Interesting

[2LaneCruzer]

I get a call about once a month from someone wanting to buy my time share. They don't quite know what to say when I tell them Great! I didn't know I owned one! They usually say they will take me off their list. I always have, and still do, think that time share is a big scam in itself.

 

[T_e_r_r_y]

IRS calls me all the time....

Is her name Ima Rotten Scoundrel? or I'm Really Scum?

T.J.

 

[kevin37b]

I guess I am old and dumb .Technology has brought us into the future with cell phones , texting , laptops , drones ? Seems like we are going backwards as far as human beings . There is no love out there anymore .

 

[Howling]

Currently over 3/4 of calls my business phone are telemarketer. I answer with business name. Even when they ask for me I ask who is calling, what is call in regards to. Pisses some of them off that they can't bully/push thru the gatekeeper (me) to get to me. Or ask them to speak name clearly so the FBI wiretap can get it correctly.

 

[JamesHW]

We just don't answer the phone unless we recognize the caller, figure if it's important they'll leave a message. Every now and I'll go ahead and put on my best Abe Simpson imitation. I'll go ahead and act confused and engage the caller with tales about weird Abe Simpson type stuff, the point being to keep the person on the phone for as long as possible, but never seem to find that Start button on my computer they want me to click. Almost had to take my wife to the doc she laughed so hard...

 

[Ed of all trades]

Back when my mom was only in her upper 80's she had one call and they got to the point of asking for her bank info. She said she had her money in the river bank and that she did not have any numbers to her account she just went and got her money. After about 5 min of that they figured out that she was messing with them and hung up. Ed

 

[DT86]

Back when my mom was only in her upper 80's she had one call and they got to the point of asking for her bank info. She said she had her money in the river bank and that she did not have any numbers to her account she just went and got her money. After about 5 min of that they figured out that she was messing with them and hung up. Ed

That's hilarious. I'm not that witty at well below 80.

 

[Xfaxman]

Caller ID can be programmed to display any number they want.

I often get calls displaying my name and my phone number. I don't understand their reason for that, since I know right away that it is a Telemarketer.

Got a call yesterday, guy says "we are installing security systems in your area ----------". I said where is my area? He hung up.

 

[davesl708]

I keep asking questions and talk in circles and when they ask why I keep asking the same questions I tell them I need to keep them on the line long enough to get a trace.

 

[DT86]

Caller ID can be programmed to display any number they want.

Got a call last week from a local cell phone number. I try to answer calls like that due to the fact I might have cows in the road or neighbors garden, ect. and also have business cards out for mowing and such. Well, this time it was some Indian guy going on so fast I couldn't understand but about every third word.

I called back and got some very nice lady who was doing her grocery shopping and had no idea what I was talking about. I felt a little like a d**k head for calling back, at least I hadn't opened by cussing which is what I'd planned until I heard her obviously local dialect.