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Have you received this call?

country gal — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 17:21:10 GMT

This A.M. I received a robo call, the second time in 2 weeks, that said it was about a recent business transaction (not a sales call) that we had made. The first time I listened all the way thru and it gave a phone # to call. I didn't write it down. Today I just hung up when it first started. Nobody I know has received it. I wish I had written the # down and tried to trace it. I wouldn't call it back cause I figure it's a scam of some sort. What do you think..have you received it? Thanks

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JeanLouiseFinch — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 17:25:41 GMT

If it were a legitimate concern, you would get an person calling you, not a robo call. Maybe I'm wrong, but I wouldn't respond to a robo call like that.

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Perkup — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 17:27:12 GMT

I thought I'd had them all - over and over. But this one is new to me.

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Lucky Charm — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 17:30:12 GMT

I receive automated calls on my home phone and my cell verifiying transactions that were made on my card.

It will give me the last five transactions and to press 1 if indeed these were authorized by me.

It will describe the merchant (electronics, food chain, online retailer, etc.) and then the amount.

If anything is in question, I would speak to a person in the fraud dept.

I have it set up that way.

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chrystaltree — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 17:46:04 GMT

What difference does it make and why would you waste time trying to trace it? It was a weird call that didn't pertain to you, you hung up, end of story. I think that the people who listen to that calls like that are more likely to get repeat calls. I think some of the scams are perpetrated by the same goups and they have a way of identifying which callers are more lilkely to let themselves be victimized like callers who listen to the whole message or much worse, callers who actually have conversations with the people who call. There are millions of scams from all over the world so it's highly likely that anyone here got the exact same call.

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country gal — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 17:59:01 GMT

I was just curious because it was so different than any other robo calls I have ever received. I am always suspicious, by nature, of any robo calls, but I did wonder if it might be about a credit card purchase we had made. That is why I wanted to trace the #. If it WAS important, I would want to return the call..if just a scam, I would ignore it.

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SharkE — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 18:02:56 GMT

call your credit card co and verify . After that go to HSN and buy a call blocker. I've bought 3 so far, gave one to sister for xmas.

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ALRATIBA — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 18:04:02 GMT

Google the caller's phone number (from your caller ID). I went through a period a couple of month ago when I was getting weird calls.

There''s a "report a call dot com website.

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Azcowgirl — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 18:18:09 GMT

I get a lot of calls from strange numbers and I never answer them. I have gotten some emails that say they are

pertaining to a business transaction, and to click on an attatchment or open a file to view ....I delete those immediately . They try every angle to get people to open a file. That lets them into your device.

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SaRina — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 18:34:21 GMT

If I don't recognize a number on my caller ID, I do not answer. If it's important, the person/office will leave a message on my answering machine.

I also have Nomorobo, which stops robo calls after one ring.

Even if I picked up the phone and it was a recording or a person saying it was an important matter, I would never say two words to this person on the phone about my personal business -- not even answer yes or no.

If the caller left a message about an "important matter" and it concerned me enough, I would call back and tell them to send me something in writing, which I would then verify with my businesses.

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chrystaltree — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 18:34:41 GMT

@country gal wrote:
I was just curious because it was so different than any other robo calls I have ever received. I am always suspicious, by nature, of any robo calls, but I did wonder if it might be about a credit card purchase we had made. That is why I wanted to trace the #. If it WAS important, I would want to return the call..if just a scam, I would ignore it.

I get that but if it were a legitimate call from a bank or credit card company or any real company you had business with, they would have provided sufficient information that you would not have had any questions about who was calling or why. Whan you get a vague call like that, one that doesn't say anything, you know it's not legit. It's either someone trying to sell you something you never inquired about or it's someone trying to pull a scam. And we all get them. I only use my house phone for the fax machine. I don't even know the number. No one has it. But when a call comes through, I see it and the caller id info on my tv screen. The number of suspicious or junk calls is ridiculous.

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SaRina — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 18:39:07 GMT

@chrystaltree, even if the company (let's say my credit card company) identified themselves with sufficient information, I would still tell them I will call them back and not use the telephone number they give me. I just do not discuss my personal business with any company that initiates the call. I've been a victim of identity theft and now I'm hyper-vigilant.

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x Hedge — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 19:21:46 GMT

You mean you still answer your phone without knowing the caller's identity in advance?

You mean you identified it as being a ROBO call and kept listening anyway?

Legitimate business contacts are initiated in writing so both parties have a written record.

ROBO calls that are answered, even if you hang up right away, KEEP you on the calling list, since you just verified yours is an active number. Some keep time of how many seconds before you hang up. And they do SELL those answered numbers, so you can look forward to more garbage calls.

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country gal — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 19:28:26 GMT

I don't have caller ID or a message machine. I will look into the caller block from HSN that sharke suggested. Thanks to all for your input. I do appreciate it!

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jackthebear — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 19:30:48 GMT

@country gal wrote:
I don't have caller ID or a message machine. I will look into the caller block from HSN that sharke suggested. Thanks to all for your input. I do appreciate it!

most telephone companies provide caller ID now and phones are caller ID ready, perhaps investigate how to be ready for more phone calls

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jackthebear — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 19:33:18 GMT

we get calls occasionally from the water/electrical/ companies, leaving a long rambling message. These have no caller ID id-ing the company and a robo-voice with a long message to call with a pin#. not writing down either the 800# or 7 digit pin.

If they really wanted to reach us a personal letter or phone would be the method.

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SaRina — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 19:38:37 GMT

@country gal wrote:
I don't have caller ID or a message machine. I will look into the caller block from HSN that sharke suggested. Thanks to all for your input. I do appreciate it!

@country gal, also google "Nomorobo" to see if your telephone carrier and zip code is included in their free service. It's been extremely helpful in avoiding unwanted calls. :-)

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NickNack — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 19:43:01 GMT

@country gal wrote:
I don't have caller ID or a message machine. I will look into the caller block from HSN that sharke suggested. Thanks to all for your input. I do appreciate it!

You have to have Caller ID to be able to use a call blocker.

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x Hedge — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 19:51:46 GMT

COUNTRYGAL wrote:

I don't have caller ID or a message machine. I will look into the caller block from HSN that sharke suggested. Thanks to all for your input. I do appreciate it!

@country gal, your post above tells me you are at least 30 years behind in phone technology. Any good smartphone will show you who's calling, give you options on if or how you want to take the call, provide voicemail, and allow you to block future calls from any number you wish.

Perhaps it's time to consider an upgrade that brings you into the current century and solves many problems with one step. The scammers find fewer and fewer people who will answer a phone simply because it's ringing.

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country gal — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 20:07:11 GMT

LOL, Hedge, I was just going to post that I am in the Dark Ages when it comes to phone service. You made me chuckle. I AM on a No Call list, but it doesn't work as good as it did years ago when we first signed up. The robo callers/scammers are always coming up with new ways to get around that.