The caller knew my name and identified himself as representing senior something (Latino and hard to understand). As soon as I challenged him on the name of the company, he hung up.
*SCAMMER ALERT*
I received a call from the "Senior Care Help Line" - a woman said a back brace was available for me. I told her a) I don't need a back brace, and b) I'm not a senior. She then said ok and hung up.
Yep.......same as everyone else has described: scammers looking for victims.
Unfortunately folks, the world has come to this. 95% of the calls you get are garbage or scams. We all have to resist the temptation to pick up the phone, just because it's ringing and we need to learn to simply ignore most calls. Our true and authentic friends will learn to leave messages so we can call them back.
The DO NOT CALL List is a complete failure and a total joke. The "authorities" (whoever they are!) have no teeth and no one in a position of authority seems to be willing to find a way to effectively chase down and stop this annoying practice.
And here's the real shame of it all: These scammers will always be able find that small percentage of people who will fall prey to these come-ons, and again, once the damage has been done, there will be no one to help those victims. As long as there are no effective laws and/or enforcement of such laws, this practice will never end.........at least not until it becomes unprofitable for the scammers. Get used to it, America........this is what it has come down to........unfortunately.
Juts got the call and my wife hit the 2 to be taken off the list. That did not work and a man came on and started talking.\
She told him to take us off their list. The man got abusive over the phone with my wife. I grabbed the phone and he started cussing me out and threating me. I told the F... to come on by and I would make his day.