The latest "Robodial" scam?

AladainAF · 07-23-2009, 12:46 PM

Has anyone else gotten phone calls on your home/cell phones that have an automated voice saying something along the lines of:

"Hello, we are looking for X person residing at Y address - if you are X person, please press 1, and if you are not please press 2"

Pressing 2 results in them saying to please hold while they get someone.

Upon getting a human being, I tell them to remove me from their list, and they say "You are not person X?" and I say "No." and then they say "oh ok, well...." and start selling their pitch.

I think they are trying to get around laws by pretending to not wanting to contact you, but their motive is to still sell you on a product.

I've gotten 4 of these calls - 3 on my home line and 1 on my work cell in the last month, all of which ask for different people residing at different addresses.

Any one else getting these?

chu · 07-23-2009, 12:48 PM

Just hang up idiot.

Hatorade · 07-23-2009, 12:49 PM

No, but I think TX is a one no state so if they keep pushing just let them know that and to be taken off the calling AND mailing list.

Zarcath · 07-23-2009, 01:27 PM

as soon as you get a human operator, start screaming "OH MY GOD DONT HANG UP FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DONT HANG UP, I'M IN A TRUNK I DONT KNOW WHERE I AM NO NOOOOOOO HEEEEEEEEEEELP" and then hang up.

Warrian · 07-24-2009, 10:00 PM

I got one of these calls yesterday actually. I got a human on the phone and started to discuss my prefered methods of masturbation. Fuck these people.

Frax · 07-26-2009, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AladainAF

Has anyone else gotten phone calls on your home/cell phones that have an automated voice saying something along the lines of:

"Hello, we are looking for X person residing at Y address - if you are X person, please press 1, and if you are not please press 2"

Pressing 2 results in them saying to please hold while they get someone.

Upon getting a human being, I tell them to remove me from their list, and they say "You are not person X?" and I say "No." and then they say "oh ok, well...." and start selling their pitch.

I think they are trying to get around laws by pretending to not wanting to contact you, but their motive is to still sell you on a product.

I've gotten 4 of these calls - 3 on my home line and 1 on my work cell in the last month, all of which ask for different people residing at different addresses.

Any one else getting these?

Probably check your phone bill for the $23,000 charge next month as well!

Suineg · 07-26-2009, 05:45 PM

I got an envelope in the mail the other day telling me that Publishers Clearing House was going to send me a check. It came with stickers.

Brikker · 07-26-2009, 08:06 PM

Just be like me and don't answer calls that you a) don't recognize or b) come from a different area code.

k^M · 07-26-2009, 08:35 PM

its much more enjoyable if you don't answer calls that you recognize, or come from the same area code however

Ronne · 07-27-2009, 02:22 AM

Or just ditch your land line!

07-23-2009, 12:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
AladainAF Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 3,930 -42 Internets	The latest "Robodial" scam? Has anyone else gotten phone calls on your home/cell phones that have an automated voice saying something along the lines of: "Hello, we are looking for X person residing at Y address - if you are X person, please press 1, and if you are not please press 2" Pressing 2 results in them saying to please hold while they get someone. Upon getting a human being, I tell them to remove me from their list, and they say "You are not person X?" and I say "No." and then they say "oh ok, well...." and start selling their pitch. I think they are trying to get around laws by pretending to not wanting to contact you, but their motive is to still sell you on a product. I've gotten 4 of these calls - 3 on my home line and 1 on my work cell in the last month, all of which ask for different people residing at different addresses. Any one else getting these? __________________ Vexacion (Elyos) - Marchutan

07-23-2009, 12:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
Hatorade Cause it's better than water Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 10,216 +79 Internets	No, but I think TX is a one no state so if they keep pushing just let them know that and to be taken off the calling AND mailing list. __________________ Wii Friend Code 1729 2890 3780 7210 AION group

07-23-2009, 01:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
Zarcath is a little tea pot. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Carlsbad CA Posts: 6,465 +75 Internets	as soon as you get a human operator, start screaming "OH MY GOD DONT HANG UP FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DONT HANG UP, I'M IN A TRUNK I DONT KNOW WHERE I AM NO NOOOOOOO HEEEEEEEEEEELP" and then hang up. __________________

07-26-2009, 05:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
Suineg Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,646 -98 Internets	I got an envelope in the mail the other day telling me that Publishers Clearing House was going to send me a check. It came with stickers. __________________

07-27-2009, 02:22 AM	#10 (permalink)
Ronne King for a night Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Harvard IL Posts: 5,012 +13 Internets	Or just ditch your land line! __________________ Put your gamertag here too.

07-23-2009, 12:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
chu Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,465 -63 Internets	Just hang up idiot.

07-24-2009, 10:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
Warrian crushin' them guts Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,172	I got one of these calls yesterday actually. I got a human on the phone and started to discuss my prefered methods of masturbation. Fuck these people.

07-26-2009, 08:06 PM	#8 (permalink)
Brikker Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: California Posts: 1,405	Just be like me and don't answer calls that you a) don't recognize or b) come from a different area code.

07-26-2009, 08:35 PM	#9 (permalink)
k^M AoE Hazzard Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 737 -37 Internets	its much more enjoyable if you don't answer calls that you recognize, or come from the same area code however

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