Fucking with telemarketers

[XanaDUer2]

Got my daily call from the is-the-lady-of-the-house-there stalker. He's been asked nicely to stop calling, and doesn't identify himself

So, I did answer with hello. Then, "Baca!? Baca?"

This is a made-up word. He seemed taken aback, then said he was taking note of what I said.then hung up.

Abuse of a utility?

[jmbar2]

1. Baka means crazy in Japanese

LOL...

[XanaDUer2]

2. Bwahahahaha!!!

I chose a good word...

[sakabatou]

18. Or stupid.

[jmbar2]

27. Thanks

[gab13by13]

3. I just don't answer.

had to reschedule my car's appointment at the body shop because someone used a personal cell phone.

[XanaDUer2]

6. I'm juggling a bunch of things

And have calls out i need to answer. I don't memorize all the call-back numbers

Sorry about your car

[XanaDUer2]

4. And just got another hang-up calll....

[demmiblue]

5. I don't answer the phone, usually.

If I manage to get a telemarketer, I just hang up during that blank space at the beginning of the call. Most are probably paid shit wages, with little to no benefits. I won't add to their misery.

[XanaDUer2]

7. Thats sad for him

But we've been nice and patient. He's harassing us at this point.

[PJMcK]

8. I get daily calls for solar panels

The calls are computer-generated and are programmed for specific responses. If you answer is outside of their expectations, it gets funny.

And old, really fast.

I don’t know how to get rid of them because the calls seem to come from different numbers each time.

[Emile]

9. I get calls from my mail order pharmacy that say spam warning

on my phone. Lately the medical clinic comes across as spammer too. So now I'm forced to answer these annoying assholes phone calls and it is not making me happy.

[XanaDUer2]

10. I'll change the number eventually

Ut right now I'm also dealing with Social Security. Lawyers, realtor, and I need to answer my phone. He's been asked nicely to stop

[AllaN01Bear]

11. gave me a good laugh.

the best one ever was the usual car warrenty scam on our apartments elevator emergency phone . was supposeldy to be a direct connection to a call center. lol . ill have to remember that .
most of mine are robo calls .

[XanaDUer2]

12. I had one the other day

When I politely asked to be removed, kept saying, "I'm sorry, I can't hear you."

[AllaN01Bear]

13. i usualy get the same ones over and over again. if unknown name and a certain dialling area

i shunt them to the answering machine .

[mitch96]

14. Years ago I would have fun with them.. Time is money.. The more time they spend with a

wasted call the less opportunity they have to scam someone else.
So when they would call I would say
"YES! I want to talk to you" but just hold on a second, ok?
I would put the phone down and just continue with what I was doing. After about a min or so I would here the beep, beep, beep that they had hung up.. After a while the word got out and the spam calls went way down. My action? I don't know but it was fun!
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[XanaDUer2]

16. I like that

My other plan is to place the phone by the TV with some crazy shit on and let them sit. This call is coming out of charlotte

[AllaN01Bear]

15. apex nj police capt gets even w scammers .

i love the part where the capt asks for their supervisor. they reply , col white . leftenant green. capt scarlet.
i heard those and they were from a tv show that i watched as a chid , a sub adult and young adult called capt scarlet and the mysterons .


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Scarlet_and_the_Mysterons
spectrum is green.

[Freddie]

17. I only get crap calls on the landline

I let my 3 year old granddaughter answer. She says “hello this is Addie” in that sweet little voice, and they always hang up. They don’t try to sell her an extended car warranty.

[XanaDUer2]

19. I got a crazy one on my cell

It usually says SCAM, but it didn't this time. That call was fun

[randr]

20. If I get a call from a live person

I put on my mechanical voice and tell them that they have reached an anti spam number and that their system has just been infected with a virus. They can call me back at 3AM and I will give them instructions as to were they can deposit money before I give them the code to remove virus.

[XanaDUer2]

22. Lol! You bad

[BlackSkimmer]

21. I rarely answer my landline, but when I do, I answer with the name of a made-up company.

I say "'Mother's maiden name' Mortgage" How can I direct your call? When there's a pause, as there invariably is, I repeat the greeting.

I use a very cheerful business like tone.

They always hang up lol. I figure my mom would get a kick out of my using her maiden name as the name of a fictitious company.

[XanaDUer2]

23. I'm trying that

"House of Love. How may I help you?"

[BlackSkimmer]

24. Oh, that's excellent!

[wnylib]

28. Or, "Mary's Brothel. Which lady are you calling for?"

[frogmarch]

25. Years ago, when my

now-daughter-in-law was fresh out of high school and just starting college, she needed a job to get by, and out of desperation became a part-time telemarketer. She said that because of all the insults she got from the other end of the line, it was the most depressing time of her life.

One day, a man who'd answered the phone changed that. He told her she sounded like a nice person, someone who he thought could find a better, more satisfying job, and he suggested some places she could apply.

She thanked him and quit her telemarketer job that very day. As the man had suggested, she applied for a part-time job at a nursing home. She was hired, and she worked there throughout her college years.

Instead of blowing up at her on the phone or insulting her, the man - she never knew his name -made a positive difference in her life.

[XanaDUer2]

26. That's a sweet story

I feel for them. If I thought it would work, I'd do that. I'm always polite, but begging them to please take me off their calling list. I suffer from very bad anxiety and someone asking for the lady of the house unnerves me. He's been doing this for years.

I'd have more respect if he said, Hi, this is Chad from Superior Warranties or something.