Get robocalls for a "free cruise"? Guess what?

Jstas

They are losing a class action suit against them. Read the story, follow the link and check if your number is in the list. If it is, file a claim and get yours! Screw these doo doo heads to the wall.

http://6abc.com/finance/free-cruise-robocall-class-action-lawsuit-settled-claims-available/2317637/?sf107110451=1

msg

Interesting.
I'd look up my number if it were in a list, but not fond of the idea of punching into a field on some 'attorney' website?

michaeljhsda2

I'm on the list and filed a claim. I've opted in to other class-action lawsuits in the past and have always collected with payouts never more than 100 bucks but what the heck, it's money.

Jstas

It's not the payout that's important.

It's the terms of the settlement and size of the class for the class action that matters. It sets a precedent for future prosecution of people like this and it's honestly the only way to get things changed.

Law obviously don't stop them unless they are held accountable. This is how you hold them accountable.

motorhead43026

Of all the free cruise robo calls I received, I am not on the list.

quickr1

Heard about this yesterday. Wife checked and I'm on the list.

MrBuhl

Not on the list - but I agree - its about accountability.

msg

You guys must click the Unsubscribe link in every spam message you receive.

pitdogg2

as was my mother signed her up. She received 6-10 of them over a period of a couple of weeks. I see it is capped at 3 so WTH she can use it and they can deal with it.

thanks John

motorhead43026

Are these those stupid calls that started with the fog horn. Then you would get the opening line "This is your Captain Speaking"......lol.

hochpt21

motorhead43026 wrote: »

Are these those stupid calls that started with the fog horn. Then you would get the opening line "This is your Captain Speaking"......lol.

LOL...I know exactly what ones you are talking about.

daddyjt

I am constantly getting the calls for an extended vehicle warranty.... I tell them the vehicle is in the FBI evidence lock-up, and I will probably never see it again.

nooshinjohn

I wasn't but my wife was... go figure.

pitdogg2

daddyjt wrote: »

I am constantly getting the calls for an extended vehicle warranty.... I tell them the vehicle is in the FBI evidence lock-up, and I will probably never see it again.

I get those as well. I let them go through the whole speel. Then they ask all these questions. Yes its only 7 yrs old, yes it has 350,000mi on it, i drive it to Mexico and Panama wait what do you mean i don't qualify you just said i was pre qualified already.....

sucks2beme

NOW if someone just would go after card services!!!!
I hated those calls.

txcoastal1

Whatup Keith? How's the new job and homestead?....sorry for the derail

gudnoyez

motorhead43026 wrote: »

Are these those stupid calls that started with the fog horn. Then you would get the opening line "This is your Captain Speaking"......lol.

To funny me and the wife used to get those calls awoooo (foghorn sound) this is your captain speaking used to anoy the heck out of me but now that you mention it those calls were pretty funny.

The ones we get bombarded with now are the stupid your Auto warranty has expired it's like hey its a fairly new vehicle how can the warranty already be expired, or the hey were in your area and would like to offer you a free lawn analysis, hope they all get class action lawsuits.

sucks2beme

Those fake Microsoft support calls were bad too.
One of my co-workers strung them out on a call for an hour.
Just act stupid and gullible, and they will hang on.
He said they kept bringing in guys with better English skills if
they thought they had a sap. The whole deal was about getting
remote access to your pc and then hacking your accounts.
Mickeysoft never calls anybody. Even on paid support.
Who would fall for that?

Jstas

I still get the fake Microsoft support calls.

They ask me for stuff for my IP address because it's "sending out viruses". So I ask them why they don't already have my IP address if it's sending out viruses? Some will argue with me like I'm an idiot. Most hang up.

Sometimes I try to get them to give me their IP address. They will laugh and say no, they can't do that. Then I ask them why is it ok for me to give them mine?

It's really funny when I do something like call them a crook and they get seething mad and try to insult me. They fail miserably at it and my laughter on the phone only angers them more.

I did have one guy who kept calling me back after I hung up on him. I got fed up with it and called him "Sandeep" like you call someone "pal" or "buddy" and he freaked out and started asking me over and over how I knew his name. I didn't tell him it was a lucky guess but I started calling him Mr. Patel (I was saying Pay Tell) and he corrected me and said Puh Tehl. So I got that right too and he was so freaked out he started calling me Sir and begged me not to destroy his computer, it was his family's only one and his children needed it for school. He only used it for work in the evenings.

Talk about surreal.

pitdogg2

sucks2beme wrote: »

Those fake Microsoft support calls were bad too.
Mickeysoft never calls anybody. Even on paid support.
Who would fall for that?

A lot of people. My mom for one, the guy told her MS key was expired and he needed to remote in to fix her computer and install a new key so her operating system would continue to function. Lucky i was there she just about did it. At 72 and not computer savy (not that i am but know enough to know BS) ...
I listened to the guy asked questions and could tell this was somewhere in India and there were lots of people in the room doing the same thing.

tonyb

I claimed twice, my cell number and my land line number.

sucks2beme

I told the one fake mickeysoft guy, "does your mother know you're a criminal?"
He got really angry. The card services guys, they were really a problem for a while.
They'd spoof local telephone numbers of real people. Poor guys would have to change their numbers due to people calling back the spoofed number and yelling.
That's what really pissed me off. Some poor guy getting heat because these guys
were displaying their number. I'd like to find their call center and burn it down.

Jstas

I've been called back by people because my number was spoofed.

One guy kept calling me a liar and that he was going to come kick my butt.

So I found him via the caller ID info through Google while he was screaming at me (I had hung up previously and he called back to scream more) and stopped him mid sentence and said "Hey, Joe Blow at 123 Any Street, Anywhere, NJ? Yeah, turns out you're only like 15 minutes from me. Given the traffic this time of day, I can be there in 20 minutes, give or take, so you can "kick my ****", does that work for you?"

He backed off immediately and said that I was BS'ing him and I could get that info anywhere. So then I told him his wife's name, his email address, her email address and what dorm and room number his daughter was staying in at Hofstra University.

I could hear the bricks he was pooing over the phone. When he finally shut up I told him "Now you're going to listen to me and good. I'm not the person calling you with scams. They just happened to be spoofing my phone number today with the robocallers which, consequently, are illegal both at the NJ level and the Federal level. I am sorry you have to deal with it but I'm in the same boat as you, further at that because I have to deal with people like you harassing me now. So I appreciate that you are pissed off and I understand where you are coming from. I feel your pain. I hope you understand now, though, that I am not the appropriate target for your anger and I am not the kind of person you want to piss off. So I'm going to bid you good day and I am going to hang up now. If I see your number come up on caller ID or get a message from you again after this point, I will be showing up at your house and I will have the police with me. Am I clear? I will call my phone company and ask what I can do about this, likely nothing but I will ask and that is the best I can do. So you have yourself a good day now."

And I hung up. Never heard from Joe Blow again.

polrbehr

I have noticed that lately, we sometimes get calls on our cell phones with exchanges and prefix numbers that match ours - like (631-374-XXXX), they must want you to think "Oh, it must be someone local, or someone we know", but most times it's just a sales call from God-knows-where. And most times it's for vehicle warranty stuff, or free estimates for vinyl siding. So much for the DO NOT CALL list...

BTW, we have 2 cell numbers that showed up on that list, so I filed 2 claims electronically. I guess we'll see what happens?

mrloren

none of our phones are on the list

polrbehr

Someone must be reading this thread, I just got a text from Mark Stevens from Progressive Funding SBA telling me I have a $250K unsecured line of credit available!!
Gotta run so I can call him before he changes his mind