I am plagued with those scam phone calls. Irritating, they are. Especially since I have a house phone line as opposed to a cell phone. Can't carry that around in my pocket. So when the phone rings, I have to stop whatever I am doing and go to where the phone is to answer it.
Monday this week I had over 15 of those calls. That is pretty much the average number lately. Nothing I have tried has stopped the calls. So I tried a different approach.
Each of those calls has a point where the scammer asks some silly question. Didn't answer. Just said the same words to each.
"I do not talk to rotten, miserable scammers." And then I hang up.
Might actually be working. The number of scam calls dropped to 2 on Tuesday. We shall see what today brings.
Actually was kind of fun, knowing that in all likelyhood, I managed to irritate some of them. :)
Scammers have a list of phone numbers that have people that answer. With a land line, they figuratively stick their foot in the door, and they go to work.
ReplyDeleteIn a perfect world, they would wear a shock collar, and when they irritate who they called, that person can push a button that activates the collar.
I vote for the shock collar! Best idea I have heard in a long time.
ReplyDeleteI guess I live in a different world, for I just can not understand how a person can live with themselves when their job is to hurt others.
Me -- I think I'd just repeat the question they just asked. Over and over again until they hung up. Or get a whistle. Or both.
ReplyDeleteSJ now in California
SJ...That's good! Hadn't thought of that one. :)
DeleteSome time back I saw a cartoon of a little old lady, settling into her rocking chair, teacup in one hand and a good sized air horn in the other. Caption: Getting ready for the scam calls. :) Love that, but kind of doubt my neighbors would be pleased with the sound of an air horn. :)