SCAM !! SCAM !! They call with a pre recorded message. If you listen to it and then speak to a human, they try to get your personal information. RUN !! IT IS A SCAM !!!
Ah yes a variation the famous "having a problem with my headset call. Sometimes after saying the headset problem bit they will ask if you can hear them. They want you to say yes, some are of the opinion that they will record you saying yes and drop in to a call asking if you want to buy something or sign up for a paid service
I have to admit that the first time I got this call I thought it was a real person. Then I thought "hmm no could me this much of a dozey mare and still have a job involving a phone. Now once I figure out it is a spam call I start singing the "Snape Snape Severus Snape" song from "Potter Puppet Pals.This causes much confusion from the callers
Call Type: Criminal Scammer not being deterred by telco spoof/robo-call protections
Called my NY and national Do-Not-Call listed (private/non-published) office phone. Violated my privacy and the law.
We need to call loudly for telco's to block auto-dialing, robo-calling, scammers and criminals.
All we can do, since "do not call" is ineffective - well, useless - is demand that the phone companies listen to customers and the FCC/FTC, and laws of morality, and deploy tools to stop robo-calling and spoofed calls, as well as targeted scams and spam.
There's a petition sponsored by Consumers Union- with thousands (millions?) of signatures, and Sen. Schumer has presented legislation to require this of telcos. Obviously other things are consuming Congress of late. But the telcos already have the technology, the blessing to share it, and the mandate of the people who WANT relief from spoofed CID numbers and criminals robo-calling with no brakes at all.
Why they - AT&T, Verizon et al - don't do it voluntarily is a mystery (or has a scary reason!). AT&T announce a year ago they were going to form a task force and deploy the technology to block and I.D. robo-calls and spoofs. It's simple. It's ready. Everyone wants it and their announcement of "we'll do it" has long expired from the realm of believability. When? How about immediately? Our telcos must listen to consumers! Once even one does, the competition will follow. Or does privacy and commitment to customers no longer matter.
The CU Petition is free and easy, no privacy surrendered - please sign if you haven't and contact your "representative" if you think this deluge of intrusions needs to be stopped : https://consumersunion.org/end-robocalls/
Ask YOUR telephone provider when they're delivering the tools they promised and we've long demanded!