Having fun with the scammers that call.

[John Schmidt]

The last couple weeks I've been inundated with calls that sound like the same whiney woman with some type of Far East accent, but each call is about a different subject or product. I sometimes will have a little fun with them if bored, this morning she called again, to wit: "Good morning Mr. John, I want to talk to you about your Medicare. Might I ask how old you are?" Me...."96." Her...."ok, fine, then I'm sure your back and knees hurt quite a lot...am I correct?"  Me...."oh yes."  Her...."so, how did you hurt your back, what were you doing?"  Me...."having sex in the missionary position."  Looonngg pause, then...."what you mean 'missionary position'?"  Me...."you don't go to church, do you?"  She hung up. I found it strange she was more curious about the position than the age I lied about. Oh well, I'd love to be a fly on the wall in her office while she's telling her fellow scammers about this 96 yr. old guy and his physical exploits. 

[Ramie]

Glad someone's giving them a hard time, I even get people coming to my door to talk about Medicare, makes me feel old.  Well I guess I'm no spring chicken but in my head I'm still 18.

[Jess from VA]

That's funny John.

I used to occasionally screw with them calling to sell me something.

My favorite was to ask for their home phone number so I could call them back at my convenience (all night long).   

But I never answer anymore... I'm afraid it encourages them (and then they pass my number around with a note saying ... hey, he answers his phone).

Even though on the no-call list, I get messages on my machine I recognize the voice from 30 earlier messages (though most hang up with no message).  And all the newest tech hucksters appear able to tap into not only my area code, but even my local calling prefix, so caller ID looks like it's a local call from down the street.  So much for the no-call list.

[solo1]

I don't mess with them anymore. Although I'm on the no call list, I get 3-4 calls a day. Since I have a landline, I let the machine answer ALL calls. These arseholes now even spoof as local calls  They never leave a message.

My friends always leave a message or I listen and pickup on them.

[John Schmidt]

I usually don't answer either, however I found out some of the calls I thought were spoofed using local numbers turned out to be actual calls from the hospice folk. As with the rest of you, we're also on the worthless "do not call" list for both the landline and cells, been there since its inception. Not worth the time it took to register, I still get just as many calls.

[Gryphon Rider]

Maybe you can get Donald Trump to impose sanctions on countries that do-not-call disrespecters call from?  He seems to be conducive to that kind of thing (imposing sanctions, that is).

[signart]

I have a friend (he's a preacher) that answered a call (according to his wife) from a number he did not recognize, with: "I hope this is important, I was just having sex!"   Then he hung up on them.
Just a short time later, phone rings again, same number.
He says gruffly, "Hello!"  
He hears, "This is so & so, your nurse from the V.A. I waited two minutes, was that enough time?"

[northernvalk]

I got two favorites for these guys...
#1, Marine Grade compressed air horn....classic and painful
#2, "give me a moment to change telephones", put phone down, continue your business, repeat!!!

[Jess from VA]

I have a friend (he's a preacher) that answered a call (according to his wife) from a number he did not recognize, with: "I hope this is important, I was just having sex!"   Then he hung up on them.
Just a short time later, phone rings again, same number.
He says gruffly, "Hello!"  
He hears, "This is so & so, your nurse from the V.A. I waited two minutes, was that enough time?"

 

Nurses are great;  I even married one once. 

[FryeVRCCDS0067]

I like the one who says there is a problem with Windows. I tell them I live in a tent and don't have any windows.

[Gavin_Sons]

I like the one who says there is a problem with Windows. I tell them I live in a tent and don't have any windows.

I get the same one pretty often. I yell them I just replaced all my windows and there can't possibly be any problems with them. Also get the Indian IRS threatening to take me to jail. I tell them they better have lots of guns when tney come to get me because they will need them. They always hang up on me.

[DIGGER]

Glad someone's giving them a hard time, I even get people coming to my door to talk about Medicare, makes me feel old.  Well I guess I'm no spring chicken but in my head I'm still 18.

Talk about making you feel old.... Im 67 andmy 8 yr old gson and  a 8 yr old buddy come over and his buddy Asked me if I fought in WW2...geez

[0leman]

Its hard to have fun when most of the calls are pre-recorded messages, not live folks.  Since my cell phone sits most of the time by my big recliner, I miss most of them.   Phone just lets me know I had a missed call.

I agree that the spoofing of the area/local code is a pain. 

I did get several calls from mature/professional sound lady, who told me that I was facing legal action and needed to have call or have my law folks call.  She called 5 times, each time saying she was with a different legal firm.  Only thing that gave them away was that they never identified me.  Dead give away that it was a spam thing.

[scooperhsd]

I get any call that starts with the same 6 digits as my cell phone - I either ignore or hangup on them. I need to get a number that is already in my address book before I answer.

[signart]

Glad someone's giving them a hard time, I even get people coming to my door to talk about Medicare, makes me feel old.  Well I guess I'm no spring chicken but in my head I'm still 18.

Talk about making you feel old.... Im 67 andmy 8 yr old gson and  a 8 yr old buddy come over and his buddy Asked me if I fought in WW2...geez

I know what you mean, I sought out and bought a '53 Coupe DeVille for my birthday the year the car and myself turned 50 years old. Now we're 64 and I get "Did you buy it new?" all the time.

[Willow]

I hang up on them.  Messing with them would give me little satisfaction as the out of country ones are likely making just enough money to get by doing what the have to do.  If there were some way to get at the company that is responsible I would likely try that.

[Roadog]

   I answer " Sherrif's Office",  and they always hang up !  I do that to numbers I do not recognize .

Roadog

[cookiedough]

I have not answered my land line phone in over 10 years, not once.

NO one calls me on that number and no one leaves me a message on my voice recording.  If it was urgent, they would leave me a message. 

If not on cell phone, will not answer a home phone ever.