For Telemarketers

[JoeUSooner]

Excellent point. For me, though, refusing to answer (and my phone annotates most such calls as "Scam Likely") has not reduced the volume of robocalls I receive. You seem to have better luck along that line.

 

[CHenry]

When they ask for me by name I say "hold on and I'll get him" then I'll put the phone down for about 5 min.
Pick it back up and say "are you there"
"yes"
"okay, hang on, he was busy but he's coming"
I repeat this for as long as it takes for them to hang up, wasting their time lol.

 

[Jestik]

I had one of those people call you offer to buy your house, except he had the wrong address. So I haggle with him a bit and then I'm like "Let's do it." He ended up having his American boss call me back, who I then informed that I don't actually own the house that they spoke to me about.
I enjoyed it and had a laugh.

 

[JZPD918]

I could be way off, but I have always been under the assumption that if you never answer their calls, then eventually they remove your number from the database so as not to waist time in the future.

I think they just keep calling unfortunately.

 

[CHenry]

I have seen a huge decrease in spam calls recently. Coincidence or not, I noticed this right after I retired.

 

[kingfish]

I think they just keep calling unfortunately.

All I know is I get less than one a week, so I must be doing something right.

 

[JZPD918]

All I know is I get less than one a week, so I must be doing something right.

Can’t beat that!

 

[CHenry]

All I know is I get less than one a week, so I must be doing something right.

Me as well, in fact some weeks, none. Used to be 3-4 a day

 

[Snattlerake]

ROBBERY HOMICIDE... Franks, can I help you?


~click~

 

[1911DA]

My favorite response if l get a supposed human is an aerosol boat horn that seems to make em hang up.......if its a robo call depending on my mood I'll keep on the line as long as l can or just hang up on em.