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07-04-2020, 10:41 AM
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Thor Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Jul 2011
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Keep in mind that once you answer the call you just confirmed the number is valid and the owner of the number is will to accept a call. As such your number just got upgrade and probably sold a few more times.
Local, out of state, private, or anything where I don’t recognize the number I send to voice mail without exception then usually end up blocking the number. I also only have cell service. No land lines.
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07-04-2020, 10:41 AM
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Senior Member/RVM #90
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Columbus, MS
Posts: 54,768
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Quote:
Originally Posted by scrapperjohn
If you don't know the number, IGNORE IT.
LET IT GO TO VOICEMAIL !!!!
If they don't leave a message, BLOCK THE NUMBER...
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Doesn't do any good, their automatic equipment just "spoofs" another one! 
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07-04-2020, 11:12 AM
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Commercial Member
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: behind the steering wheel
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i do the cheech and chong bit about dave, daves not here. or i play along and ask them if they will ship cod, because i live under bridge #27 on hwy north, or im in jail right now, so send it to the sheriff, jail cell #23.
yelling doesnt do any good, so i just have fun. my wife leaves the room.
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07-04-2020, 11:40 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Florida panhandle
Posts: 1,235
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Silence unknown callers
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07-04-2020, 11:50 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2014
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gatorb8
Silence unknown callers
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THIS! And I never enable the ringer on my phone. Vibrate only. I return calls if necessary, but only if they leave a voice message. My kids know to text me.
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07-04-2020, 11:55 AM
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Alpine Owners Club
Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: Hoodsport Wa
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"Hello, Mason County Sheriffs Office, Fraud Division, Officer Daniels, how may I help you?" That usually ends it...
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07-04-2020, 11:59 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2017
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Very Easy, just don't answer the Phone if you don't recognize the number.. If you aren't in my address book I will not answer period
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07-04-2020, 02:41 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 2,565
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Hello, Jake from State Farm!
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07-04-2020, 03:24 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2019
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Much as want to do evil to those calls, I try and remember that any actual human on the call didn't choose to be a telemarketer because they had a bunch of better choices. I usually don't answer or if I do, I hang up while the automated dialer gets a live body on the line. On the rare occasions when a person is on the line I semi-politely tell them "thanks for calling, but I am not interested, please remove me from your calling list" and hang up before they can respond. At least that person is trying to earn a living instead of expecting the government to take care of them.
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07-04-2020, 04:30 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Bella Vista, Arkansas
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I don't answer the phone unless I know the number
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07-04-2020, 05:25 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Chicago Metro
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kcdogger
Much as want to do evil to those calls, I try and remember that any actual human on the call didn't choose to be a telemarketer because they had a bunch of better choices. I usually don't answer or if I do, I hang up while the automated dialer gets a live body on the line. On the rare occasions when a person is on the line I semi-politely tell them "thanks for calling, but I am not interested, please remove me from your calling list" and hang up before they can respond. At least that person is trying to earn a living instead of expecting the government to take care of them.
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this pretty much sums up my attitude as well. there's no value in being disagreeable or confrontational. those folks are just trying to earn a living but at the same time we don't wantb as i posted earlier our NoMoRoBo intercepts 98% of the spam.
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07-04-2020, 05:46 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2019
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I use an Internet phone service, www.viatalk.com, and they have an option to require non-whitelisted numbers enter a four-digit code.
They also usually run 2-for-1 specials on holidays.
Since turning that option a year ago precisely one telemarketer has gotten through.
Ray
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07-04-2020, 06:16 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Bermuda Islands
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If I had a 2 year old grandchild I'd pass the phone to the kid & let the kid deal with it.
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07-04-2020, 08:50 PM
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Tiffin Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Where we park it!
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Depending on my mood and time i will:
1. String them along for as long as i can and when they are ready to give up i ask to speak to their supervisor.
2. I answer the phone with: "Good day, this is Sargent Johnson with the fraud department of the Jefferson County Sheriff's office. Can I have your name and how can i help you". Usually a quick hangup.
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