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Answerer be ware- PSA- phone spoofers are now appearing as hospital complexes-PSA

lousubcap
lousubcap Posts: 34,454
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Right up front- within the past 30 minutes I received a spoofed call masking as ATT/DirecTV that came across with a local number and listed as the major health care hospital group in the area (where I am a client).  I answered and then killed the call.
I have had spoof calls come in from my phone number (no I was not calling myself and did not answer) but for me, this is taking it up a level.  VM for the win unless you know the number.  Answerer be ware.  FWIW-
Stay healthy and safe out there-
Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,380
    Pro tip - screen all your calls on your voice mail before you even think of answering.
    Ninety nine percent of the calls we get hang up as soon as the answering machine kicks in. Our machine goes to voice mail after just two rings (the minimum I could set) so friends don't have to wait but a couple seconds to say "Pickup the damn phone bozo". :)
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  • loco_engr
    loco_engr Posts: 5,801
    If I get a call and the # is not in my contacts, I don't answer it figuring if it was important they'd leave a voice mail
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 33,287
    edited January 2021
    I don’t even answer calls from 911.
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 34,454
    JohnInCarolina said:
    I don’t even answer calls from 911.
    Neither do I.   B)
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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  • dmchicago
    dmchicago Posts: 4,518
    No landline. Less bullish!t calls. 

    Except the extended warranty ones. 
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,342
    edited January 2021
    JohnInCarolina said:
    I don’t even answer calls from 911.

    I had to call a few weeks back as there was a lady standing and screaming on a cement highway divider with 3 lanes on traffic on each side going 60+ mph. I have no idea how she crossed 3 lanes of traffic to get to the middle. One little slip on the divider and she'd be splattered everywhere. 

    So I call 911 and the person running the phones says, "hellloooo?" Like he's not sure who might be on the other end. Real slow like it was a question. Isn't it usually, "911 what's your emergency?" I had to ask the guy who the hell I just called. I don't know who's idea it was to defund the police but it maybe wasn't the brightest idea!  ;)



    I was happy not to see anything posted online or on the news of any traffic accident. Never a fun time when you have to use those three numbers. 
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 33,287
    WeberWho said:
    JohnInCarolina said:
    I don’t even answer calls from 911.

    I had to call a few weeks back as there was a lady standing and screaming on a cement highway divider with 3 lanes on traffic on each side going 60+ mph. I have no idea how she crossed 3 lanes of traffic to get to the middle. One little slip on the divider and she'd be splattered everywhere. 

    So I call 911 and the person running the phones says, "hellloooo?" Like he's not sure who might be on the other end. Real slow like it was a question. Isn't it usually, "911 what's your emergency?" I had to ask the guy who the hell I just called. I don't know who's idea it was to defund the police but it maybe wasn't the brightest idea!  ;)



    I was happy not to see anything posted online or on the news of any traffic accident. Never a fun time when you have to use those three numbers. 
    That’s why I don’t answer.  It’s never anyone calling about a good time.
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    I called 911 today for the first time in recent memory.
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 33,287
    nolaegghead said:
    I called 911 today for the first time in recent memory.
    Let me guess - you forgot to put sugar on top of your lemon bars.
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    Haha.  

    My neighbors were freaking out.  Someone knocked on their door.  She had the baby, he was on a work call so they didn't answer it.  Then they heard noises on the side of their house in the alley.  I looked out my window and a guy was standing on their garbage cans fiddling with something.

    Turns out it was a dude from Entergy replacing their gas meter.  No uniform,  no ladder.  Cops came and left.  
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 20,889
    Yeah, this is becoming a major issue.

    Don't tell your problems to people.  80% of people don't care and 20% are glad you have them.


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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,909
    To the top^^^^

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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