dannylion
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Post by dannylion on May 28, 2016 11:52:55 GMT -5
I get calls all the time purportedly from random locations in Maryland (I live in Maryland). Since none of the spoofed locations has ever been one that contains a person or business I know, I have never answered them. The numbers do turn up in 800 Notes, though. Many of them are apparently from the bozos wanting to set up delivery of my "free" medical alert device.
The other day, I apparently called myself, only I didn't. It was just a scammer spoofing my name and number on caller ID. I didn't answer because I knew it wasn't me because I was sitting right there not making a phone call.
Now I'm beginning to feel slighted. It seems everyone is getting IRS scam calls this year except me. I got some a while back but never answered. They did leave some entertaining voicemail messages, though. I guess they are miffed that I didn't call them back, so they are ignoring me this year.
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Tennesseer
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Post by Tennesseer on May 28, 2016 12:08:24 GMT -5
I get calls all the time purportedly from random locations in Maryland (I live in Maryland). Since none of the spoofed locations has ever been one that contains a person or business I know, I have never answered them. The numbers do turn up in 800 Notes, though. Many of them are apparently from the bozos wanting to set up delivery of my "free" medical alert device.
The other day, I apparently called myself, only I didn't. It was just a scammer spoofing my name and number on caller ID. I didn't answer because I knew it wasn't me because I was sitting right there not making a phone call.
Now I'm beginning to feel slighted. It seems everyone is getting IRS scam calls this year except me. I got some a while back but never answered. They did leave some entertaining voicemail messages, though. I guess they are miffed that I didn't call them back, so they are ignoring me this year.
Somehow, you feeling slighted for not getting the IRS call(s) reminds me of a Married With Children episode in which Peg Bundy was saddened that all her female neighbors had been visited by a peeping Tom but not her. Her husband, Al Bundy, felt bad for her so he place a ladder by their bedroom window and climbed up it and pretended he was the peeping Tom. Unfortunately, all the neighborhood women saw someone climbing a ladder and peeping into Peg Bundy's window and beat the crap out of him. I had my own phone number blocked because I had received several calls from me. But I unblocked it because I am curious as to who is actually calling me. So I wait, and wait, and wait, for me to call me. No call yet.
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seriousthistime
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Post by seriousthistime on May 28, 2016 12:17:16 GMT -5
I'm answering all the calls now because I'm being considered for a couple of jobs, and the various calls could come from different area codes. I'm not about to avoid a phone call from an unfamiliar caller, at least until this phase of the job hunt is over.
Got one the other day from a Microsoft scammer. I had a little fun with him. I promised him a call back from my son, who works at Microsoft. The spammer gave me his number and said he would wait for the call back. I hope he's still waiting.
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