Why Spam Calls Are At An All-Time High
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- Robocalls are at an all-time high. On average, Americans received more than 2,000 robocalls every second in October, up 25% from the previous month. With 49 billion robocalls so far this year, all four major U.S. phone carriers now offer some form of blocking or screening service, such as T-Mobile's well known "Scam Likely" label. Congress and state officials passed new robocall regulations in recent months and have seen an uptick in successful cases against the scammers. Meanwhile, hundreds of tech start-ups are developing new ways to tackle the problem.
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Why Spam Calls Are At An All-Time High
“Calling about your student loan.”
I’m 76 years old... Never even had a student loan..
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Ok boomer
Arda Seçilmiş fr, I’m like congratulations Sandy do you want a cookie
@@osurgac hey another duck loving guy that's also named arda, don't waste your time on these American news video's I know they're amusing but we're Turks the information is useless. robocalls are illegal in Turkey it's not even a problem for us. spend your time on something better
@@ardaduck735 they're obviously illegal in America too! That's why they're trying to arrest the horrible people behind these scams!
Also I love ur comment abt how u have the same name and both like ducks 😂😂very cuteee
"This is our final attempt to reach you."
Really? Promise?
Lmao. 😆
Right! Just do it already! Haha
Got that every single day for over a month before it finally came to an end.
REALLY!!
Ikr?? You just want to shout back, "Liar!" 😂
Last time I got a spam call they said they would take away my car if I didn’t pay them 2000 dollars.
I’m 14
Should have asked them, "What car is that?" Would've been interesting just to see what they said!
I would of said come and get it. When they tell me I will be arrested if I don't pay them so much money I say tell them I'm ready and my bags are packed.
@@plively3736 AKA calling their bluff!
So did you pay?
Hi
The spam keeps coming because there is always that one guy who responds and makes it worthwhile for a million more spam calls to be sent.
Why are they even charging at all??? This is a problem with their services, which we PAY to USE, they should be dealing with all rebocalls
My question is, ok so they fined a robocaller 120 million, what did they do with that money? Keep it?
Shaken/stir is on the horizon it should be getting better in the next few years.
Carriers sell your info and then sell you protection from it
Minimal Red- Great point! in my opinion it’s a form of extortion, they do it because they know we have no where else to turn to for communication services, all of the carriers are in cohoots with each other because they’re taking advantage of the sleepy government not enforcing antitrust laws therefore making way to unchecked communication conglomerates. Looks like they can just do whatever they’d like...
@@ryanjones9498 hookers and cocaine my friend
This is why I don’t answer my phone anymore. I automatically assume that if I am getting a call that it is a robocall.
Jared Patane I pay my bill faithfully every month just to receive robocalls
Same.
yup, im exactly the same. i have my families numbers saved and if its not my family then i dont pick up.
Ditto. And yet the FTC and DOJ do NOTHING about it! The FTC serves penalties but never collects them so the 18 calls/per person per day continue. Worse then spam emails.
Same here!!
It’s getting annoying AF!!!
"Your car warranty has expired."
My car is 17 years old.
And I don't even have a car.
mine is 25 years old and runs like a top 1995 mitsubishi mighty max
You only just discovered that? I worked that one out 15 years ago..
Dang! That warranty lasted a long time. lmao…
I got those too and mentioned it to a car dealership. They said their not the dealership warranty. My car's about that old too.
"You made a mistake on your last tax return and we are going to set the police on you for...."
"HEY! I recognize your voice! You're the one who called me last week about that jury duty thing!"
I told them to call my tax accountant. They asked for his number and I told them if they really had my tax info his number would be there.
Hell, I had one of these calls. I pointedly told them that since I've not been served legal process (a summons) for this alleged civil infraction, the police can't get involved and told them they could take their threats and go jump off a bridge...
Robocall: "Your car insurance is about to end"
Me: "I dont even have a car"
well my record says you have a car, we got your keys too. provide your information so we can get you verified and send a pickup truck to deliver your car free of charge.
Yeah, I get student loan messages, and I never had a student loan.
@@robertgaines-tulsa pre-populated message. when AI comes, it will know what you have.
Robocall: "Your car insurance is about to end"
Me: "I dont even have a car"
Robocall: "Great, this person answers calls. Sell it for $0.75."
I love that one, my 17-year-old cars warranty is about to expire.
Voicemail: hello this is your last warning regarding your car warranty-
Me: I don’t even have a car
Tell them to give you a Rolls Royce car and you will buy a warranty from them.
(Hangs up)
Same
LOL I keep getting the same one I never answer those calls
I get those all the time
“Tom, your package has not arrived-“
“My name’s not Tom.”
I used to be so confuse on why they get my name wrong but then I found out that is was scam numbers.
Every once in a while I get a text that says “Hi Christopher!” And some bs message with it.
When the scammers call, give them phony information. Lead them on as long as you can. Their resulting temper tantrums are hilarious!!
Yes, hahaha.
I do the same.
Fun to do if it’s a real person!
@@mariekatherine5238 well, you have to make your way to the real person first :-)
Kitboga, anyone?
Hey, check out Scammer Payback on UA-cam. When you do, there will be more videos like him. He is great. Also, on UA-cam look up "How to handle a scam call." He is hilarious. You will love it. Enjoy!!
Why are the phone companies CHARGING for this service when they are probably the ones who sold your info in some cases?
Yeah, probably sounds good enough evidence to me.
Because they can. Profits over people.
It's something that the phone could easily do. If you set a number to block, it shouldnt go to voicemail and it shouldnt ring. Sending robocalls to voicemail is not blocking and it does nothing to discourage them. I dont understand why phone makers won't just put real call blocking on their phones.
With the old phones if you could take it off the hook or unplug it. It's hard to believe we cant do that with cell phones. Even if you shutdown your phone the calls still go to voicemail. There's no escape.
Or its cause they sent customer services over seas. I bet that due to that they are using those systems to Robocall us at times
@@williampennjr.4448 I'd pay a monthly fee to just disable voicemail altogether.
12:09 kind of hard when your business number is constantly being barraged by these stupid calls. You have no choice but to answer because it might be a customer/potential customer.
Yeah, that is true. Anyway, it doesn't matter, because tey call nevertheless.
So make money off of them by making them pay. Robo calls are illegal and legitimate business do it daily. Google how to make money with robocalls's
“18 - 24 year olds were more likely to fall for the scam then 65+, but the older group gave away more money” YOOOO GEN Z BROKE BROKE
They just trying to get laid. Tell Gen Z "I saw you at the club & trying to hook up". 🤣
I get the joke but that’s offensive...
I'm offended. Not all of Gen Z is dumb to fall for that. 🤨
aren't 18-24 year olds *millennials,* and it's teens who are Gen Z??
@@ponponpatapon9670 Teens and children.
Scam Likely and I are basically dating at thIs point cuz that’s the only calls I get.
Indi Genius accurate
Same
I had to laugh at that one! That's pretty good. At least Scam Likely has your back! haha
Only 1 out of 10 dates I get are even worth considering. The other 9 women are scams. So...I yeah...I hear you.
Indi Genius right 🤧
No one calls me more consistently than scam likely.
We had a good relationship lol
i get calls from my neighbors... not house neighbors. say my number is 123-456-7890, then the person who owns 123-456-7899 or 123-45607891 have called me and bugged me about being phone neighbors xD
My best friend is an Indian dude named John who just wants me to log into my bank account while using Teamviewer
As someone who has worked for most of my later portion of life in the digital world and knows nearly everything about why your number is being called over and over. What was NOT stated on this fairly good video about Spam and Spoof calls. No one in this spam/spoof protection video ever said..l.NEVER give out ANY information or confirm any questions if you actually choose to speak to a human caller. This is much worse than paying and losing your money one time. This video never truly spoke about the very simple things I’m offering for free to slow down and ...all on your own... end most of your Spam/Spoof calls. Here is my free solution I know works perfectly from personal experience on both sides of the phone and computer generated calls. It also has the added bonus of kinda being a bit of fun whenever you are in that frame of mind. Ignoring rarely works btw.
Here is my method for handling robocalls. Firstly, if you’ve never gotten one of these or you’re not very tech savvy like my parents. I will outline several free ways to deal with and put and end to these robocalls. So here goes.....
To fool most people, here’s what happens.....most often it’s a real person’s voice recorded to say something dramatic or say something to invite a response if you do not speak first. To deal with most of these calls in less than 30 second, try the following. Answer the call by saying something unexpected such as Yea, Yes, Yep or Can I help you? You should never ever say these very typical opening words....hello, hey, or what’s up? After all, the computer is programmed by people who expect a limited amount of greetings the programmers are expecting someone to say.
A robocall computer will get completely ‘confused’ when key greeting words are not used. Next, it will hang up and almost always puts your number in the ‘dead number’ list these computers also collect and store this video didn’t mention. One of two things will happen next. If it’s just a simple robot dialer, it will hang up in silence. However, it might be programmed to push the call to a human being. Most times, you’ll hear a click, or some obvious change to can hear so you’ll know what’s coming. If it goes to a human, say this once they begin speaking....’What country are you calling me from?’ or ‘What is YOUR full name?’ From there, I’ll leave it up to you people how you wish to proceed. I can tell you if you have anger problems, this is a great opportunity to vent some anger and frustration.
I’m hoping many might read this good bit of simple actions that costs you nothing and are proven very effective handling anything further. If the human on the phone has the guts to say something such as...I don’t have to tell you that! Usually it will be in a heavy foreign accent, etc. Here you can choose to use very inappropriate language once you’re convinced the call is some type of fraud or scam. You have no restrictions on what words you use or how you choose to deliver them.
Another way to help yourself if you have more than one phone number. Do the following when filling out any online form or physical paperwork. Use only your rarely used second phone. Set up that phone to permanently call forward your calls you want to ring your actual main number. All other unanswered calls will go direct to voicemail. I suggest a custom message like mine. ‘If you are calling this number, you obviously do not know who I am and have no business trying to contact me. When you go into your voicemail, you’ll hear what type of robot dialer called. I did use the very plain and nasty ‘F*** Off! for a while during a particularly difficult time shortly after I got a new phone and number.
This video also doesn’t mention that very often when you get a new number, that number will not have your name attached to it. Unless you call the phone provider and ask them to change it. Hundreds of calls all looking for someone who was not me, but likely the previous number owner. And of course, your phone itself should come with a simple call block feature with a large quantity of numbers you can add before it becomes full.
And lastly...IF you see a call and you think it might be important you did not answer. Call the number after typical business hours. Fake numbers will either just not ring, or get a message saying it’s disconnected or temporarily out of order. So there is my free solution anyone can use and it doesn’t involve adding anything without adding an App that might develop a glitch at some point and possibly make everything much worse in the future.
Just make some indiscernible noise after you answer the spam call
2019: "Hopefully in a couple of years, we're gonna forget about this problem."
2021: *ring* *ring* *ring*
STIR/SHAKEN goes into effect on July 1, and that will fix it.
July 2: ring ring ring
Amazing, there is a flaw in the phone security system and instead of fixing it, phone companies seize on the opportunity to make money out of it.
I get like 3-4 robocalls everyday. It’s super annoying.
Andrew Yang will ban robocalls! #YANG2020
ZOOOPY ewwwww
ZOOOPY banning them ain’t gonna solve the problem head ass
I answer them and say "Hello, and thank you for calling ebay coustomer support, for tech support say 1 for your a scammer stop calling me say 2............. Goodbye."
@@zooopy3480 no he won't..but he will make it legal so Asians become rich by scamming.
Paying monthly to permanently stop robo callers. This should be given FREE to all of these carrier customers PERIOD.
WTF
Funny thing.... Unlocked Samsung S8 straight from Samsung, the service is free and preinstalled. The carrier phones (ATT, Verizon, Sprint, Tmobile version of the S8) remove the free option and replace it with a paid option. Then those same carriers allow users to spoof the number they are calling from so they can get around call blocking. They make a fortune from it.
Agreed.
WRONG!.... Sooner or later, even YOUR number will be SPOOFED, and then subsequently block by these apps. Then, let me know how great their solutions are!
Because they are the one who created the spams calls so you’ll buy their robocall service! Since I got At&t spam calls keep calling more than before!
@@uchibauki2515 very misinformed.
I've been waiting for several weeks for a health department volunteer to call me to set up my COVID vaccination appointments. Because the call could come from any number and because they don't leave voicemail messages, you have to keep your phone within reach all the time and answer every single call. It's been eye opening because I usually don't answer calls from unfamiliar numbers.
The only help is that calls made from landline phones in the county offices will all have the local area code. Also, as phone companies typically set up only a few combinations in each town or city, the first 3 digits of the 7-digit local number will usually indictate the county seat. For example, local numbers in Lansdale PA begin with 361 and 362, and later on 855 was added. The volunteer should be using county phones for this work, not their personal cell phone, and you can always call the health office to confirm the policy.
@@dtvjho I was getting scam calls from the usual suspects and "unknown number" from my city health department.
if they ask if you've ever had a reaction to anything say no.
@@dtvjho The volunteers were calling from their homes using their own phones - more likely cellphones than landlines. They sure weren't going to have volunteers, who would have been unvaccinated at that time, come in to the health department to work a phone bank.
“Your car warranty has expired”
Dude I’m twelve
If I don't recognize your number, you don't leave a voicemail, text message saying who you are, I don't pick up. Simple as that.
What happens if you have interviews or credit card debt
Most interviewers leave a voicemail to call them back
OMG. There are spam number check apps on google play. And indeed I just never pick up... There is gmail, whatsapp, etc, etc...
Interviewers still call?
Eddie Santos I had a company call after an interview but no voice mail, I know cuz I looked up the number
Some dude keeps calling me about loans. I asked him if he's in love with me. Then he hangs up. Next week same thing. I think he's playing hard to get. I'll ask him out next week.
Giddeon Lazarus
You will get him one day
OK, borrow a lot of cash and never pay it back.
You got this 🙌🏻
Giddeon LOL
@@josukes_bag not if the dude is in India
I personally look foreward to these calls, they can get very upset very quickly it makes me happy inside
😂
Today in 2021, two years after this video was made, our landline and both our cell phones are receiving outrageously more spam calls than ever.
I guess this means that US phone service providers either failed miserably to stop the scams or they are part of the problem (selling our info)
They ARE creating this problem. This is 100% true
Lol
“You’ve won $5,000!”
“But we need to charge you a processing fee”
Well why not deduct it from the winnings lmao
Lol, for real😆
I love that fallacy
😂😂😂
I hope more people realize this common sense. It's simple and secure
EMB 59932 😂
Companies create scams and then create another company to stop the scams. What a scam
Randy Newton money laundering
This is why our info is so important, anywhere we go they ask for it, then sell it.
The Laundromat movie on Netflix definitely falls under this!
Hahahha
I thought the same thing when I heard they charge for the premium service. Like wtf this is an issue with your product you should be fixing it for free!
The one that just happened to me, it was a "police officer" trying to force his hand into our money for a charity. And despite us not having anything to give at the time, this person kept insisting we pull money outta our asses to give to "them"
This is why I went back to my old telegraph machine. Takes longer to send texts, but cut down on robocalls 100%.
I just let it ring. If it's important they'll leave a message
Exactly. Even if it doesn't say scam likey I don't answer. If it's real I expect a voicemail or text message
True. That's what I always do.
The scam calls actually leave a minute long message on my phone :/
what’s annoying is the scam callers also leave voicemails now, clogging my voicemail box
Same
“We can help you pay for your college debt”
I’m 16
*hangs up*
Gucci gang they shouldn’t have debt till they are already enrolled though
Gucci gang *until they are already enrolled* I wasn’t saying that only 18 year olds can go to college. But not many minors do and it’s not a good idea to call random numbers where many of them are underage people talking about their college debts.
My 82 year old Grandma got one of those. She thought I, a 13 year old, had college debt.
Lol at 16 were I live we go to pre-university college for 2 years
Some are expensive af
“We’ve been trying to reach you about your car’s extended warranty” ...You know that’s a scam when you don’t even own a car.😎
Get this one every 6 months must take that long to go through their lists.
Exactly.
I've been saying for years now that robocalls are the one piece of illegality that almost every American has to deal with almost every day, and law enforcement does bupkiss about it. Glad to hear that's starting to change.
And yet a year later it hasn't changed. It's worse now than it ever has been. I'm almost at the point I think our government is letting this stuff happen in fact I think it is the government that's doing it. 🤣
Almost everyday?? How about everyday.
When the "IRS" calls just go "I havent paid my taxes since 2003 and am ready to die in an irs shootout"
😂😂🤣🤣🤣😂😂🤣🔥🔥🔥
Lol 😂 ☝🏼😂☝🏼😂☝🏼
🤣🤣🤣
I love to screw with the IRS Scammer.
I say in my best hillbilly/mountain man voice.
“is you the government?? How’ed you find me?? I’ve built up me an arsenal!! Bring it on revenuers!!!”
Defininitely best solved by duel, revenuers!
“IM CALLING ABOUT YOUR STUDENT LOANS”
But I'm not even american...
THIS!!
Xan Kreigor OWWW
Dats funneh
Ouch lol Touche`
Wait so only Americans have students loans?
"Your Wells Fargo account has had suspicious activity." I'VE NEVER EVEN HAD AN ACCOUNT WITH THAT BANK!
I get the same for my Amazon account . The one I closed out three years ago. They wanted my cell phone access to correct the problem. You kidden ? Right? Hey I am 68 not 6 - 8 years old.
This is why if I don't recognise the number, I don't pick up the phone unless I'm expecting a call from someone at a specific time or a delivery to my flat is imminent. I figure that if the call is important, I'll get an e-mail or voicemail about it.
Do you mean that Nigerian Prince that called me over to send him 200 dollars isn’t going to transfer the million to my account?
Mixed Bag Clips 🤣🤣🤣🤣
A fellow James Veitch fan
@@Glol91ABC no, nigeria is the country where the most scams originate. Go look it up, they are actually world record holders of it. The whole country survives off of scams.
@@FXFXFXFX You're not very good with jokes are you
꧁ LXVE ꧂ Actually my whole country does not survive off of scams. What a sweeping generalisation. Nowadays these scams can come from anywhere in the world
if you're not saved in my phone i don't pick up
@Brandon De Oca did you forget to take your pills this morning?
Unironically true, I don’t get why people pick up random phone numbers, no wonder y’all get scammed 🤦🏽♂️
Same.
Lool same
You're obviously someone who doesn't do any bussines or have client communication related job.
They also go to the local papers web site and find out if you have a family member that's been arrested, then they call and threaten grandparents to pay up or they're going to stay in jail for a long time..
Ugh the calls rack up when you apply for jobs, school, or Healthcare! 😠
My phone number has been on the "No Call"list for years, and it hasn't stopped anyone!
🤦🏾♀️Lol
Me, too. I'd say if anything, it made things worse for me.
Same. Scamming is a business now, so they have workarounds to get to you. I hate these people and I hope they all rot standing in the deepest pit of hell, chin deep in liquid excrement 24/7 and periodically having Satan's minions walk to the door and yell, _"Okay, everybody on your headstand!!*_ Is that too much to ask?
I put my phone number on that list many, many years ago, and it worked great up until about a year or two ago. Now I get four to six calls every day. When I say " it worked great", I mean precisely that... I went from the time the service was first made available until recently without one single robocall or telemarketer or anyone else that I didn't personally give my number to. I don't remember exactly when DNC Registry was first made available though... probably around 2004, maybe '05 at the latest. I do remember other people trying to get on the list much later than that who still continued to get calls anyway, so maybe you had to be an early adopter and actually on the list almost right from the beginning otherwise you would just get lost in the quagmire of unwanted calls anyway. But I do know that it worked, and it worked for a long time. One other thing that may have contributed to the DNC Registry working for me is that I've had the same cell number since about 2000-ish, so I put my number on the list one time in the very beginning, and it stayed there unbothered until recently. It was nice while it lasted though.
Worse if your number is in PA. The robo scam is just way worse. I got all kinds of robo calls.
Scam likely calls me more than my friends do
Ya, cause your friends will msg you on fb or smt
Lol I felt this
It's always when I'm expecting a call that the scammers wanna blow my phone up. Any other day, they call once maybe twice... when I'm waiting on an important phone call, they call 500 times in a day.
I have a special hatred for telemarketers.
"Hello, this the IRS ! We're coming after you..."
The IRS doesn't address you with 'hello'; they know your full name, address, phone #, SS#...
James, just tell them to come and get me then..I’m waiting for you with my friends, Smith & Wesson.
@@paulsz6194 huh!?
@@pacotaco5526 smith & Wesson is a brand of firearms. So if a scammer tells you the IRS are coming to get you, tell them you’re ready for them...
@@paulsz6194 😂😂😂😂😂
I love how I get a call about my house payments when I rent
OK so to avoid spam calls, which are making millions, now I have to pay more to the provider so they can make millions more. What a giant f'ing scam.
andyman820 I was just thinking the same thing....so who’s the real scam here???
^how to legalize illegal scams.
And the providers are the ones selling your info
@@themightymidget61 creating a problem then selling the solution = $$$
So true! I’m curious, where does the fine money go to!? I mean $925Million... who gets it?
what about the part where they make companies stop selling our personal info
that would be the day
Thats why they all want to put us on their mailing lists
Making it illegal for companies to make money off our data? There's a dream
Maybe not giving everything and everyone your number ?
Google and facebook abd whatever dicual media you use sell your personal dRa all the time
"I'm calling about the car accident you were involved with? The one that wasn't your fault?"
Me: "Thanks for clarifying. At first I thought this was about the one that *was* my fault."
😆
Back in 2019 i worked online for an overseas robocaller company that was selling roof repair service to people. They had a system that automatically dialed people's number at such fast pace it was hard to keep up. I had no idea but watching this documentary made me remember. U only got paid for the week if u managed to book 3 appointments for the week at a rate of $3h.
The fact that they charge for these Services as far as I'm concerned makes them complicit
Exactly.
More like co-conspirators.
I agree!!!👍👌👊
For the last time guys, I do not want to extend my cars warranty.
Edgar D Hello I’m calling to extend your car warranty my first name is Indian and last name is India would you like to extend your car warranty for $25,000
@@edward2364 lol
Im calling you to extend MY car’s warranty
I wanted them to extend my Japanese Toyota Crown warranty but they cussed at me 🇯🇵z.
This is the one I get the most.
I love getting spam and other Calls and trolling them
How do you "troll" a spam call? What do you do when the number is "spoofed." Yes, I really am annoyed. Thanks
This issue is cause by online argument or otherwise online trolling. Which is best avoided.
Imagine if this was going on 10 or 15 years ago. We would have had to wait until nights and weekends to answer or the bill would be empire high
Phone carriers shouldn’t charge for this, people already pay
Javier pereira rodriguez t-mobile don’t charge
@@Szari124 BS. Basic is free but they charge for the "enhanced protection" just like the rest of the corporate co@k-suckers known as wireless carriers.
I think if the FCC and FTC would start fining the carriers for allowing robocalls to come through, the whole problem would be solved overnight.
Big companies probably set up smaller companies just to FK with us and make them even more money.
E-beggar-In-Bangkok 2018 go away Russian bot
I literally have almost 400 of these numbers in my blocked list.
Daniel Lee me too😂😂
Me to but those mfs keep getting new numbers I just gave up
@@loveme9597 Don't give up. My thought process is eventually they'll run out of numbers to use right? Haha.
@@daniellee5147 lol yeah tru that .
Hopefully the calls stop in the future lol
Excellent report! Go git 'em! Please do this over and over! As a young guy I worked with investigative reporters, and had a "scanning the news" column. In recent times, I sometimes keep direct-talk scammers going on and on just to keep them putting an effort into their losing cause (with me). They make the mistake of type-casting me (I'm 72yrs) as the emotionally-accessible "lonely old man". I just stay on the line, taking up their time. On line I mostly use the Brady surname, but my last name isn't Brady. This puts up quite the block against anyone trying to acess my private business accounts, but I do take the risk of being profiled as a "scammer" of course. Getting feedback (sometimes) on that tells me that many people are aware of and defend themselves against scammers. But only some. To me this is my way of having fun, and deterring this type of nickel-and-dime white collar crime. But I don't recommend this to you viewers, due to the sophistication of hustling thieves. Most local police and other enforcement people are overwhelmed with the numerous complaints, but usually without having the resourses to effectively knock down the slick operators. This can eat up a lot of law-enforcement time. So consumers beware!
Go, UA-cam! Congratulations on getting positive feedback on your non-sensorship status. ~( :-)---
"You just won 5 million dollar Lotto"
So you can keep it
"We want to talk to you about your car's warranty."
Bruh. It's 20 years old and has 200,000 miles on it.
I know, right? Same
But I dont own a dodge .... then they hang up
Low mileage! Mine's 9 years old with 206k. Oh, and I bought it used without a warranty. And I get calls about an expiring car warranty...
Lol truth!! They call and I mention it’s a 98 ram at 260k........
Lol we have a 7 year old car with 256,000 miles
“ It’s me your grandson! “
I’m not even a grandpa.
check my recent video for a program that can give you satisfying revenge :)
This is easiest by telling the caller, "I'm going to call your parents and call you back" The "I'm not using that number anymore" is "fine, I'll ask your parents for the current number and call you back." This is game over to that type of scam.
Whenever someone says "it's me your grandson (or granddaughter) "Say is that you "any name that is NOT theirs. " The caller will say yes and launch into a sob story. If Western Union or Apple iTunes card comes up in any pitch run for the hills. People pretending to be the IRS have asked for immediate payment, IE: Go buy $400 of iTunes cards and read me the numbers on the back.
WHO would believe the IRS is taking payments through iTunes cards? Or even Western Union? I can't understand how this is still a thing.
No, he said Charles Manson
Before Google updated it's Scam Call recognition software, I got a call that I needed to send money for my mother's funeral. I was sitting next to her at the time and she was alive, so I said "I think she's doing quite for a dead person since she is breathing." And hung up.
How do our country have the best high tech computer technology and still cant take this scammers down unless its our own government tracking us?!
When you get a call go through until you get a live person talking then explain that a voice print recording of their voice on this call has been made and will be submitted to a criminal database for future identification and prosecution. Then buy a pack of postcards and mail a complaint to your Senator each time you get a robocall.
This is why I don’t answer my phone anymore unless I know who is calling me.
Me too.
Same here out of fear tbh
I look forward to those calls so I can attempt to make them hate their life choices
@@JerryDLTN they cuss you back out now
Me too
Robocaller: You have committed tax fraud, There will be a warrant for your arrest, press 2 to speak with an officer
Me: but I’m 15...
Probably stole your SSN 😂
Karol Palazej nope you don’t have to pay taxes till 18
LSWL00 me neither but hey there’s actual toddlers with phones these days lighten up and let the teenagers embarrass themselves a little :)
Set up a time to meet with the company selling something.
Give them your neighbor's address.
They'll knock on your neighbor's door and be told nobody by that name lives there.
They'll call you.
Tell them "Now you know how it feels when someone wastes your time."
Laugh maniacally and hang up.
"Jerry? No, no Jerry lives here. Oh, wait, you mean Jerry Nixon? Yeah he lives next door. You're welcome."
Scammer: hello
Me: blocked
"Your car extended warranty has expired"
Me: my car isn't even registered yet
Oblong Spoon lmao mine 17 years old and has been modded to hell. Even if i did its void
"I don't even own a car"Edit: I was at work one time and got one of these calls on my work phone, I decided to mess with them since it wasn't my number. They asked me all these questions and I gave them all bs answers. Finally they got to the point of asking what kind of car I would be insuring and I said I don't own one. click, they hung up
They used to call me before i even had a car!
I have a car?!?
I'm the only one permitted to service my vehicle. Warranties themselves are most often times the original scam.
I’m getting like 10 calls a day telling me all my assets are gonna be frozen deadass
Theyre gunna frozen?? NO!?
No name fixed it alright
Privilege I have had that with WiFi
Just dont answer unknown number you dont know it's that simple and they will back off
Apparently the government is filing a lawsuit against me
2021 here and nothing has change, shame on you phone companies
I purchase the product that the Telemarketer is selling, then once I get the telemarketer's information I do a chargeback on the credit card, and send a demand letter to the telemarketer asking for $3,000. If they don't pay it I call a law firm that specializes in suing telemarketers. Last year my attorney filed a $5 million lawsuit against a telemarketer which they settled for $15,000!
90% of my calls are robocalls. I rarely even call people anymore.
HyperGamer 120 same lol
Cause you don't have mins or data for your phone cause your a hurting person!!
@@24herbstv67 I call when I really need to, but I mostly text people.
My favorite scam calls are when they tell you that there is a warrant out for your arrest. I know if there was a warrant the cops wouldn't call you they would just show up at your house and arrest you lol
yep, once granted by the magistrate the police can roll up to your doorstep.
this is my favorite scam call, hackers hacked their cctv and computers
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You have a Warrant for my arrest? That's for the tip last time they busted the door down. SEE YA! Got to run!
This is a prison phone number
Yep
Scammer: your car warranty has expired.
Me answering with a blast of horn in a can straight to their eardrums.
This is why I'm thankful for the "silence call" and "visual voicemail" features on my phone. I never answer the phone until I preview it visually. Anything silenced is from an unknown caller.
When you're so lonely that you only get a scam call once a month or less.
I get em every day. And i get text
Robocall: "We have your child here, unless you pay us she will die"
MR Lonely : "Oh hi! Im so happy to hear you! How are you? my day was all sad but now i feel great... oh please don't hang up on me! ou shoot..."
Hahah I get a few a week and I answer them... helloooo???😅
Their calls let me know my phone is still working......
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Not sure what is more depressing, the scams themselves or the people who fall for them
Jimmyqballs people think they're getting something for nothing. They're greedy, and gullible.
Some elderly are innocent, just gullible because of dementia. A friend of mine lost $400 because she trusted a stranger on the phone. Her husband had to take the checkbook and credit cards away.
Also there are people with special needs that fall victim for things like this.
@@nickiemcnichols5397 Brutal. These people who prey on sickly, or elderly people should be killed with a shotgun blast to the face :)
It's a business. Glad our government can agree on something.
Yeah its people who aren't as tech savvy unfortunately.
Me and my family opened the scam and let it talk and it said it wanted to buy our property, then we declined, without saying anything.
Whenever I get a robocall I just play along with until I get bored
I noticed that people simply dont answer their phone anymore.
I only answer if it is someone I know. Legitimate callers always *leave a message*. I rarely get messages from scammers now. No pain.
People don’t answer their phone for two reasons 1)they know legit callers will leave a message and 2)certain people, especially younger ones, seem to hate talking on the phone, even to people they know-they’d rather text or something. (I’m one of those people who think if you can be bothered to pick the phone up to text me, you can call me just as easily. Lol)
@@NoDontLikeIt Oh lord, I HATE TEXTING! I'm so slow at it. But I'm 53, so ...
@@sallyphillips9175 but imagine how slow you’d be at texting if it were still like it used to be, where you had to use the number pad instead of an actual keyboard. So you’re probably lightning fast at texting now compared to doing it that way. Lol. (I sometimes wonder if texting/email/etc hasn’t contributed to so much of society having depression, anxiety and other mental/emotional issues. There’s not as much human contact. Even by phoning someone you’re hearing their voice and you can feel connected in a way, rather than typing on a device and not having any human contact, even if it is just voice)
Yup. If I don't notice the number best believe im not picking up... even if it might be an important call
Sounds like these phone carriers are apart of this scam. Why are they charging to block the calls ?
M A yea maybe. These scammers use things like google voice and fire rtc to change their numbers so the number calling u isn’t the call center and could actually be a real persons number so idk how easy it is to track where the actual call is coming from... it’s VOIP
There is no charge for NoMoreRobo on land lines, don't know about cells.
Huawei phones have spam call block technology so no need to pay carriers for the service
You block calls yourself in your cellphone. It's in the Dialer Settings. I also keep my Do Not Disturb turned on and set to allow only contact numbers to ring through. If you're one of those who answer the phone EVERY TIME it rings then you're prone to get ripped off.
M A they want to get a quick buck from you.
It's interesting how service providers of any kind find a way to add money to the bill in the name of better service through protection and I realy love the way the CNBC turns into a commercial for them.
> gets a call about my credit card
> I don't have a credit card
Robocall: “This is the IRS.”
6ix9ine: “No it ain’t.”
@CMHQSOFTWARE your new jailmate
Lol good one!
This was clever 😆👍
ßaron 69: No it ain’t. I’m with them now 😙
@CMHQSOFTWARE u have so much to learn
Them: "your vehicle warranty is about to expire"
Me: *vehicle is 25 years old and will take its last breath any day now*
jay you can get vins vary easy
I love those calls bc I don't even own a car.
I never not once had this type of call up until I had to pay my mothers car insurance. ever since then I get them. Now I don't drive. Just bicycle. So yeah..
I like to tell them I drive the same car that Adolf hitler drove while one of his speeches play in the background loud enough to hear on the phone but faintly. It works every time
Not if it's a 94 Celica
One-time I had a robot call than called me using my boss' number. I was like wow!
Pretty much stopped owning a phone because im tired of the fake scam calls.
Who ever finds a solution deserves the Noble Peace Prize.
If Trump fixed it, half the country would suddenly love scam callers.
Simon HomeintheEarth Are you implying that stupid people like trump?
The solution is Kitboga.
Don't have a phone. Problem solved.
Andrew Yang will ban robocalls if he becomes president. You can trust him, he's a nerd #yanggang2020
"Police are coming to take you into custody."
Mhm... cool, tell them I'm home and will be waiting! lol
OneMeanArtist I live in my car, so I'm like, oh really? Good luck finding me.
Can they make a stop and grab me a coffee?
@@Primalxbeast lol
@@Lisa_the_Cottage_Witch Make it a triple latte in a recycled mug please? lol
They can use the SWAT team to break down my door and arrest my hotdog! 😂
It's even happening between the hours of 11PM - 6:00AM. It's getting worse and worse and worse!!!!! Their ought to be the death penalty for these scammers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank God Germany has one of the strictest Data Protection and Telecom laws, never had such calls, ever!
It's incredible and absolute a nightmare that it happens in the states
So the telecom companies charge fees to deal with this spam when it costs them essentially nothing. Any excuse to milk their customers.
came in to post this
They sell your number to the telemarketers in the first place.
An app this size would require a team of 20-30 people just for maintenance and updates, not even including initial development of the software in the first place. Then you'll have to have dedicated servers for it along with integrating the technology into existing telecom software. None of this is free. Expecting them to operate like a non-profit is silly, companies don't throw money into things to give away for free unless they expect it will make them money in some other fashion (marketing/awareness campaigns or loss-leaders). An app like this will cost millions over it's lifetime.
Samuel Rs
@@mikezerker6925 Nope, just a software developer who knows from experience that something such as this costs a heck of a lot more than 'essentially nothing'. Software does not grow on trees.
"You need to pay Your student loan" in Indian voice 🤔 I never went to college 🤔
Wait till they get back to you with another great offers 😂😂
OK borrow the money and send it to me. I promise to never tell anyone where it came from.
Kevin, yeah but did you pay for your high school loan? Never heard of that? That's because you didn't pay it! 😁
You only need one strike! Send a message you know.
I'd like to see them accidentally call the accounts receivable office of a college
I have been waiting for the sheriff to show up for more than a year.
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I used to work at a company that did market research and political surveys. I called it "playing phone darts." Imagine if someone were to hold up a paper phone book sideways and you throw a bunch of darts at it. You have to call every number the darts landed on, no matter what it is. Eventually you'll get someone to answer and do the survey. That's what it felt like.
The real problem is that some people actually fall for these scams.
And many people feel they need to answer every call they get.
That's not your problem..is it!?
@@michelemcguire8995 yo, CHILL.
@@michelemcguire8995 it is everyones problem, kid. We need people not to be dumb and realize they need to learn not to answer every call.
Especially elderly people. I feel bad for them. 😔
because your local department of motor vehicles sells you personal info.
Greenville Observer don’t forget your wireless provider ☺️
Don't forget those "sign up here for a chance to win a YETI Cooler" with one of those raffle ticket things.
DATA MINERS.
Greenville Observer 😯
no. its the apps you've downloaded on your phone that sell your info.
@@Llllillilililililillll Flordia DMV makes about $77million a year, South Carolina makes $15million. fact
www.abcactionnews.com/news/local-news/i-team-investigates/i-team-florida-dmv-sells-your-personal-information-to-private-companies-marketing-firms
Weirdly I got a call from the local emergency services telling me that someone had called 911 and they had saved the life of an elderly person and I therefore had to now pay the bill of $30,000.
I stopped answering calls from numbers I don't recognize. Two days ago my son called from a hospital phone in the emergency room, a car had run a red light and hit him as he crossed an intersection on his motorcycle, he doesn't know where his mobile phone ended up. According to the police he is lucky to be alive, his injuries are not life threatening but he may not fully recover from them. I've started answering all calls again. We have to win the war against these people, it can't end soon enough.
Theses calls should be scanned and blocked by the service provider.
@robert power Not the 10 calls per day that I still get