Take Me Off Your List

Post Date

Mon, 07/23/2018 - 23:33

Comments

Corey Bearak

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If the # is not recognized or an obvious phony# (i.e. same area code and exchange of my cell phone, out state etc). I answer who's calling. Legit caller announce themselves. I notice these calls do not. Calls to my cell from these #s I block. I find we get them though via emails, and social media including vaunted LinkedIn.

Fred Klein

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We do not answer calls we do not recognize and they hang up before answering machine.

Mitch Tobol

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I put my number on the Do Not Call Registry but with the every increasing amount of "spam" calls, I believe it's really a Do Call Registry.

Rona Gura

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Same as you. It freaks me out though how they clone my cell number so the first three digits of where they're calling from looks familiar.

Cayce Crown

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On a cell phone, BLOCK THEM.

Victoria Drogin

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I read that they call you and program in a number that looks very similar to your cell number. That way it “looks familiar” and are more likely to pick up! I started watching for it and it was really eerie! Sometimes 8 numbers the same!

Marilyn Genoa

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I don't answer---our home number is screened and unless I know the person it goes to voice mail, I can pick up if it is legit. On my cell I sometimes will pick up on a number I don't recognize because clients do at times reach out---however I never answer the calls that are similar to my cell, and I have no hesitancy hanging up if a solicitation or fake call (one time I get to be rude). Scary thing is I was told never to answer with or say "yes" for fear of that word being recorded and used against you. Very odd times we live in.

Liz Saldana

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It's gotten to the point where I don't answer the call unless I'm sure of who's calling. Every so often, I'll answer and ask to be taken off the list...though that doesn't seem to work. A few weeks ago, I got a call from a carpet cleaning company. Before the guy got too far into his 'sales pitch', I told him I was married to the owner of JAG Carpets and just got new rugs whenever mine got dirty or I got tired of them. After a few seconds the guy laughed and said he'd take me off their list. I haven't heard from them since. :)

Riva Schwartz

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I usually say indignantly "DO YOU KNOW WHO MY HUSBAND IS!!!" - That scares them off

Neil Hollander

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Never answer unless family Fred or Paul. Keep it simple

Hollander Sends

Daniel Schwartz

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I leave it to voice mail if at home. I also use a third part service Verizon recommended to block robo calls. It works most of the time. I get a single ring and then nothing else, if not a real person. The free service (at least for now) requires the caller to press a code, when the caller fits the algorithm of a potential robo caller, since the robo call can't, it gets blocked. We have learned to wait at least until the 2nd ring before answering.