And there are horrible stories of people giving hundreds of thousands of dollars

Oct 11, 2024
1:59:18pm

MarylandFan Truly Addicted User

So the incentive is strong for these people to grind until they find someone they strike gold with and take as much money as they can however they can.

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MarylandFan

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My phone number is out there and I get tons of spam. It sucks. But I honestly

BYUHawk

1:34pm

What about "we are unable to deliver your package due to an address

volleyjiver

1:37pm

They are trying to see if you are a legit number that will answer to then...

WJCougar

1:37pm

I wish there was some way to get put on an opt out list that would remove all

BYUHawk

1:39pm

National do not call registry.

Icelandic Cougar

1:40pm

I'll try that. Does it work for text messages too?

BYUHawk

1:44pm

As someone who worked in marketing, the national do not call list is a joke.

Guac

1:46pm

Interesting. I haven’t gotten a spam call since I put my phone on there.

Icelandic Cougar

4:15pm

Applies to "telemarketing" only expect lots of "charity" calls after registering

COUGND

1:48pm

sounds great in theory, but it does nothing

maxpowers

2:09pm

Because some small percentage are gullible persons or seniors who get robbed

MarylandFan

1:49pm

Yes. They're preying mostly on old people who see a text like that and then respond, then get sucked into some sob

durandal

1:55pm

And there are horrible stories of people giving hundreds of thousands of dollars

MarylandFan

1:59pm

It's why they are so easily scam baited. They know that there is a huge prize waiting for them because there usually is.

durandal

2:07pm

I get the “wanna feel like you’re 18 again?” Spam text once a week

the_byu_flash

2:00pm

but do you?

maxpowers

2:12pm

I’m getting a ton as well. It’s ridiculous.

Heath Squashwell

2:44pm

My favorite response when I want to mess with spammers is to reply -

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