So I called this number back and the number has been disconnected. Which means it's probably some BS scam company calling people and using a disconnected number as the caller ID. Regardless, it probably wouldn't hurt to answer next time and tell them to F off.
So I called this number back and the number has been disconnected. Which means it's probably some BS scam company calling people and using a disconnected number as the caller ID. Regardless, it probably wouldn't hurt to answer next time and tell them to F off.
These scammers need to die!!!! I say lets kill them!
Well until we get names and addresses, here is how i deal with them. I try to keep them on the line as long as possible. I tell them I have $4,500 in credit card debt. I give them a fake Visa number..it has to start with the number four. They may also ask for the last 4 digits of your social security...i just give them 4 random numbers. Sometimes they ask for the 800 number on the back. I give them the FBI hotline - 800-225-5324, or the suicide prevention hotline - 800-273-8255. They put me on hold for a bit and then come back mad or they just hang up. Since they are going to keep calling and harrasing me, I am just going to play a long and harass them back, and keep them from harassing someone else at least momentarily. I have had some on line for at least 15 minutes. lol It is kind of fun and is a stress reliever.
I like your approach. I did contact the FCC about these calls and they say it is a multi-million dollar business and they have more money to spend dodging getting caught than the fed's have to been given to focus on catching them. Since they 'spoof' the Caller ID there's no real way to track them. For instance this call says it is from Iowa, but they probably are using VOIP from Nigeria. At any rate, your idea of letting them know (in a cute way) that you're on to them is good. I go a week at a time getting these calls every day. Then it will quite down a week or two and then start again.
I like to tell them everything they want to hear, until when the end get close then I tell them I need to call them back in ten seconds so I can give them my card number. But before this happens I need their actual phone number and the address and also THEIR CREDIT CARD NUMBER!!! IF THEY DONT DO THE AFOREMENTION I THEN TELL THEM I AM A MEMBER OF THE IRS SECRET SCAMKILLER FORCE, AND WITHOUT A COMPLETE REVELATION OF ALL THEIR FELONIES THEY WILL BE EXECUTED WITHOUT A TRIAL IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS!!!!!!!
I have downloaded the Arnold app on my phone and terrorize these a-holes as long as possible. Also I like to tell the person that they sound hot and that I am whacking it to their voice. Used to get made but now I love them calling me as it is so fun to mess with them!