That's a scam. You call the number, it's one of those charge by the minute sites, they put you on hold for a long time and you wind up with charges. You only get these calls on a cell phone because that's the only one that works in their favor.
Don't call those numbers.
That's a pretty fair assessment. I've had friends complain of the same. Thus far I've been lucky and have received very few marketing ploy calls.
You are being watched. In the last month and a half I have had 3 calls to my cell phone that tell me I visited one their websites and for me to hold. I get so mad I hang up and have not gone through the waiting process to find out who this is. This happened to anyone else?
Not the same sort of marketing gimmick, but the same sort of creeps. I've gotten a few calls lately and they come from different states (a warning that the calls originate elsewhere and are patched out to other call sites, I suppose.
The call is automated and tells me that "This is not a sales call (yeah right!) but that I've been recommended by a friend or neighbor to receive a FREE burglar alarm system installed in my home!" Thing is, I rent! And all my friends or neighbors know this.
Thus far I've not answered the calls because I've been busy but I may do it just for fun. You know the famous prank call that zaps the home marketing scammer by answering the phone and pretending to be a homicide cop, asking how the caller knows the guy, because they are now at the murder scene and are gathering evidence, and want the police to interview all his incoming phone message originators.
I'll try to find the audio and post the link here. Okay, here's the YouTube audio from comedian Tom Mabe. It's famous but also hilarious even if you've heard it before:
I certainly hope I'm being watched. And I hope every word I post is carefully read, scrutinized and comprehended. How else can I get my points across to the powers that be? For sure, they won't pay attention to anything else I might do.
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That's a pretty fair assessment. I've had friends complain of the same. Thus far I've been lucky and have received very few marketing ploy calls.
Not the same sort of marketing gimmick, but the same sort of creeps. I've gotten a few calls lately and they come from different states (a warning that the calls originate elsewhere and are patched out to other call sites, I suppose.
The call is automated and tells me that "This is not a sales call (yeah right!) but that I've been recommended by a friend or neighbor to receive a FREE burglar alarm system installed in my home!" Thing is, I rent! And all my friends or neighbors know this.
Thus far I've not answered the calls because I've been busy but I may do it just for fun. You know the famous prank call that zaps the home marketing scammer by answering the phone and pretending to be a homicide cop, asking how the caller knows the guy, because they are now at the murder scene and are gathering evidence, and want the police to interview all his incoming phone message originators.
I'll try to find the audio and post the link here. Okay, here's the YouTube audio from comedian Tom Mabe. It's famous but also hilarious even if you've heard it before:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmKtS-k12b0
It's not a marketing ploy, it's a scam to get you to call them and charge you for the call. I've never gotten a marketing call on my cellphone.
It's not a cheese hat, but it'll do:beer:
was the one Dad brought home when he got out of the army after WWII.
I could paint it yellow.
house phone does not have caller ID