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Doesn't matter. As soon as I hear the "Mr Firstname and how are you today?" I hang up. Call spammers have not worked out that a formal polite greeting is a bi
by wewewedxfgdf 6mo ago
Doesn't matter.
As soon as I hear the "Mr Firstname and how are you today?" I hang up.
Call spammers have not worked out that a formal polite greeting is a big giveaway.
- walrus01 6mo agoDon't tell the call spammers this or they'll train all their "agents" to start phone calls with "what's up, bro" or something they think is the stereotypical opposite of formal.
- tehlike 6mo ago"Good morning, am i speaking with Mr. xxx" is how most formal stuff happens with me in the US.
- serf 6mo agoit's a huge red flag for me if I hear that without an origin. "Am I speaking with X? This is Y from Z Corp." is okay. "Am I speaking with X?..." is a spammer, a complaint, or someone trying to serve me papers. (in the US)
- tehlike 6mo agoCorrect. Nearly all calls i get go to voicemail by default, it's been a great filter with its voice transcription!
- dude250711 6mo agoWho even calls? It's 2026.
- whatisthiseven 6mo agoThe second one is almost always used by Healthcare companies in my experience, in a backwards attempt at HIPPA compliance. They want to make sure they called the right person. Except they know everyone hates getting called like this, so they take "who is this?" as affirmation and then proceed to tell you their company and the call.
- Mistletoe 6mo agoI’d actually be entertained by this.
- patall 6mo agoSpammers are probably not targeting you. Like the obvious comma and spelling mistakes in spam emails that are there to weed out the smart people that are much harder to scam, this also serves as a filter to get only the most vulnerable people.