Re: Phone Scams?
[Re: Moosetrot]
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04/21/18 07:57 PM
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MJM
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Try having a business phone. It rings full time for everything but business. I get the " There is a problem with your computer and it is going to cause windows to crash. We need your log in and password to fix it." I tell them I hate windows and I hope it crashes. If in the mood I like to see how long I can keep them on the line.
"Not Really, Not Really" Mark J Monti "MJM you're a jerk."
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Re: Phone Scams?
[Re: MJM]
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04/21/18 08:00 PM
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SNIPERBBB
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Try having a business phone. It rings full time for everything but business. I get the " There is a problem with your computer and it is going to cause windows to crash. We need your log in and password to fix it." I tell them I hate windows and I hope it crashes. If in the mood I like to see how long I can keep them on the line. I get the google listing calls about every day. Though once I put ATT Call Protect on my smartphone, those have gone away, except for the spoofed number calls.
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Re: Phone Scams?
[Re: Moosetrot]
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04/21/18 08:00 PM
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nt2
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I had two more of the calls today. Before they can start their pitch, I tell them that the body has been disposed of where nobody will find it and that I expect the envelope with the cash in it better be in the agreed spot by midnight. They hang up on me immediately.
Providing wild fur to the industry at below the cost of production for over 50 years.
Mostly carbon neutral since 1948.
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Re: Phone Scams?
[Re: SNIPERBBB]
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04/21/18 08:27 PM
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Try having a business phone. It rings full time for everything but business. I get the " There is a problem with your computer and it is going to cause windows to crash. We need your log in and password to fix it." I tell them I hate windows and I hope it crashes. If in the mood I like to see how long I can keep them on the line. I get the google listing calls about every day. Though once I put ATT Call Protect on my smartphone, those have gone away, except for the spoofed number calls. I get the "Verify your Google listing" calls on my business landline everyday also, along with all sorts of calls from companies trying to sell me stuff or get me to advertise with them. I get more of those types of calls than customers looking for work even though that number is on the national do-not-call list.
Eh...wot?
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Re: Phone Scams?
[Re: Moosetrot]
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04/21/18 08:46 PM
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snowy
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I don't answer anything even if it is a local phone number/scam. If they want something they need to leave a message and if they don't I place that number on block that number.
Give me a fish, I will eat for a day. Teach me to fish, I will eat for a lifetime
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Re: Phone Scams?
[Re: Moosetrot]
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04/21/18 09:00 PM
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Oh Snap
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Oh Snap
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I told the guy I was interested, hold on I need to clear my other line. He was waiting for over 20 minutes and never called again.
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Re: Phone Scams?
[Re: Moosetrot]
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04/21/18 10:28 PM
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Law Dog
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(Resort Rewards) here several times a month from a spoofed SD number, I don't even answer the land line unless the caller ID shows something familiar or they can just leave a message.
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
Jerry Herbst
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Re: Phone Scams?
[Re: Moosetrot]
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04/21/18 10:32 PM
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When I answer and say Walmart customer service, can I help you LOL.... Then I block the number.. If they are legit they'll leave a message..
Common sense catches alot of fur.. Pay homage to all you harvest..
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Re: Phone Scams?
[Re: Moosetrot]
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04/21/18 10:57 PM
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Moosetrot They got to be hitting the area hard. I've been getting several calls a day some days. Seems worse on Mondays starts around 11am goes all afternoon peaks again around 6pm. Wish there was a way to Nuke them. I called one number back the other day was going to light the guy up, He had no idea his number was being used for insurance calls..glad I din't get nasty with him. Now I've even got a warrant out for my arrest if I don't call back. Would like to let them talk to my glock make their ears ring. I Did that years ago to a guy kept calling to talk dirty. Told him to listen close had something special for him. Capped off a blank round in the 38 right in the receiver. He never called again.
Mac
"Never Forget Which Way Is Up"
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Re: Phone Scams?
[Re: Moosetrot]
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04/21/18 11:58 PM
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Willy Firewood
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My phone is for business. Unless I recognize the number, I do not answer. If the caller is legitimate, he/she will leave a message and I will immediately or shortly return the call. The insane people and telemarketers do not leave messages. This method simplifies my life and gives me peace.
Best wishes.
FRAC LIVES MATTER
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Re: Phone Scams?
[Re: Moosetrot]
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04/22/18 12:02 AM
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Marty
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We are supposed to accept unwanted intrusion into our everyday lives...empathy and understanding.
E 'Honey Badger Militia' Sleep, the anti woke adote.
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Re: Phone Scams?
[Re: Moosetrot]
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04/22/18 12:14 AM
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Re: Phone Scams?
[Re: Law Dog]
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04/22/18 05:23 AM
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Chuckles84
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(Resort Rewards) here several times a month from a spoofed SD number, I don't even answer the land line unless the caller ID shows something familiar or they can just leave a message. Is it always Elizabeth from resort rewards. She seems to be the only employee they have. Atleast on the calls around here.
Your entitled to oxygen. Everything else is earned.
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Re: Phone Scams?
[Re: Moosetrot]
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04/22/18 06:46 AM
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AJE
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Mac and Moose, I get it quite often lately too. All I have is a cell phone, so it's not just landlines. Yes, the number shows up as a local number. Very annoying. Makes ya wonder how they have come up with a way to use local numbers. It's always local cell numbers, never a local landline. I block the number if they call too often. But then a couple weeks later spoofers seem to call back with another local number.
Last edited by AJE; 04/22/18 06:47 AM.
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Re: Phone Scams?
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04/22/18 08:43 AM
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ambush32
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Now that’s fun you.......
Thought I was a good trapper until I started trapping coyotes...... Thought I was a good bowhunter until I targeted mature bucks....
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