Fishing phone calls?

[Duckshot]

When telemarketers call I usually tell them I got to fetch my credit card, then walk away and leave the marketer on hold for as long as possible before hanging up. When survey is requested I usually inform the surveyor that I charge $49 to answer surveys. But I am not sure what to do about the fishing calls that say they are taking action against me. The number they call from does not answer and the number they asked me to call is not a valid number. I sent a threatening "cease and desist" text to the number they were calling from and it seemed to go through so I suspect the robo-calls are coming from a cell line. We will see.

I want these calls to stop. The phone time is costing me money. Should I contact my lawyer or just call the FCC? What would you do?

 

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[Chadeaux]

When someone with a heavy middle eastern accent calls about my computer sending out viruses, I usually play a soundtrack of screaming camels into the phone. One of them didn't hang up so I asked why.

He said: "Because it made me homesick."

 

[smokeythecat]

When I got one of the you're going to be served today messages, I said some choice words into the atmosphere and slammed down the phone line. Everything is a scam.

NOTE TO EVERYONE: Computers do not broadcast, so if you get the pop up that freezes everything pull the plug on the computer immediately and pray they didn't freeze it up.

Had that happen to me, pulled the plug, counted to ten, booted it up and ran my antivirus and it cleaned it out. Otherwise it's take it to the store to have it fixed. There is something called Foolish IT I have installed which blocks all that stuff now. Have to turn it off for a download too.

 

[Oddjob]

When I got one of the you're going to be served today messages, I said some choice words into the atmosphere and slammed down the phone line. Everything is a scam.

NOTE TO EVERYONE: Computers do not broadcast, so if you get the pop up that freezes everything pull the plug on the computer immediately and pray they didn't freeze it up.

Had that happen to me, pulled the plug, counted to ten, booted it up and ran my antivirus and it cleaned it out. Otherwise it's take it to the store to have it fixed. There is something called Foolish IT I have installed which blocks all that stuff now. Have to turn it off for a download too.

I use Redhat, never had such an issue before.

 

[smokeythecat]

These bad dudes prey on older folks too. Gotta a special place in perdition for them.

 

[Chadeaux]

When I got one of the you're going to be served today messages, I said some choice words into the atmosphere and slammed down the phone line. Everything is a scam.

NOTE TO EVERYONE: Computers do not broadcast, so if you get the pop up that freezes everything pull the plug on the computer immediately and pray they didn't freeze it up.

Had that happen to me, pulled the plug, counted to ten, booted it up and ran my antivirus and it cleaned it out. Otherwise it's take it to the store to have it fixed. There is something called Foolish IT I have installed which blocks all that stuff now. Have to turn it off for a download too.

Yeah, I'm the guy at the store who fixes them and gets the viruses out. I've cleaned out lots of their garbage in the last couple of years. When someone calls about their computer problems, I ask them if they let someone else access their computer to clean it out. If they say yes, I explain how Microsoft doesn't care about their computer sending out viruses, and definitely would never call them if it were.

Depending on which virus (and yes, there are different ones used), it can sometimes take a few hours to "save" their pictures while cleaning the computer. I always cap my charges at two hours, but they are told that I have a 6 hour maximum that I will spend working on any computer during its lifetime. They've use 5 of their hours.

 

[FFFPatriot]

You could keep an air horn handy, and blast it into the mouth piece when they call. I'd keep a pair of ear muffs wrapped around the air horn can, so they're readily handy for when they call.
Might be worth a shot, er... "BLAST!"

 

[boogeyman]

Telemarketers and especially poll takers - Get the reverse questionnaire you answer mine then I'll answer yours. #1. When did your parents first tell you you were molested by your grandfather? #2 How many women / men have told you you were a hobo sexual? Don't know what a hobo sexual is? It's a bum F***.

Hold on a sec! Dribble water in the toilet for what you figure is long enough for a large elephant to empty his bladder with a pfft or two, and some grunts and groans for effect.

My favorite for when I get surprised by a spoofed number is "Mom? Mom? Mom is that you? You're not my mom? Can you help me find my mommy? Why won't you help me find my mom? My mommy told me you were a jerk. I want my Mommy!!! If they stay on this long, Did you touch my Mommys naughty spot? I'm telling uncle Chuck he's a police man. Never got any further than this!!

Trust me! You just gotta have fun with it!! Don't get POed just imagine the look on their faces!!!!!

 

[Duckshot]

Trust me! You just gotta have fun with it!! Don't get POed just imagine the look on their faces!!!!!

Oh. That might work.

Finally got a live body. Told her my lawyer was gonna take her purse away.

 

[against the wind]

If I don't recognize the number, , I let it go into voice mail. If they don't leave a message, I add that number to "automatic reject list" and then delete.