Robo Calls and Spam

jd50ae

Robo Calls.
OK. So Verizon and one or two carriers are now giving lip service to do something about it.
The carriers could stop all of it over night if they really wanted to.
So, it is just words.

Spam.
Email services could stop it overnight if they wanted to.
But I honestly believe at least one particular service is in cahoots with the jerks doing it.
The so called blockers they provide are a joke.
They know where the garbage originates and do nothing.

TX98Z28

I get a bunch of those damn calls everyday, its just ridiculous!

silvermouse

http://www.tampabay.com/news/nation/How-robo-call-moguls-outwitted-the-government-and-completely-wrecked-the-Do-Not-Call-list_164416195

jd50ae

silvermouse said:

http://www.tampabay.com/news/nation/How-robo-call-moguls-outwitted-the-government-and-completely-wrecked-the-Do-Not-Call-list_164416195

Love that DO-NOT-CALL list. Just a source for people to call, it is a joke.

jd50ae

I started getting spam with the word "PayPal" in the return address 2 and 3 times. Was getting up to 5 a day. No matter how I blocked them they got through.
Complained to PayPal and the response was "can't o anything about it". Let me see if I understand, someone is using "PayPal", your business name, and you can't/won't do anything about it?
I threatened to forward all correspondence to what ever agency I could find, anywhere. The fing emails stopped. I don't know if it was the implied threat or they just removed their heads from the dark space. Or, dare I say, they were the ones sending them.

Rhamlin

Drives me nuts!

First_Warrior

We get our share of robo calls. I have found that if I pick up the phone and don't say anything the auto robot usually disconnects. People we know will usually id themselves.  I think the bot is programed to respond to a voice. Sure wish I could send a bolt of electricity through the line and fry the bot.

Yakster

I do the same, answer, mute, put it on speaker, then hang up. I'd rather answer than have to go in an delete Robo voice mails later.

0patience

Got a call on my work phone from "Social Security" on my work cell phone.
They said my social security number has been frozen and to press 1 for more info.
So I press 1.
This guy comes on and says my social security number has been frozen because of suspicious activity.

Oh, well that sounds serious.

It is, he said. We need to double check our records to confirm that it isn't being used fraudulently.  

Well, that's a big word, hang on a second, I need to look that up.
Fra- Frad- Frad-U Frad-U-Lent Frad-U-Lent-Lee. Wow, that is a cool word. I'm gonna have to remember that word. Fraudulently. Fraudulently.

Sir, sir. We need to confirm you social security number.

Oh. Well, don't you govt folks have it? I mean, you called me.

Yes sir, but we need to confirm the number.

Ok, what is it?

Sir, what is what?

The number! The one you want me to confirm!

No sir, we need you to confirm the number on your social security card.

Ok, what is it?

No! Sir, please listen. We need to know what your social security number is.

Oh. Don't you got it? You called me. Hey! How do you know what my social security number is and how to call me?

It's on the record of the phone. The owner of the phone is who we are calling.

Ok, cause this is a work phone. You sure you're calling the right person?

Yes sir, what is your name?

Puddintane, ask me again and I'll tell you the same.
HA HA HA HA HA!!

*click*

Oh dammit, this was just getting fun.

jd50ae

Has anyone noticed robo and other assorted pain in the butt calls have fallen off?

A few weeks ago, when there was mention of a new law dealing with them, I cleared my blocked caller list, it was a big list. I have not received one single call, of that type, since I did. And I was getting 3 or 4 a week, sometimes that many in a day.

Edited. Added....And I was getting....

ShawnOL

Google calls me every day.  Pain in the *ss. 

NOGILLS2

I recently spent a few days in the hospital, and realized I received no robo calls for my entire stay. So I believe it has to do with location finder on your phone also.

BKDog

Folks probably don't know this yet, but all those apps they keep installing on their smart phones...aren't just for "helping you" do whatever it is you like to do. At work, they just announced a new HR app that everybody "needs" to install and use. I kindly declined, and my reason was simple: no smart phone, no app. Well, I do have one, it just sits in the truck all day and I only use it to *gasp* make phone calls.