[Shop-talk] robocalls and such

[Dwade Reinsch]

I have similar experience as Jim. All of our phone numbers have Texas area codes but we live in Atlanta Georgia.. I answer very few calls that I don’t recognize the number. If I have called a business and am expecting a call back I will answer Atlanta Georgia calls that are not in my contact list. Otherwise, if I don’t know you I don’t want to talk to you. Said with a smile!

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> On Jun 18, 2020, at 7:23 AM, Jim Stone <1789alpine at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I know changing your number is not a viable solution for most of us, but keeping my 314 St. Louis number when I moved to NY has turned out to be an unknowingly brilliant move!  Virtually any call I get from an unknown number Missouri is a spoof robocall, while an unknown NY call has a pretty good chance of being real.  
> 
>> On Jun 18, 2020, at 7:12 AM, Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> 
>> 
>>> On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 10:07 PM John Miller <jem at milleredp.com> wrote:
>>>  I don't answer most calls from numbers I 
>>> don't recognize, and in mobile phones there's usually a 'block as spam' 
>>> button somewhere.
>> 
>> The problem with that is that about 75% of the calls I get have the number spoofed.  A guy in Bangalore is not calling me from a number in my area code.  If I block it, I'll be blocking someone who may be legit, and not the spam caller.  
>> 
>> I love getting these calls for extending my auto warranty.  I make them do the spiel and then tell them I have a 1975 Triumph...
>> 
>> "Oh.  Do you have another vehicle?"
>> 
>> "Yep.  A 1976 Triumph."
>> 
>> *click*
>> 
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