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It's gotten bad enough that if someone with an Indian accent is calling me and it sounds like it's from a call center, I hang up immediately.

GalenErso 4y ago
I solely answer phone calls from anyone other than friends and family, work, and scheduled appointments.
- Timon3 4y ago
  Do you happen to work in a scam call center? If so that seems like a reasonable approach!
harrisonjackson 4y ago
Another giveaway is an extra pause before they start talking. This is call software that lets them dial a bunch of numbers at once until someone answers and it switches the person that answered over to an available headset. If you answer and say hello and there's an extra second just hang up. They'll call back if it is important.
- ipython 4y ago
  There’s also a very distinct “bloop” sound from their phone system, I assume it’s the sound of “connecting” you to their conference. Honestly, that is a 100% signal of a scam call that would be trivial to detect en masse in an automated system.
DrearyWoods 4y ago
This is my advice to my parents now, who sometimes get anxious over the disgracefully manipulative bait these scammers deploy. "If it's an Indian, hang up." If there's a legitimate need to get in touch, they will find another way. My (naive) hope is that this might also discourage offshoring and/or reward companies employing Americans, if enough people do likewise.
- bilalnpe 4y ago
  >My (naive) hope is that this might also discourage offshoring and/or reward companies employing Americans, if enough people do likewise. I doubt that. Instead they'll probably start using a service like https://www.respeecher.com/ https://www.respeecher.com/
Jcampuzano2 4y ago
I honestly just literally never answer the phone unless its already in my contacts. If it's so important, they'll leave a message. If the message mentions anything about stupid stuff like tax fraud/social security number its just immediately deleted, you'd 99% of the time receive official mail for anything about these items.

GalenErso 4y ago

I solely answer phone calls from anyone other than friends and family, work, and scheduled appointments.

Timon3 4y ago
Do you happen to work in a scam call center? If so that seems like a reasonable approach!

harrisonjackson 4y ago

Another giveaway is an extra pause before they start talking. This is call software that lets them dial a bunch of numbers at once until someone answers and it switches the person that answered over to an available headset. If you answer and say hello and there's an extra second just hang up. They'll call back if it is important.

ipython 4y ago
There’s also a very distinct “bloop” sound from their phone system, I assume it’s the sound of “connecting” you to their conference. Honestly, that is a 100% signal of a scam call that would be trivial to detect en masse in an automated system.

DrearyWoods 4y ago

This is my advice to my parents now, who sometimes get anxious over the disgracefully manipulative bait these scammers deploy. "If it's an Indian, hang up." If there's a legitimate need to get in touch, they will find another way. My (naive) hope is that this might also discourage offshoring and/or reward companies employing Americans, if enough people do likewise.

bilalnpe 4y ago
>My (naive) hope is that this might also discourage offshoring and/or reward companies employing Americans, if enough people do likewise. I doubt that. Instead they'll probably start using a service like https://www.respeecher.com/ https://www.respeecher.com/

Jcampuzano2 4y ago

I honestly just literally never answer the phone unless its already in my contacts. If it's so important, they'll leave a message. If the message mentions anything about stupid stuff like tax fraud/social security number its just immediately deleted, you'd 99% of the time receive official mail for anything about these items.