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by seattle_spring 1848 days ago
I get the same shit. I rarely pick up, but when they do leave a message it's for one of:

* Extended car warranties

* "Winning" a free Marriott trip

* Claims that I owe money to the IRS, and if I don't call back they'll "be forced" to send an agent to arrest me

In other words: 100% scams.
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Trias11 1847 days ago
I once actually "pressed 1" to speak to some "operator".

Then i threatened whoever was on the other line with abuse.

Calls apparently stopped

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seattle_spring 1847 days ago
I've tried that a few times to no avail. It does give slight pleasure to trick them into thinking I'm going to buy a warranty or something and waste 10 mins of their time.
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simonblack 1847 days ago
I used to do that before I got to the point of being unwilling to spend my time trying to beat my personal best record of two hours of holding them on the line.

"I'm very old and I don't know what you are wanting me to do... Can you say all that again? .... My bank login doesn't seem to be working.... My computer doesn't have that button on it ...."

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