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Thursday, April 02, 2020

Please Don’t Press Any Buttons When You Get A Scammy Robocall

We regularly receive complaints from readers who receive robocalls even though their numbers are on the Do Not Call List or they pressed “2” to have their numbers removed. The fact is that these robocallers simply don’t care about the law or whether you want to hear from them.

“It doesn’t matter if you’re on the Do Not Call List,” Lois Greisman, associate director of marketing practices at the Federal Trade Commission, which investigates and takes action against illegal robocallers, tells the Wall Street Journal. “A lot of them are fraudulent calls and people who engage in fraud are not going to abide by the Do Not Call registry.”

If you receive one of these automated calls, especially one from a company you’ve never heard of or never done business with, you’re often presented with two options: press “1” to speak to a customer service rep (though the people on the phone are usually doing you a disservice), or press “2” to be removed from the caller’s list of customers.

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8 comments:

  1. What about the endless calls from Andy Harris??

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  2. Install a "CALL BLOCKER"

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  3. I haven’t had a phone of any kind In 7 years.

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    1. Do not for one minute believe that unless you are in a nursing home and have no one in your life or use a computer to make and receive calls.

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  4. Anonymous said...
    What about the endless calls from Andy Harris??

    April 2, 2020 at 8:12 PM

    Andy Harris doesn't send out endless calls you stupid moron!! You must be a F'n Progresstard!! Let me guess... Jared Schablein? Jake Burdett? Michele Gregory? Ron Pagano? James Yakahomo? I bet I got one right!

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  5. I press one just to screw with the Middle Eastern scammer. I end up wasting 15 minutes of their time and protecting a dumb American that doesn't know any better. Yes, I have the time.

    If you press "1" and some idiot with a thick Middle Eastern accent gives you a name like Bill Jones or John Smith and they scam you, then you deserve to lose your money.

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  6. Anonymous said...
    Install a "CALL BLOCKER"

    April 2, 2020 at 8:39 PM

    What good will that do? You will be blocking a number that you may need. These Muslims and Indian Scammers always spoof local numbers so they will have more of a chance for you to answer the phone.

    So many people get on here and offer false advice. Idiots.

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  7. Anonymous said...
    I haven’t had a phone of any kind In 7 years.

    April 2, 2020 at 10:37 PM

    And your point??

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