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I get between 1 and 10 robocalls per day. I finally got fed up, I added my number to donotcall.gov and I am not documenting each call and filing complaints with
by S_A_P 10y ago
I get between 1 and 10 robocalls per day. I finally got fed up, I added my number to donotcall.gov and I am not documenting each call and filing complaints with FCC for each. My wife is getting particularly sinister calls. She was getting calls several times a week telling her to call a number as she was being sued by the IRS. Even though I know this is completely bullshit, actually receiving the call is unnerving and I could see the less savvy phone users as being scared into being fooled. I wonder how some people sleep...
- wesleytodd 10y agoI get the IRS scammer calls a few times a day as well. My co-worker started calling them back and taking them for a ride, after a while they stopped calling him. Maybe scamming the scammers is the way to go :)
- criddell 10y agoIt is unnerving. One guy told me that he was going to come to my house and slaughter my family.
- s_q_b 10y agoI get these too. They're very threatening, saying that you'll be sued and charged criminally. It's obviously bollocks, but I can see how an elderly or less savvy individual could panic and pay the money. Personally, I like to reverse troll them. I put on my best impression of my military colleagues neutral tone and say: "Sir, this a secure line. Any unauthorized use of this system may be a violation of United States Federal law, punishable by up to twenty five years in a detention facility. This call may be recorded and traced for identity verification purposes. Please provide your 14-digit identity code. If an incorrect code is provided, or no code is entered within three minutes, recovery procedures will be initiated." It's interesting to see who freezes, who panics, who hangs up, and who doubles down.