Scammers telephoning

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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Btw, I took note of the numbers and date/time and reported it to Telstra's abuse team.
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  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,130
    I realized that more than 90% of the calls I was receiving on my landline were spam. So I cancelled voicemail and turned off the ringer, and gave my cell number to people who actually have a reason to call me. I use the landline for outgoing calls only. (Yes, it's on the "do not call" registry; scammers don't care.)

    Of course, now I'm getting spam calls on my cell phone, but those are easy to reject. I only answer if I know who's calling. Otherwise, if it's important, they will leave a message.
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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,598
    curmudgeoness said:
    I realized that more than 90% of the calls I was receiving on my landline were spam. So I cancelled voicemail and turned off the ringer, and gave my cell number to people who actually have a reason to call me. I use the landline for outgoing calls only. (Yes, it's on the "do not call" registry; scammers don't care.)

    Of course, now I'm getting spam calls on my cell phone, but those are easy to reject. I only answer if I know who's calling. Otherwise, if it's important, they will leave a message.
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  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,293
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    I answer the call and i don't say a word. They usually hang up after a few seconds or so. I was getting way too many Voice Mails from them when i ignored the call, so if i answer  they can't leave a voice mail. Not answering, IMO, does not prevent these calls. I don't think it's ever gonna stop.

    Answering, I believe,  tells them they have a live person there and your number then becomes more valuable to other spammers.
    I've done the the no answering for long periods of time, and that doesn't prevent the calls.In fact when i didn't answer and Blocked the number, my auto reject box was so filled i had to delete older blocked numbers. Like i said: I don't think it's  ever gonna  stop.

    Answering is doing more harm than not though.
    With all due respect, but i guess you  didn't read what i posted about getting calls and not answering? It did not matter if i answered or not, they still call.  And, they're always gonna call. It SUCKS but ther is no way around it.


  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,598
    ^^
    https://www.bbb.org/en/us/article/news-releases/16670-a-new-kind-of-caller-id-spoofing-neighbor-spoofing


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  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,293
    The Juggler said:
    ^^
    https://www.bbb.org/en/us/article/news-releases/16670-a-new-kind-of-caller-id-spoofing-neighbor-spoofing




    Well, i told you MY experience in my earlier post(I've done the NO answering of the phone and it did not matter as they STILL call). I wish i was lying, but i'm not.
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,598
    cutz said:
    The Juggler said:
    ^^
    https://www.bbb.org/en/us/article/news-releases/16670-a-new-kind-of-caller-id-spoofing-neighbor-spoofing




    Well, i told you MY experience in my earlier post(I've done the NO answering of the phone and it did not matter as they STILL call). I wish i was lying, but i'm not.
    Haha...I’m not saying you’re lying. I’m saying answering isn’t helping, it’s making it worse because now they know it’s a live phone line. So you’re number becomes more valuable to other scammers hoping to eventually sucker you into something. 
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  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,293
    ^^^^^I can't explain it any better as i've told you that they still call when i do not answer.^^^^>Ther just TOO many scammers doing it.
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,598
    cutz said:
    ^^^^^I can't explain it any better as i've told you that they still call when i do not answer.^^^^>Ther just TOO many scammers doing it.
    I’m not saying it will stop if you don’t answer. I’m simply saying answering makes it worse because you’re basically telling them they have a better shot at scamming your phone number than one that doesn’t answer any of their calls. 


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  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,293
    The Juggler said:
    cutz said:
    ^^^^^I can't explain it any better as i've told you that they still call when i do not answer.^^^^>Ther just TOO many scammers doing it.
    I’m not saying it will stop if you don’t answer. I’m simply saying answering makes it worse because you’re basically telling them they have a better shot at scamming your phone number than one that doesn’t answer any of their calls. 


    HAHAHA>Thanks for playing, Jug.
  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,224
    Thankfully, I don't get scammers calling my cell phone. I do get a lot of wrong numbers because my number is 1 digit different than a local auto parts store. I don't answer numbers that I don't recognize and more than half of them leave a voice mail looking for some part. Delete delete delete.

    Still have a landline (for some reason my wife is very hesitant to give that up) and we get 2 scammers in particular. The first is "Windows" calling to tell me that my computer is racked with viruses, malware, etc. I'm in IT and wanted to know exactly what they were trying to do. I figured they would tell me to download their antivirus, which, of course would be a virus itself. Turns out they were getting people to turn on remote access so they could take over your machine. When i had enough and busted the scammer for being a POS and preying on people that don't know better, he got extremely pissed off and almost violent sounding. The second call is the "IRS" telling me I'm behind 5 years on paying taxes and will go to jail if I don't settle it right then or there. I tell them to send the authorities to come get me and hang up.
  • bluegrace
    bluegrace Posts: 2,357
    Got a call from Armenia today. Obviously didn't answer. Been told that the scammers can choose collect call, and then you all of a sudden owe them lots of money if you answer.
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,760
    I get scammy phone calls a lot lately. All last week I was getting 3 calls a day that are just a recording in Chinese. Apparently it's a fraud scam aimed at Chinese people, and they seem to have unlimited local numbers to call from. Every time I get the call I block the number, but then 3 hours later I get the same call from a new local number. It's really annoying. But it's fallen off in the last few days... perhaps I finally blocked all their numbers. I hope so!
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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,598
    PJ_Soul said:
    I get scammy phone calls a lot lately. All last week I was getting 3 calls a day that are just a recording in Chinese. Apparently it's a fraud scam aimed at Chinese people, and they seem to have unlimited local numbers to call from. Every time I get the call I block the number, but then 3 hours later I get the same call from a new local number. It's really annoying. But it's fallen off in the last few days... perhaps I finally blocked all their numbers. I hope so!

    Your name isn't Donna Chang is it?
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,760
    The Juggler said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    I get scammy phone calls a lot lately. All last week I was getting 3 calls a day that are just a recording in Chinese. Apparently it's a fraud scam aimed at Chinese people, and they seem to have unlimited local numbers to call from. Every time I get the call I block the number, but then 3 hours later I get the same call from a new local number. It's really annoying. But it's fallen off in the last few days... perhaps I finally blocked all their numbers. I hope so!

    Your name isn't Donna Chang is it?
    Well my original name is Changstein, but I don't know what that's got to do with anything.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,598
    PJ_Soul said:
    The Juggler said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    I get scammy phone calls a lot lately. All last week I was getting 3 calls a day that are just a recording in Chinese. Apparently it's a fraud scam aimed at Chinese people, and they seem to have unlimited local numbers to call from. Every time I get the call I block the number, but then 3 hours later I get the same call from a new local number. It's really annoying. But it's fallen off in the last few days... perhaps I finally blocked all their numbers. I hope so!

    Your name isn't Donna Chang is it?
    Well my original name is Changstein, but I don't know what that's got to do with anything.

    Maybe the rines were crossed.
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,760
    The Juggler said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    The Juggler said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    I get scammy phone calls a lot lately. All last week I was getting 3 calls a day that are just a recording in Chinese. Apparently it's a fraud scam aimed at Chinese people, and they seem to have unlimited local numbers to call from. Every time I get the call I block the number, but then 3 hours later I get the same call from a new local number. It's really annoying. But it's fallen off in the last few days... perhaps I finally blocked all their numbers. I hope so!

    Your name isn't Donna Chang is it?
    Well my original name is Changstein, but I don't know what that's got to do with anything.

    Maybe the rines were crossed.
    Whatever it is, it's getting ridicruous.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 17,921
    The Juggler said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    The Juggler said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    I get scammy phone calls a lot lately. All last week I was getting 3 calls a day that are just a recording in Chinese. Apparently it's a fraud scam aimed at Chinese people, and they seem to have unlimited local numbers to call from. Every time I get the call I block the number, but then 3 hours later I get the same call from a new local number. It's really annoying. But it's fallen off in the last few days... perhaps I finally blocked all their numbers. I hope so!

    Your name isn't Donna Chang is it?
    Well my original name is Changstein, but I don't know what that's got to do with anything.

    Maybe the rines were crossed.

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  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,130
    PJ_Soul said:
    I get scammy phone calls a lot lately. All last week I was getting 3 calls a day that are just a recording in Chinese. Apparently it's a fraud scam aimed at Chinese people, and they seem to have unlimited local numbers to call from. Every time I get the call I block the number, but then 3 hours later I get the same call from a new local number. It's really annoying. But it's fallen off in the last few days... perhaps I finally blocked all their numbers. I hope so!

    I've been getting those, too.
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    mace1229 Posts: 9,905
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