How many of you are experiencing these damn telemarketers? Unfortunately they’ve gotten a hold of my cell phone number, and while it’s not as bad as it can be (I’ve read anecdotes on the Internet claiming several phone calls per day), it’s still pretty annoying to get a couple of calls every week. And if I don’t pick up, they leave a message which uses my cell minutes.
Here’s what happens:
The phone rings. You say hello. An automated recording kicks in and states that this call is your FINAL WARNING before your auto warranty expires (the horror!) and that blah, blah, blah, you can sign up for protection and whatever. You can press 2 to get the number taken off the list, or you can press 1 to speak to a representative.
Pressing 2 has absolutely no effect. I’ve been getting calls for a few months now, and it has absolutely no meaning to them. Being on the do not call list is irrelevant.
You can press 1 to talk to someone, and ask them to remove your number for you, but that has no effect either.
Of course, it’s a total scam. It sounds like it’s a total phishing attempt in an effort to skim credit card numbers. It also seems like it’s a pretty sophisticated scheme, complete with phone number masking and other methods to subvert tracing and detection. Every number they call from is a different one, and when I try to call them back I am told the number has been disconnected.
That being said, I’d totally participate in any attempt to track these fuckers down. I’m convinced that the people running this scam and the idiots working for them are the lowest scum of human life and deserve to die a nasty, horrible death.
Tags: Anecdotes, Auto Warranty, Blah Blah, Cell Phone Number, Credit Card Numbers, Final Warning, Fuckers, Horrible Death, Horror, Internet Calls, Internet Phone, Phone Calls, Phone Rings, Sophisticated Scheme, Telemarketers, Telemarketing Scum, Warranty
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