Lately I've been wasting more and more of their time. At first they hung up on me pretty quickly. Now I have perfected my technique as to waste a few minutes of their time. This takes practice, since they will hang up on you the second they sense any bullshit...
The next time I may have to alter my technique again.
They must have call centers all over the place, since this time the Mexican forwarded me to someone with
They have me on speed dial
a 604 number comes up also - seems these outfits can manipulate the system any way they choose
They can spoof local numbers.
In fact, I got a call once from my own number! ac_wot
It changed to Hilton Hotels today, lol
I got a call on my home number last week. Something about being selected to have a free one night stay or some bs. I guess having an unlisted and on the "do not call" list means nothing these days. Also stupid calls from Shaw the day after I called them for info on cable services. They call with some crap like we have an offer for you for being such a valuable customer. Nothing is free so I just say no thank you I'm not interested and hang up.
I don't think the do not call list is in effect any more - all it became was a list of active #s for rackets to call
Also, it was ignored by rogues
I told them if they'd throw in a quality male hooker each night I'd consider their offer
I think I remember hearing the word Marriott in a call I got recently. I just hang up on machines though.
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ac_toofunny
My mom got one yesterday...it was 604 and the first 3 digits were our local area...the announcement was recorded tho...it was telling her she "won a package"...blah blah...its amazing at this day and age how some people will still fall for some of these scams.
They don't get the pleasure of speaking to me.
Like Mel there are times I truly enjoy taking up their time and then telling them what I did. Then I hang up before they can.
The "Do Not Call" registry is most certainly still in effect.
One problem... The registry only applies to calls originating in Canada, to Canadian numbers. The American do not call registry is the same.
Hence, a call originating from outside of Canada is breaking no rules, since the registry does not apply to them.
However, that is secondary, since the Marriott scam, and its variants, have been alive and well for years. I did some investigating, and it appears the company originates out of Mexico, but must have 'satellite' call centers. Hence why I was transferred to a guy that could speak perfect English. They are also spoofing numbers, which I'm sure is against the law also...
Gone are those days when I happily picked up the phone. I like the quiet. I don't like to be bothered. I only pick up for family and even for that I consider the time if it is convenient or not.
We have special rings for family programmed on the land line and everything else goes to voice mail. Everyone else texts or calls the mobile.
I love getting these types of calls. The last guy who called from "Windows" got asked if he had a big penis. When he admitted he did, I then said I wanted to talk about it rather than computer security. They haven't called back since :/
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That was really funny. ac_lmfao
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ask him for his home phone number and what time he'll be home from work...tell you'll call him then to talk about his penis and have phone sex...
hahaha EVIL!
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ac_toofunny
The "Marriott" scammers are good. They'll hang up in a second if you try to play them.
It is a work in progress with these guys, trust me...
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Actually it does not and never did really apply. The good guys honored it .... the rogues ... the ones who are the real problem ... never did honor it and never will. Add to that being located in any country in the world and registering ones name on the list only gives working numbers to rogues who get their hands on the list
It's not different than gun laws in that it does not deter rogues in the least
It does work. I have monitored three numbers on the list, before and after, and it certainly does work.
As I've stated before, it only applies to calls originating from within Canada. The US list applies to them the same.
A million monkeys at a million telephones will eventually dial your number.
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Exactly. And the Marriott scam originates from Mexico, so the list is null and void anyhow, even if they DIDN'T spoof local numbers, which they do...
This is why I try to waste as much of their time as I can... They are paying for long distance calls. This is also why they hang up the second they smell a game. I am perfecting my technique to keep them on the line as long as I can...
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a 604 number comes up also - seems these outfits can manipulate the system any way they choose
I haven't received such calls Mel Gibson..
Nobody has said anything to me about it either.
ac_dunno
For now, they seem to be targeting Vancouver.
That can change, however... This scam is known by many names. They used WestJet once, and a few other hotels...
It's been going on for years.
The idea is for you to give up your credit card number. Then it gets billed for a trip/hotel/flight, etc., that you don't actually get to take! 'Cause once you get to the
Can someone please inform Mel here about VOIP and get him up to speed with the rest of the world.
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Why don't
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The next time I may have to alter my technique again.
I get there calls like weekly and just hang up each time...
I keep getting them from Hilton hotels.
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The next time I may have to alter my technique again.
I get there calls like weekly and just hang up each time...
I have never received such a call Superchecker.
ac_dunno
It's an automated females voice: This is an important announcement from Marroitt Hotels... You have been selected to receive a FREE Hotel Stay...
Something like that... They even manipulate the caller ID to make it look like a local call...