Hi!
I told her this was a scam, harrasment, private number, and she told me I was selected "all paid"
alarm system due to the high crime problem(s) where
I live and in the United States
Got a call from this number this morning. The woman asked for Mr. or Mrs. (my name). She was peddling home security systems. The caller ID gave the number but the name displayed as "Unavailable". I just hung up while she was still talking. This is about the third call I received today about home security systems. They must be in demand this time of the year.
Hi!
I told her this was a scam, harrasment, private number, and she told me I was selected "all paid"
alarm system due to the high crime problem(s) where
I live and in the United States
Dear Fellow Posters:
WHY, Why, Why do some of you bother to answer a number that you don't know (because a lot of you will or have)? Why, when you do answer, get mad because it is a scam call? Why do you call back? You get pissed off at receiving these calls, but, you answer or call back to give them a clue that you do have a working number that they can have fun spoofing with you!
Then you get mad at the FCC, the DNC, the phone companies, the government and President Obama for these calls and accuse them of being 'ineffective' or 'a joke' for not doing anything about them.
Understand that the DNC is working or you would be getting calls from any and every LEGITIMATE bank, credit card, charity, medical, loan, department store, and fundraiser you could think of--but, you don't because they are following the guidelines of the DNC.
Just imagine, if most of the spam/unknown calls we all receive would be ignored (resisting the temptation to answer to 'get revenge', so to speak)--it could work wonders, don't you think? Of course, that means that sites like this wouldn't be needed.
Is that such a bad thing?
So, come on, people! Stop answering unfamiliar numbers, don't call back (it's usually a waste of time, most of the time, is it not?), and get on with the parts of your life that you can do something about.
Don't allow spam/crank calls/and the like steal precious time from you--otherwise you are giving them permission to do so.
DO. NOT. ANSWER.
P.S. I know that this will be ignored by most because there will be more posts complaining about these calls.
(Sigh) I tried. :-/