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by MBCook 5228 days ago
Card services are the calls I've been getting lately, although I haven't bothered to engage them.

Last year I got tons of auto warranty calls. The FCC eventually managed to shut them down, but not before they annoyed me quite a bit.

I got so tired of it I started playing with them. As soon as they were trapped, they'd hang up. When I pointed out I didn't own a car (as it's not in my name), they hung up. When I pointed out my car was out of warranty, they hung up.

When I thanked them for calling and was happy to renew my warranty, they were thrilled. I asked which of my two cars was out of warranty, they hung up.

I'm glad the new anti-robocalling rule just went got passed, but since 99% of the calls are either illegal already or by politicians/political groups, I doubt the law will make any difference.