pranksters? building a directory? building a phone list to sell to others who will call : wanting you to sign on for something? contribute to something? sell you a phony seo thing? build you a website?.
Everything but pranksters, I think.seashanty said:pranksters? building a directory? building a phone list to sell to others who will call : wanting you to sign on for something? contribute to something? sell you a phony seo thing? build you a website?
I usually don't answer anything that comes up Private or Unknown caller/number. Ii figure if it is a legit call they will leave a message..
I have 10 other B&B's in my immediate area they can call. I answer every call unless I recognize the number as a previous scammer. It's a high ranking complaint by guests, 'No one answered at the other places I called.' A lot of private businesses block the outgoing numbers and a lot of guests book from work. Several times I have been tempted to answer sarcastically and it's always been a guest trying to get info or book.suellen222 said:I usually don't answer anything that comes up Private or Unknown caller/number. Ii figure if it is a legit call they will leave a message.
The one I have been getting lately is the Yellow Pages verifying my information is correct. I have been saying, I am too busy to talk now (or I am just going out the door). Goodbye. and hang up.I usually don't answer anything that comes up Private or Unknown caller/number. Ii figure if it is a legit call they will leave a message..I have 10 other B&B's in my immediate area they can call. I answer every call unless I recognize the number as a previous scammer. It's a high ranking complaint by guests, 'No one answered at the other places I called.' A lot of private businesses block the outgoing numbers and a lot of guests book from work. Several times I have been tempted to answer sarcastically and it's always been a guest trying to get info or book.suellen222 said:I usually don't answer anything that comes up Private or Unknown caller/number. Ii figure if it is a legit call they will leave a message.
But, when I hear the 6000 other 'guests' talking in the background, I know they are gathering info to someday drive me crazy.
I've been getting the scam with the 'we need the number on your copier machine' kind of frequently lately. I generally say, 'Why would I have a copier in my house? Do you have a copier in your house? Really? What for?'
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I always get yellow pages wanting to varify my info. I tell them if they know it find but I am not giving any info out.The one I have been getting lately is the Yellow Pages verifying my information is correct. I have been saying, I am too busy to talk now (or I am just going out the door). Goodbye. and hang up.I usually don't answer anything that comes up Private or Unknown caller/number. Ii figure if it is a legit call they will leave a message..I have 10 other B&B's in my immediate area they can call. I answer every call unless I recognize the number as a previous scammer. It's a high ranking complaint by guests, 'No one answered at the other places I called.' A lot of private businesses block the outgoing numbers and a lot of guests book from work. Several times I have been tempted to answer sarcastically and it's always been a guest trying to get info or book.suellen222 said:I usually don't answer anything that comes up Private or Unknown caller/number. Ii figure if it is a legit call they will leave a message.
But, when I hear the 6000 other 'guests' talking in the background, I know they are gathering info to someday drive me crazy.
I've been getting the scam with the 'we need the number on your copier machine' kind of frequently lately. I generally say, 'Why would I have a copier in my house? Do you have a copier in your house? Really? What for?'
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I always get yellow pages wanting to varify my info. I tell them if they know it find but I am not giving any info out.The one I have been getting lately is the Yellow Pages verifying my information is correct. I have been saying, I am too busy to talk now (or I am just going out the door). Goodbye. and hang up.I usually don't answer anything that comes up Private or Unknown caller/number. Ii figure if it is a legit call they will leave a message..I have 10 other B&B's in my immediate area they can call. I answer every call unless I recognize the number as a previous scammer. It's a high ranking complaint by guests, 'No one answered at the other places I called.' A lot of private businesses block the outgoing numbers and a lot of guests book from work. Several times I have been tempted to answer sarcastically and it's always been a guest trying to get info or book.suellen222 said:I usually don't answer anything that comes up Private or Unknown caller/number. Ii figure if it is a legit call they will leave a message.
But, when I hear the 6000 other 'guests' talking in the background, I know they are gathering info to someday drive me crazy.
I've been getting the scam with the 'we need the number on your copier machine' kind of frequently lately. I generally say, 'Why would I have a copier in my house? Do you have a copier in your house? Really? What for?'
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If someone call me and wants to sell me something I say you have called my resveration line and ask if they want to make a reservation. It really throws them off.
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Oh, yeah, I do that reservation line one, too.sandynn said:I always get yellow pages wanting to varify my info. I tell them if they know it find but I am not giving any info out.
If someone call me and wants to sell me something I say you have called my resveration line and ask if they want to make a reservation. It really throws them off.
Can't block calls here that come from out of state, some weird rule I found when I tried to do that. Also, can't block fake numbers. Scammers can put anything on the caller id that they want to. I regularly get calls from real businesses that are really from scammers who put real names on their outgoing calls.Two words- Call Block.
Most phone companies will give a residental or commericalal customer this service. You may have to pay for it, or it may be available to you as a bundled service with your provider, but it really helps. I have about 32 numbers blocked on my phone number for our business and thats after about 2 years of service. Most are scammers or recorded announcements. But once I add their number, thats it, I never hear from them again.
I used to tell the scammers to remove me from their phone lists, but that didnt always work because within a week or two I would get another call from them, just from a different sales rep.
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