tloonya
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Post by tloonya on Feb 21, 2014 12:31:09 GMT -5
How ta heck this phone number existed when they called ME but when I call back it does not exist  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2014 12:32:44 GMT -5
KGB?  How about one of those burner phones? |
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mollyanna58
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Post by mollyanna58 on Feb 21, 2014 12:33:08 GMT -5
Couple of choices.
1) Dishonest telemarketers can somehow hack phone lines, so when you try to call them back, the number doesn't work.
2) Maybe you misdialed.
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Post by mollyanna58 on Feb 21, 2014 12:34:48 GMT -5
They're always talking about burner phones on crime shows. What are they? Pay by the minute service that someone just tosses away?
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tloonya
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Post by tloonya on Feb 21, 2014 12:56:08 GMT -5
Couple of choices. 1) Dishonest telemarketers can somehow hack phone lines, so when you try to call them back, the number doesn't work. 2) Maybe you misdialed. No, I called back, no misdialing here! It happened before. It annoys heck out of me!!! |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2014 12:58:19 GMT -5
They're always talking about burner phones on crime shows. What are they? Pay by the minute service that someone just tosses away? From the web: burner phones are prepaid cell phones specifically purchased to be used briefly and then replaced. |
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Post by tloonya on Feb 21, 2014 13:01:30 GMT -5
They're always talking about burner phones on crime shows. What are they? Pay by the minute service that someone just tosses away? From the web: burner phones are prepaid cell phones specifically purchased to be used briefly and then replaced. ...every 5 seconds? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2014 13:03:01 GMT -5
hang on....I have to buy a new phone before I can answer you!  |
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tloonya
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Post by tloonya on Feb 21, 2014 13:55:35 GMT -5
hang on....I have to buy a new phone before I can answer you! No, seriously! Like if I call back (to see who they are) right at the moment - they had tossed the phone already |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2014 13:56:24 GMT -5
Sure, why not.  |
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mollyanna58
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Post by mollyanna58 on Feb 21, 2014 14:01:46 GMT -5
I usually don't return calls if I don't recognize the number. Most seem to be from out of my area, based on the area codes, so I assume they are telemarketers or scammers. There was a scam recently publicized called a "one ring" scam. The phone rings once; you try to call the number back, and get an adult entertainment phone line in Aruba or someplace; and get a very large phone bill.
If it's a legitimate call, the person will either leave a message or call back later.
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Post by Blonde Granny on Feb 21, 2014 14:05:58 GMT -5
I don't answer any phone calls I don't recognize and I NEVER call the number back. What I do is go to att.net and block the offending number from getting thru again.
The last call I received yesterday (doing a google search) showed it was a collection agency that specializes in collecting debts from dead people...and they hope you are a relative and will feel so bad you will actually pay them money you don't owe. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2014 14:07:05 GMT -5
I usually don't return calls if I don't recognize the number. Most seem to be from out of my area, based on the area codes, so I assume they are telemarketers or scammers. There was a scam recently publicized called a "one ring" scam. The phone rings once; you try to call the number back, and get an adult entertainment phone line in Aruba or someplace; and get a very large phone bill. If it's a legitimate call, the person will either leave a message or call back later. I agree with this. |
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Post by justme on Feb 21, 2014 14:09:38 GMT -5
I'll answer an unknown call if I can. Often times insurance or doctors have multiple lines that aren't their direct number line. Other times it's free entertainment to hear the people that misdial me. Never return a missed call from a number I don't know though.
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Post by mollyanna58 on Feb 21, 2014 14:11:11 GMT -5
Some very cheerful person from a collection agency left a message on my home phone this week. I erased it because I know I don't owe anyone any money.
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Post by Sam_2.0 on Feb 21, 2014 14:16:00 GMT -5
It's pretty easy to mask a phone number. Or they could be calling you through a VoIP service - a lot of times the number that pops up from those types of services is not an actual phone number that can be dialed back.
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