Current Events > robo callers have evolved

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generally, I get a number saying "spam" when they call.

today, I got this:



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Robo callers always did that

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I never answer phone calls unless theyre in my contact list. If theyre not, they can absolutely leave a voice mail if its important. If not I disregard as spam.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNwy0R_0im0
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not from my experience.

I usually just get a number calling, but that ended up showing on my caller ID today

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If I get a call from a number I don't recognize, I don't answer, then I look it up on whitepages and if it's been reported already, I make a fake reporting, saying shit like "they called and told me to vote for trump and threatened violence if I didn't" or "they called me the n word" because fuck 'em

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Machete posted...

If I get a call from a number I don't recognize, I don't answer, then I look it up on whitepages and if it's been reported already, I make a fake reporting, saying shit like "they called and told me to vote for trump and threatened violence if I didn't" or "they called me the n word" because fuck 'em

Id be hesitant to do this these days since some scammers have begun spoofing real phone numbers to disguise themselves.

The number of spam calls I got really cut down when I disabled my voicemail for about a year. After having to turn it back on due to work, I found I get very few anymore. Any that do make it through are spoofing with my hometown area codes so it's easy to ignore them.

BroodRyu posted...

Id be hesitant to do this these days since some scammers have begun spoofing real phone numbers to disguise themselves.

yeah but those show up without previous reports so I don't bother making fake reports if the number is said to be legit, as I know it's spoofed (typically these calls use my area code and probably 75% use the same next 3 digits that I have, so it looks local. I know better but I feel like their targets are boomers who would pick up any call that looks local because it looks local)

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yea, I usually don't answer my phone if I don't recognize the number, unless if the caller ID shows it's from a business/organization, and that has worked in the past

now I'm just going to let them leave messages regardless

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Robo callers, robo callers never change.

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BroodRyu posted...

I never answer phone calls unless theyre in my contact list. If theyre not, they can absolutely leave a voice mail if its important. If not I disregard as spam.

The only right answer.

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People just now taking serious issue with robo harassment lol

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lol

dangerous game they're playing
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If the SSA calls you, it's probably a scam and they spoof the actual number to the SSA as well.

There's also a lot of calls that seem to be from the US but they are in Mandarin as well.
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Man, if you work at a business, you don't know the half of it. Phony Invoice attachments that give virues, doctored invoices made to look like a vender you already pay, people calling and asking for your IT employees to get access, people checking Linked In for employee names and pretending they worked with them in the past...it's nuts these days. The efforts made to fleece individuals are nothing compared to the insane efforts to hit businesses.

If the SSA calls you, it's probably a scam

No, it's DEFINITELY a scam. The SSA doesn't call anyone. Neither does banks, warranty companies, insurance companies and every other trick they use.

Kraidette posted...

The only right answer.

I don't even have voicemail set up so they can't even leave a message lol

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Hotel_Security posted...

Man, if you work at a business, you don't know the half of it. Phony Invoice attachments that give virues, doctored invoices made to look like a vender you already pay, people calling and asking for your IT employees to get access, people checking Linked In for employee names and pretending they worked with them in the past...it's nuts these days. The efforts made to fleece individuals are nothing compared to the insane efforts to hit businesses.

If the SSA calls you, it's probably a scam

No, it's DEFINITELY a scam. The SSA doesn't call anyone. Neither does banks, warranty companies, insurance companies and every other trick they use.

I had to do some data security thing (I work at a college), and while I read/heard/saw some of the horror stories, I was lucky enough to not come across anything yet

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Robo calling should be punishable by public torture and execution