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Re: Robo-calls [Re: Sorta Blonde] #949000
04/08/14 01:38 PM
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Some sneaky companies change their 'names' on the called ID so you don't recognize them. A 'home improvement' group (legit) comes up with several different names when I see them. They also use different numbers, but they all come back to the same address. Aggressive guys. Been after me for 4 years.

AND worse yet, Scam on my tenant's. Little mom stopped me today and said someone called about windows. Dunno if they were the 'microsoft virus' stuff or real windows. She told them she was a renter and they asked her HOW MUCH she paid each month! Thank goodness she didn't tell them anything, but she was concerned. I told her to just hang up next time. BUT then she told me her son (58) is sending money about twice a month to the 'Policeman's Fund'! OUR Fire and Police never call for money. This is a total scam and he is thinking he's helping someone. He's unemployed, barely making it and he's being scammed. I must talk to him in person. Mom probably won't explain it correctly. We have TV warnings about the Police and Fire, etc. not soliciting by phone and to beware if you get a call. He must have missed the announcements. Sigh.


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Re: Robo-calls [Re: Sorta Blonde] #949007
04/08/14 02:07 PM
04/08/14 02:07 PM
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Homer, I do have a couple acquaintances that call and have their name and number blocked. They quickly found out if they want to speak to me you will have to show who you are. Never understood why they do that especially since I have their number. lol


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Re: Robo-calls [Re: Homer6] #949064
04/08/14 06:52 PM
04/08/14 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted By: Homer6
I know some people have their caller ID set so the person they're calling can't see the callers' name, which in a way is fine. But if it's a company/corporation/business, why wouldn't they be proud to announce who they are? It might help alleviate many missed calls.


I use a facility available from my phone company (for a small cost) which "tells" anyone who calls without showing their number that their call won't be put through until they do.


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Re: Robo-calls [Re: Mad] #949087
04/09/14 01:10 AM
04/09/14 01:10 AM
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We too have family who block their caller ID, and as usual, we miss their call because our caller ID displays "Unknown caller." In our house, "Unknown caller" means the answering machine goes to work.

That's interesting, Mad. It's something I'd never heard of before. But it is a very good way to cut down frivolous calls. Hopefully.


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Re: Robo-calls [Re: Sorta Blonde] #949160
04/09/14 09:58 AM
04/09/14 09:58 AM
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I'd pay to have it!


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Re: Robo-calls [Re: Draclvr] #949181
04/09/14 11:46 AM
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We had a call this morning, an unknown caller. Like 800 numbers, these are reaching the top of my limit so I answered the phone. As I said in an earlier post, I said "hello" twice and received no reply so I hung up. I'm guessing it was from a company using automated callers, with a human sitting there trying to play catchup when a call is answered. Ah, well, to bad. They missed my morning attitude to these type callers.


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Re: Robo-calls [Re: Sorta Blonde] #949398
04/10/14 01:16 PM
04/10/14 01:16 PM
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I've received calls saying I won a trip. I say thank you very much, just send me the tickets, and I hang up. The tickets never arrive.

A friend of mine also received a call similar to this. She was told she had to pick them up at a downtown hotel where she would be celebrated with a dinner. She actually did go but had to sit through a presentation where the group wanted to sell her a Florida property. She got fed up and wanted to leave early but they tried to bar her from leaving until the presentation was over. That is scary. I would have whipped out my cell phone and called the police saying I was being held against my will.

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Re: Robo-calls [Re: Sorta Blonde] #949643
04/11/14 07:08 PM
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Yesterday, I got another 'frequent' caller from someone who said she was working 'with' our local power company and was offering to lower my rates IF I paid over 100 bucks a month for my power bills. I told her I wasn't even close to that and said I'd like my phone number removed from their list. Soooo today they call AGAIN. This time to 'verify' information before removing my name. I was not about to tell her details of the exact amount of my bills nor anything else. She was on the verge of being very pushy and wouldn't remove my name unless I answered her question. So I asked if she could mail me something instead. She agreed and I'm anxiously waiting for the 'advertising' she will mail me. She already had my address (I wouldn't give it to her), but she told me the correct info.

So then I called my power company and they confirmed this was a telemarketer and had nothing to do with my power bills or anything else. They try to convince you they work for your area's power provider, but are actually selling solar panel systems.

Then I looked up the phone number on my caller list and found that I get calls from very similar numbers from the same city nearby frequently. Checked on the web and found a million complaints about this company which goes by about 6 different titles that they know of. Reputable company, but very pushy.

Also found out that if you get 'nasty' with them, they will make your life miserable. One guy gets calls now every morning at 8:15am and they are all hangups or dead lines. I get the picture. This gal today wasn't nice and wasn't taking no for an answer. Can hardly wait till I get the 'brochure'. rotfl


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Re: Robo-calls [Re: Sorta Blonde] #949737
04/12/14 06:30 PM
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But here's the deal... the law is that unless you have a previous business relationship with the company, they are in violation of the Do Not Call laws. If you report them to the CA AGO, they may get a conviction like I got here in MO. There are also "rules" that they cannot call before 9:00 am too. So they are in violation of several provisions of the national Do Not Call law. Report 'em!


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Re: Robo-calls [Re: Sorta Blonde] #949810
04/13/14 10:51 AM
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We get calls once in a while with the number 1.111.111.1111. Never have answered them. Thank you U-Verse for caller ID.


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Re: Robo-calls [Re: Sorta Blonde] #949812
04/13/14 11:09 AM
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I've even gotten them with 0-000-000-0000! They are technically required by the Do Not Call law to display a number and zero is a number!


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Re: Robo-calls [Re: Draclvr] #949882
04/14/14 02:37 AM
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Something else in today's electronic environment. With electronic telephone switches, all calls are recorded. That is, calls from one place to another are recorded. So even if someone just calls and hangs up, that call is recorded. This means if you're receiving a lot of calls that are hang ups or a dead line, the call back to the caller is logged on the phone company's equipment. And can be retrieved by the proper authorities. So if you're getting these type calls, start by contacting your phone company and let them know what's happening. If they aren't any help, then contact your state corporation commission, or whoever regulates the phone industry. Somewhere, someone is working to put a stop to this garbage.


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Re: Robo-calls [Re: Sorta Blonde] #949886
04/14/14 03:45 AM
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I got a call yesterday and the phone number was 123 456 7890. I laughed when I saw it. I just let my answering machine get my calls now. If it's someone I know, they'll leave a message.


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Re: Robo-calls [Re: Sorta Blonde] #949942
04/14/14 10:52 AM
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If your state's Attorney General's Office doesn't have a reporting mechanism, report these calls here...

FCC Do Not Call Complaints


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Re: Robo-calls [Re: Sorta Blonde] #949946
04/14/14 11:10 AM
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Thanks Drac....I usually only answer numbers I recognize now...


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Re: Robo-calls [Re: Sorta Blonde] #949950
04/14/14 11:24 AM
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I don't answer them either - I find if I do, they tend to call back several times a day. Maybe something to do with them now knowing there is a human at the end of the call. But after the successful prosecution of one of my reported numbers, I now report them all.


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