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jerseymom wrote:
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jcneighbor wrote:
I must get 15+ spam calls a week like this. Always accented, many saying that they're calling from Microsoft and that my computer has reported a problem. Really? I've been in the IT Support business for decades, so I think it's hilarious.

These are almost always "Robo-Calls", meaning when you answer and say "Hello" there's a click and a brief pause and then someone starts talking. {They're dialing many numbers at once and waiting for one to be answered}.

If I'm not super-busy, I usually say something like "Yes, my computer IS having problems, please hold on while I start it up". 5 minutes later, I pick the phone and say "It's almost started, but it sure is slow". Then I put down the phone and walk away. I figure the longer I keep them on the line the fewer people they will annoy... It's kind of a "don't get mad, just get even" sort of thing...

I registered on Nomorobo.com a few months ago. No more robo calls. Your phone rings once and then it disconnects the caller. It's free and it works for me.

Never heard of it, but thanks. It asks for an email address. Any spamming issues as a result, or can you put in a bogus address?

jerseymom wrote:
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jcneighbor wrote:
I must get 15+ spam calls a week like this. Always accented, many saying that they're calling from Microsoft and that my computer has reported a problem. Really? I've been in the IT Support business for decades, so I think it's hilarious.

These are almost always "Robo-Calls", meaning when you answer and say "Hello" there's a click and a brief pause and then someone starts talking. {They're dialing many numbers at once and waiting for one to be answered}.

If I'm not super-busy, I usually say something like "Yes, my computer IS having problems, please hold on while I start it up". 5 minutes later, I pick the phone and say "It's almost started, but it sure is slow". Then I put down the phone and walk away. I figure the longer I keep them on the line the fewer people they will annoy... It's kind of a "don't get mad, just get even" sort of thing...

I registered on Nomorobo.com a few months ago. No more robo calls. Your phone rings once and then it disconnects the caller. It's free and it works for me.

jcneighbor wrote:
I must get 15+ spam calls a week like this. Always accented, many saying that they're calling from Microsoft and that my computer has reported a problem. Really? I've been in the IT Support business for decades, so I think it's hilarious.

These are almost always "Robo-Calls", meaning when you answer and say "Hello" there's a click and a brief pause and then someone starts talking. {They're dialing many numbers at once and waiting for one to be answered}.

If I'm not super-busy, I usually say something like "Yes, my computer IS having problems, please hold on while I start it up". 5 minutes later, I pick the phone and say "It's almost started, but it sure is slow". Then I put down the phone and walk away. I figure the longer I keep them on the line the fewer people they will annoy... It's kind of a "don't get mad, just get even" sort of thing...

stillinjc wrote:
Slight Caribbean accent. Emergency Call showed up on caller ID, but they've been known to forge that. The caller was insistent on knowing who she is speaking with despite being told that 911 was not called and there is no emergency.

stillinjc wrote:
A caller says: "you just called emergency" and tries to get information out of you. Asks "who am I speaking with, etc". Of course, no emergency number was called. Anybody got that scam? Or was it a mistake on part of an emergency operator?