Scam phone calls and text messages are getting out of hand!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just remember that the Telecom corporations could easily stop this scourge by refusing to allow spoofed numbers but they won’t do that because they make money off of the scam calls. People are too scatterbrained to focus on that key point though so it will never be fixed.

Just one of the many ways government can regulate businesses for good and protect consumers. Those days are sadly over. Free for all for scam artists.

LMAO. Yeah that's never happened yet.

Actually that was the norm back in the 20th century. Before we were born!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like to mess with them, and get them pissed enough to hang up with a boatload of swear words.

You’re playing with fire. I did that once and then the guy put my number on those free websites that request quotes for health insurance and I was getting 100 calls per day from people who were selling insurance. They can screw you hard because they know your phone number and you don’t know theirs.

[Anonymous]

My dad used to answer alll those scam calls bc he was bored and lonely. He had a speech impediment and couldn't hear very well either, so the scammers would just get annoyed at having to repeat themselves and eventually give up.

My husband will answer and play a flushing toilet noise or just F with them and ask inane questions.

I usually ignore/report/delete, but occasionally I'll answer and turn on my Darth Vader voice and tell them this is their father telling them to go get a real job.

[Anonymous]

Sometimes, I like to give spammers the phone number of obnoxious church members.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You need a call screening service. My phone provider has one. I get about 1 spam call a year that manages to slip through.

Why should anyone have to pay for yet another third party service due to the failure in the industry to take responsibility.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like to mess with them, and get them pissed enough to hang up with a boatload of swear words.

You’re playing with fire. I did that once and then the guy put my number on those free websites that request quotes for health insurance and I was getting 100 calls per day from people who were selling insurance. They can screw you hard because they know your phone number and you don’t know theirs.

NP Agree but what if you put the number they use on those lists?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like to mess with them, and get them pissed enough to hang up with a boatload of swear words.

You’re playing with fire. I did that once and then the guy put my number on those free websites that request quotes for health insurance and I was getting 100 calls per day from people who were selling insurance. They can screw you hard because they know your phone number and you don’t know theirs.

NP Agree but what if you put the number they use on those lists?

It’s a spoofed number that is fake and will not affect them at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Medicare scams are the worst.

Medicare uses US mail as does Social Security.

[Anonymous]

Block numbers you don't recognize.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Block numbers you don't recognize.

What bugs me about blocking is that, if you have an iPhone, the blocked person can still leave a message. Granted, it will go to the blocked message part of the voicemail, but it still allows them to leave a message. I really dislike this feature. If I block you, I don't want there to be a means for you to leave me anything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've received several text messages regarding outstanding toll fees that I owe in the state of Maryland. Luckily, my bank account is set up to auto-debit tolls, so I know this is a scam.

The toll scam texts are absolutely out of control this week. I'm getting like 5+ per day on both my personal and work cell. They don't seem to realize that it's not called the DMV in Maryland, though, or they can't keep it consistent through the whole text.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just remember that the Telecom corporations could easily stop this scourge by refusing to allow spoofed numbers but they won’t do that because they make money off of the scam calls. People are too scatterbrained to focus on that key point though so it will never be fixed.

Just one of the many ways government can regulate businesses for good and protect consumers. Those days are sadly over. Free for all for scam artists.

LMAO. Yeah that's never happened yet.

You’re just displaying your ignorance. Enjoy all the bank fees, changes for scam purchases, and increased fraud this administration will bring you.

So you are now admitting government makes things worse. Welcome to the party.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like to mess with them, and get them pissed enough to hang up with a boatload of swear words.

You’re playing with fire. I did that once and then the guy put my number on those free websites that request quotes for health insurance and I was getting 100 calls per day from people who were selling insurance. They can screw you hard because they know your phone number and you don’t know theirs.

NP Agree but what if you put the number they use on those lists?

It’s a spoofed number that is fake and will not affect them at all.

This. There are millions of possible phone number combinations they could spoof. You cannot block them all and the A.I. software will rotate to a different number every time they call.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve noticed now that I’m required to enter my phone number into the checkout pages of websites when I’m buying stuff online. I’m convinced that this is a factor in the uptick in these spam calls. I’m getting at least 5-6 per day now.

Yeah don't do that. Make a fake number. Same with email, make an impossibly fake email that nobody could have so the messages they send go off into oblivion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just remember that the Telecom corporations could easily stop this scourge by refusing to allow spoofed numbers but they won’t do that because they make money off of the scam calls. People are too scatterbrained to focus on that key point though so it will never be fixed.

Just one of the many ways government can regulate businesses for good and protect consumers. Those days are sadly over. Free for all for scam artists.

LMAO. Yeah that's never happened yet.

Actually that was the norm back in the 20th century. Before we were born!

But it wasn't. Orwell warned you.