this number called a few times this morning i called it back ... and the guy on the phone knew my name...and offered some air duct cleaning service or somthing...i dont know why...because i dont have air ducts.
the caller id said IN RESERVE....
i asked them to add me to the do not call list
we'll see if they do that.
typical of telemarketers, "Crystal" called at dinner time. Caller ID = "In Reserve". She asked if I had ever heard of her company. Since she violated the do not call registry, I didn't reply, put down the phone and finished my meal. after cleaning up, there was dead air, i put the number on my call blocker. Poof! the last of Crystal and her cheesy company.
These jerks called me 6:55pm. The guy said his name was Paul and was calling from a company called "Pro Air Care". He called me by my name. I immediately told him to put me on the do not call list. He then said "I have to charge you extra for that". These people need to be fined or something I Nguyen for disturbing people's peace.
I'm retired so have some free time on my hands. What I try to do is scam the scammers. I do one of two things.
First is to pretend I can't hear too well and I'm a little nuts. I answer the phone and listen to their various lies and when they are done I say "I'm sorry I didn't hear what you said can you repeat it please." After doing this 2 or 3 times I then pretend I did not understand a word they said. If they are selling solar panels I tell them “I’m sorry I don't need a new fence." Then I start to say crazy routine and say things like "Did you hear that? I think my wife is listening to my calls again. Just a minute please." I put the phone down, wait a few minutes and then bang a newspaper on the table. I then pick up the phone and say "That's the last time she'll ever do that! Don't tell anyone you heard that shot please". Then I ask them "I'm sorry what were you calling about?" The whole goal here is to waste as much of their time as possible. They usually never call me back.
Second I give them all the information they ask for including account numbers, bank, name, address, ss#, etc. The only problem is I make up all the information (keep a note next to the phone with the phony info). I can almost hear the cash register in their tiny little brains ringing up sales!!! I try to keep them on the line as long as possible by asking a lot of silly questions and then say "I'm sorry I think I gave you the wrong account number. Can you read that back to me?" I then say "No this is the correct number" and then give them another number and ask them to read it back again. I do this several times. I then go into my crazy routine. Sometimes I'll tell them I have to go out to the car to get my information and ask them to wait. One time I actually made myself a sandwich and a drink, went out and got the mail and came back (must have been 10 minutes) and the idiot was still on the phone.
The whole idea is make them waste their time so get creative people!!! You may have as much fun as I do thinking up things to do.