This was years ago and this fool used his real number with Nevada area code.
I googled the number when you could do free accurate reverse look up.
I googled the number when you could do free accurate reverse look up.
Yep. And with AI, get ready to hear familiar voices from familiar numbers requesting money.
Immediately hang up and call said individual back.
I concur, report it. I reported an obvious scam. I had collected a bit of evidence. Reported to Sheriff. He was all over it. His M-i-L was scammed out of $13k. He didn't recover the $$$, but she doesn't get robo calls.
I used to ignore any number that wasn't in my contacts. With Wif's illness, too many Dr calls and I have to answer, now.
Many of the calls, I mess with them. Have been called racist and hung up on, many times. Those with strong accents are my favorites to insult.
The biggest problem, the more calls I answer, the more I receive. Confirmed active numbers sell for more.
Wif's number is 1 digit from mine. She will get an unknown number call. Seconds later, I get a call from same number.
I have received scam calls from my number and from Wif's number to my phone.
Most fun is answering a call and thick accent says, "this is Bob calling about"
I interrupt, "Bob? sounds like Habib."
Obviously irritated, they continue.
I interrupt, again, "can you get someone that speaks ENGLISH, I don't understand Habib."
Very Obviously irritated, they continue their script.
I interrupt, with a question about their product. Their demeanor gets friendlier, as they eagerly want to answer my most important question.
"Do you prefer camels or goats? Is the smell offensive or they don't object?"
Normal response is a string of expletives, yelling racist and phone disconnects.
One time, I received an immediate call back, from the number. "Hello, this is James, Bob's supervisor. He was very rude and I would like to help."
"Yes, he was rude. I asked a simple question and yelled, then hung up."
"Please Sir, let me help."
"Do you prefer sex with camels or goats?"
"You racist MF!" and a dead phone.
That number called Wif's phone. I answered, "is this Habib?"
Expletive and immediate disconnect.
I managed to keep a Medicare salesman on the phone for 45 minutes. Told them to mail me a ton of information. Finally, asked where they got my number. Told him I was 28 yo and didn't think I was eligible. He asked if I still wanted info mailed? Of course I did. What a maroon.
I used to ignore any number that wasn't in my contacts. With Wif's illness, too many Dr calls and I have to answer, now.
Many of the calls, I mess with them. Have been called racist and hung up on, many times. Those with strong accents are my favorites to insult.
The biggest problem, the more calls I answer, the more I receive. Confirmed active numbers sell for more.
Wif's number is 1 digit from mine. She will get an unknown number call. Seconds later, I get a call from same number.
I have received scam calls from my number and from Wif's number to my phone.
Most fun is answering a call and thick accent says, "this is Bob calling about"
I interrupt, "Bob? sounds like Habib."
Obviously irritated, they continue.
I interrupt, again, "can you get someone that speaks ENGLISH, I don't understand Habib."
Very Obviously irritated, they continue their script.
I interrupt, with a question about their product. Their demeanor gets friendlier, as they eagerly want to answer my most important question.
"Do you prefer camels or goats? Is the smell offensive or they don't object?"
Normal response is a string of expletives, yelling racist and phone disconnects.
One time, I received an immediate call back, from the number. "Hello, this is James, Bob's supervisor. He was very rude and I would like to help."
"Yes, he was rude. I asked a simple question and yelled, then hung up."
"Please Sir, let me help."
"Do you prefer sex with camels or goats?"
"You racist MF!" and a dead phone.
That number called Wif's phone. I answered, "is this Habib?"
Expletive and immediate disconnect.
I managed to keep a Medicare salesman on the phone for 45 minutes. Told them to mail me a ton of information. Finally, asked where they got my number. Told him I was 28 yo and didn't think I was eligible. He asked if I still wanted info mailed? Of course I did. What a maroon.
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Why? I’d rather talk to and be ripped off by ai than in-laws.
When I lived in Houston I got a lot of these calls. I started answering known callers with “Harris county sheriffs office” they would hang up instantly. it took about a week but I have never received another scam call.
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My wife and I got our new phone numbers at the same time when we switched carriers after our move. She probably gets 10 - 15 spam calls per day. I almost never get them. If I don't know the number I don't answer. If there's no voicemail, the number gets blocked. I can't even remember the last time I got a spam call. **Knocks on wood.**
Is there A/C in jail? PSO says they are cutting our power from 8AM to 12 PM tomorrow to do line maintenance. What a good idea to schedule this in the middle of a heat wave.,
