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nooshinjohn
nooshinjohn Posts: 25,102
edited December 2023 in The Clubhouse
I am so sick of these dammed phone calls that start off with "hello, are you there?" I must be getting a dozen of these a day and they drive me nuckin' FUTZ! These damn scammers just want to get a recording of you saying "yes" or some other word that gets them access to use your voiceprint for whatever it is they are trying to scam.

I am getting to the point where I am just going to stop answering my phone...
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,608
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZykhAhE5QZM
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  • bcwsrt
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    I NEVER answer a call from a number that's not in my contact list. If it ends up being legitimate, they leave a voicemail and I call them back. I know some guys that answer something like, "This is officer such-and-such from the Office of Homeland Security, can I help you?" in order to scare the scammers off, but I'd just as soon not deal with them at all.

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  • boston1450
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    This will fix the issue. q37m0rckzxwk.png
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  • Clipdat
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    Sure just better make sure you have your earplugs in beforehand.
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  • treitz3
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    Drew, you put it into the phone mic, silly. Not your own ear...

    Tom
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  • Clipdat
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    Tom, it's an air horn, it'll still be loud as **** even if you point it away from you. Good luck with that.

    Drew
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  • treitz3
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    Okay, humor is not your thing on a Friday night. Duly noted. ;)

    Tom
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  • Clipdat
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    Who'd you learn your sense of humor from, nooshin john?
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  • treitz3
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    Russ, unfortunately. Lots of help needed in this arena, TBT.

    Tom
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,102
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    Clipdat wrote: »
    Who'd you learn your sense of humor from, nooshin john?

    What’s wrong with my sense of humor?
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,082
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    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    I am so sick of these dammed phone calls that start off with "hello, are you there?" I must be getting a dozen of these a day and they drive me nuckin' FUTZ! These damn scammers just want to get a recording of you saying "yes" or some other word that gets them access to use your voiceprint for whatever it is they are trying to scam.

    I am getting to the point where I am just going to stop answering my phone...

    If it's a cell phone I use the Google Screening Assistant to answer and if it's someone I know after they respond, then I click to talk. It's a great feature of Android phones.

    H9
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  • F1nut
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    For reference guys, a canned air horn is 120dB to 129dB and easily heard over a mile away.
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  • motorstereo
    motorstereo Posts: 2,052
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    If you have a smartphone there's an option to forward all calls to voicemail so you don't have to deal with them. If a call is important they'll leave a message; the puke won't.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,049
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    When I was in grad school (a long time ago) we didn't - at first - have voicemail on the phones in the lab. My advisor was endlessly amused if we scrambled to answer a ringing phone. Often would he say "If it's important, they'll call back." :|

    He was (still is, in fact) a wise man.
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  • GlennDog
    GlennDog Posts: 3,087
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    I'm self employed with cell only, no land line. I must answer every call . . . or loose biz. I can tell in 3 seconds if it's a legit call, if not, I hang up
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  • boston1450
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    I carry 2 cellphones with me at all times. Business phone & personal phone. I have USCellular & haven't had too many spam calls knock on wood.... Last Friday I went to use my Debit card at a store for propane sale & after I put my pin in - it asked me for my phone number ???? I did not & will not. Not sure what that's all about
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  • invalid
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    boston1450 wrote: »
    I carry 2 cellphones with me at all times. Business phone & personal phone. I have USCellular & haven't had too many spam calls knock on wood.... Last Friday I went to use my Debit card at a store for propane sale & after I put my pin in - it asked me for my phone number ???? I did not & will not. Not sure what that's all about

    I've had gas stations ask for zip code if using a debit card for credit, but nothing is asked if a pin # is typed in.
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  • boston1450
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    Same here. Never had that question asked after I entered pin ask for phone number. Clerk said it was something new & they didn't even know why. Just new policy & customer can op out. It's probably a marketing thing. What next
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    Randy/Maine
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