Re: Spam Phone Call

Calling yourself Budget or the FBI are both misleading and potentially
fraudulent on the surface. But as long as you don't say "I'm agent Smith."
you aren't actually impersonating a government employee.

Anyway, as noted I sidestep the issue by simply not answering the phone if I
don't recognize the number. We're programmed to go to voicemail after just
3 rings so it's not much bother. I'd guess less than 1 in 50 actually leave
a message.

Reminds me of the old beer commercial with the guys calling each other and
answering "whazzuuuup" with it being stretched out longer and longer as they
went.

On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 1:14 PM, sjl <sjl_abc@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

John -

/You/ might be the one going to jail if you answer your phone /that/ way...
;-P

(On the other hand, I often answer incoming calls with 'Police
Department'...)

- sjl

John wrote:

...Dave - Next time answer with
"Topeka FBI office, how may I direct your call?" :)


Dave wrote:

When we moved my mom out of her old house into an assisted-living
apartment I transferred her old phone number to a cell phone. She used

to

get a ton of calls soliciting money from the elderly. She had a new
number at the apartment and anyone who mattered knew what it was. Every
time the cell phone rang I answered "Hello, Budget Rent-A-Car. This is
Dave. Can I help you?". The confused solicitor would often ask for my
mom. I would tell them that she didn't work here and asked when they
wanted to rent a car. They would often apologize and say that they must
have got the wrong number. It worked better than the state/federal
no-call lists. After awhile the calls stopped coming.

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