Subj : Re: Screening Calls To : Daryl Stout From : Nancy Backus Date : Fri Jun 26 2020 18:17:18 -=> Quoting Daryl Stout to Nancy Backus on 20-Jun-2020 11:21 <=- NB>> So far, I've been rather fortunate to not have gotten any of the really NB>> nasty scam calls.... unless they'd been the ones that hung up before I NB>> got to them.... And the ones I have gotten, if it's a computer recorded NB>> voice, I have no compunction about just hanging up on them once I NB>> figure out where they are going... DS> A former BBS Sysop (he passed away a year and a half ago from brain DS> cancer) and his wife were preparing to be "intimately occupied", when DS> one of those telemarketing calls came in. So, they figured "not to let DS> a good "making whoopee session" go to waste, they "pulled out all the DS> stops". The telemarketer was so embarrassed by all the orgiastic DS> noises, that he hung up!! Sounds like the sort of thing an acquaintance of mine was known to do... NB>> My landline doesn't take messages, but I do have Caller Id... If I'm NB>> home, I probably will answer just about any call that rings for more NB>> than three rings (takes that long to get there, often enough) or that I NB>> recognise as valid... DS> I have that on my smartphones, plus I use the Call Control app. Now, DS> if you have a carrier like Straight Talk, Call Detector works for it. DS> These basically screen out and block telemarketers, scammers, DS> political, charity, and a whole slew of other calls "wanting money". No apps for landlines, though.... ;) NB>> The best way not to be scammed is to not need or want what they are NB>> offering... then one sounds convincing when one says no thank you... ;) DS> I would check with the State Attorney General's office, and the DS> Better Business Bureau to be sure. That would be in order, if one thought they might actually want something that is being advertised.... ;) But, if not, also doesn't matter if the item is legit or not... ;) ttyl neb .... I used to be indecisive - now I'm not so sure!! --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .