let it ring, and ignore the fools.
 
Hapiguy said:
On the rare occasion I answer an unknown phone number...I say in a loud voice Hola. If it's a robot I hang up...if a person that keeps talking in English I keep repeating Hola over and over until they finally disconnect. 😁 [saying hello in any language other than the callers would work too]. English is my only language...Spanish...not so much...:)
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I answer with "Bueno", which a lot of Spanish speakers use to answer their phone
 
asp3 said:
Come the end of June, 2021 telecom companies will have to ensure their systems no longer support the caller ID spoofing that's currently possible. This may help with the type of call you got as well. The policy is abbreviated as STIR/SHAKEN and you can learn more about it here. https://www.fcc.gov/call-authentication

It might be more to combat robocalls, but it might help with the other types of calls too.
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Now, finally, we have some good news. Thanks for the info.

Tony
 
I let my phone ring twice and the answering machine picks up. If I recognize the voice I answer. Otherwise,no.
 
A number of years ago when I had a land line I received a call from a gentleman who claimed to be working for Windows and I needed to type a URL on my computer. I told him that Windows is not a company but an operating system. Be corrected me and stated that my IP address had been hacked and I needed to correct the problem by doing what he told me to type. I then explained (needless to say I knew this was a scam and I was just wasting his time) that I have multiple devices and I needed to know which IP address had been hacked. He explained that it didn't matter as long as I typed a URL on any computer. I then had him repeat the URL over the phone three times before he got frustrated with my poor hearing and hung up.

I feel bad for the people that fall for these scams.
 
Hapiguy said:
On the rare occasion I answer an unknown phone number...I say in a loud voice Hola. If it's a robot I hang up...if a person that keeps talking in English I keep repeating Hola over and over until they finally disconnect. 😁 [saying hello in any language other than the callers would work too]. English is my only language...Spanish...not so much...:)
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you should see what my father does to them. lol!
 
If I get a call from a strange unknown number I usually answer with one word "Speak" They hang up real quick.

Never ever answer any of their questions with Yes as they can record your answer.
 

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