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Originally Posted by GrumpyOldMan
Well, maybe. But it was the day legislation aimed at curbing robot spam telephone calls went into effect.
It seems I have seen a reduction in spam calls, but I am not sure. Before I was getting maybe 5 or 6 a day, now it seems like I am down to 1 or 2. Hopefully! But it might be too soon to declare victory.
How about you, have you noticed a reduction in spam calls?
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Yes, there seems to be a reduction. I signed for the do not call list years ago. I am one of the few that took the trouble to report the numbers-few do. Aside I believe if, it is a real number they are fined. So the callers switched to fake numbers.
I when they do get through, I tell them I am very interested in their deal on left handed monkey wrenches. I'm in the process of cooking mom's tomato sauce recipe, hold on a second while I stir it. You come back and tell them you need to add salt. You ask them if they think it needs more salt. You can go on to say oregano. My record so far is four times. Perhaps, a villages contest is in order.
A simple solution. If, you do not recognize the number let your answering machine deal with it. A legitimate call will leave a message.
Aside, so many of these things say refer a friend. My name is .............