Since the phone companies and the government won't do anything to try to at least slow down these creeps here are a few ways to mess with them. Pick up the call and listen to their spiel and then say "wait a minute I'll be right back". Then put down the phone and go back to what you were doing before. It's fun to see how long you can keep them waiting. They hate it when you waste their time like they waste yours. Pretend to be interested and ask a million questions about their legitimacy and then hang up, if they don't hang up on you first. Or make up a fake voice and pretend to be someone else. I like to pretend to be a senile old man or lady who thinks they called me to give me some money. "When do I get my money." Then after they talk some more, "How much money do I get?" Lastly, go to You Tube and watch some of the clips there about messing with telemarketers. Some are hilarious. Don't get mad get even.
The Do Not Call list is a joke, orThe DNC list does not work, orThe DNC list has disappeared, orThe DNC list is garbage, or The DNC list is useless
Try to understand this:
LEGITIMATE telemarketers obey the Do Not Call regulations
So, if you got a call from a supposed telemarketer, and if you are registered on the DNC list, what does that tell you?
Hint:
Can you spell "scammer"?
Hint #2 (if you need it)
Can you spell "criminal"?
What else should you know?
The DNC List is NOT a call blocker! It is not a magic switch that intercepts calls to your phones!Criminals habitually and repeatedly disobey laws.
The Answer!
If you want to reduce calls from scammers, or prevent second calls from these criminals, get a real call blocker. Google (or your favorite search engine) is your friend.
Visit
http://phonehelp.2truth.com/complaint_sites.html
if you want to learn how to report calls from scammers / spammers
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I love to engage them. I go all in the conversation and when they think they've hooked me, I tell them to *** off. I don't mind a sales call but this one is not. They are trying to steal your information and/or your money.It's a criminal act. By the way, they didn't hang up bc they thought you wouldn't donate bc you had cancer. They hang up bc you might be more likely to recognize recognize it's a scam and they'd rather move on. Scammers are criminals. Never forget that.Moral: If you don't recognize the number, don't answer. If it is someone you know, they'll leave a message.
Since the Government does NOT enforce the DNC, maybe it is time for vigilante action against these scammers, including the one above! What do you think?