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I, (like everyone), get plenty of scam calls, but I think this is a new variant! I'm always a bit reluctant to follow the instructions, (actually, I'm very bad at following ANY instructions!), because I am never sure if there's some potential hack on my mobile that they can execute. Don't know if that's possible?
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5teveH wrote: I am never sure if there's some potential hack on my mobile that they can execute. Don't know if that's possible?
Well, the GSM standard has codes for call forwarding etc. that can be entered at the keyboard of the phone app. They all begin with '*#' and end with '#'. This does not mean that there aren't other codes that have other prefixes/suffixes.
(I've discovered that my current phone doesn't accept the GSM codes in the phone app. It does, however, provide other methods to perform the same actions.)
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
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Pressing '1' does two things.
First, it often passes you through to the live agent (robo-callers are paid even less so they don't waste money until the think they've caught a live one).
Second, and the much worse part: you have confirmed to them an active and viable phone number to call back with their other warnings (and sell, probably more lucrative).
It's like (foolishly) clicking "remove me from mailing list" on SPAM.
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Makes sense.
I was looking for an obscure technical reason, but as usually... Occam's razor provides the best explanation.
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Better than your car warranty expiring...
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The last time the IRS robocalled me with this scam, I took the opportunity to mess with Officer O'Reilly begging him to please send officers to my residence immediately as I had a nice surprise for them. Of course nobody showed up for the cake.
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
"Hope is contagious"
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Same here. I did press one, but they hung up.
I had a call last week from "Peter at BT Openreach" telling me my router had been reporting errors.
I asked him if I could take him through security, and what was my name. He hung up pretty sharp.
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I don't remember details of the following news report but it involved a scam
phone call where the homeowner got fed up and answered the message. When the
scammer started talking to him the homeowner unloaded on him, called him filthy
names and then hung up. Shortly thereafter, his home was surrounded by police and
he was handcuffed. It seems the scammer phoned the police using the homeowners
number on call display and told the police " I just shot and killed my wife".
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Man, all I ever get is a clip of the message on my VM. "...or, press 9 to be removed from our list"
No, I don't answer unknown numbers. They can leave a VM and I'll get back to them if it's real. It never is...
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How do you know they're never real? You could have won a whole pile of money and not even know 
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I rely on google to let me know. Plus, what would I do with another pile of money? 
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I've had this as well, three calls in all with the last one telling me an arrest warrant had been issued for me. That one was particularly fun as I work for the county police force....hopefully they won't have any difficulty in finding me. 
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PEACE 
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Yes, I had a 'testing' morning - including a power cut. All calm now, though.
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Nice one indeed 
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It's off their first album "One Giant Leap", which has many good tracks. Worth a listen.
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Loved that movie, there were so many one-liners and subtle innuendos.
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Lack of space makes me inexperienced rather then unable to grasp things (6)
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NEWBIE?
Kinda fits half of it, but...
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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Glad to hear it!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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