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Just saw an article about foreign-born college students receiving these calls. For those that speak the language, they are being told that a criminal complaint has been filed against them in China for money-laundering and that they will soon be arrested and extradited to face the charges...unless, of course, they follow a specific set of instructions, including paying thousands of dollars "in fines" as directed in the call. If you don't speak Chinese and hang up, they move on to the next number.These things are bad enough as it is, but for the past year, about once a week, I get a call that is entirely in Chinese. I'm not sure if it's a telemarketer or what. But I don't know how they flagged me as a potential person who this would work on.
Do other people get these calls from spoofed numbers?
The crew calling me has not gotten the last part of this message. They are persistent.
yeah- I get these all the time, usually at work. we have a central line, but then separate direct lines to each employee. when they call, everybody's direct line rings at the same time.
I am not sure which is weirder, getting calls from Lithuania or being able to tell the call was in Lithuanian.
Well it usually is something like: "durkha durkha durkha I'm calling you from Lithuania durkha durkha durkha are you suffering from back pain durkha durkha"
The call comes through with a number and the location says Lithuania and they hang up immediately. I don't actually answer it. According to Google, the scam is they want you to call back and then they get some percentage of the long distance fee.
Are you officially back?
This is definitely in the Top 2. The other being:
I can't prove it, but I think it's a burner account. Guys from :e: passing the keys around to the TIS login.Who is this @TheIronSheik guy?
I always play along and get connected. When they ask what car I want to extend the warranty on I always tell them they should know as they have been trying to contact me numerous times and this is their last attempt.
Only one way to find out for sure - when are we going to get our first real snow in NJ?
Yeah this. If it's important they'll leave a message and I call them right back.
The last time I got this when the guy said he was I.. R..S I told him I was F..B..I..
Totally agree. These no-call lists shouldn't have expiration dates, and they SHOULD WORK! All my family's numbers are on lists but that doesn't stop my cell from getting what seems like calls once a day. Laws need to be better about not receiving unwanted soliciations -- it's a privacy issue. let alone an incredibly annoying hassle. And the current controls and rules and enforcement are completely devoid of any efficacy.
The calls coming through in Chinese, Luthuania, from foreign numbers, etc. are not my experience (yet, I guess, seeing how prolific they seem to be from this thread). All the robo-calls I get are from numbers spoofed to not just use the same area code as my phone, but also the same first 3-number prefix.
Love the suggestions, including @culdeus's Hiya recco. I need to find something that really works on my aging iPhone as I'm at a Network level of rage (mad and not taking it anymore).Who is this @TheIronSheik guy?
I use Nomorobo on my home phone (free) and on my cell (cheap annual subscription). It helps a lot. On the home phone, which only works with VoIP I think, it's nearly flawless. Phone rings 1x - if it's a robocaller, it just stops after that. I just want a home phone that doesn't ring till the 2nd ring, and I'll be all set.
On my cell, it works much better for robocalls, but I still get live-person spam calls. 90% of them are from my cell phone's area code, which is in Virginia. The only people that call me from VA are in my contact list, so if I get a call from a VA area code, I just ignore it. In retrospect, the best thing I did was keep my VA cell phone number when I moved to NJ - They spoof numbers I know aren't actually for me. I rarely (never) get an NJ area code that isn't legit.
I don't answer them as well, but I think I need to diligently hit decline as they've filled my VM with a recorded voice that usually says, please hold for more information, then transfers to yet another recorded message. Infuriating.
, but did some quick research to find more blocking options, and noticed that there are carrier-level blocks offered. I have Verizon, and found this:I would bet they actively lobby for limits on registries and lax on enforcing spam calls through their network specifically because they can make money on allowing them through.
See that's BS because these telemarketers just keep creating new phone numbers, so just blocking even 20 numbers might not end up working. And $120/year for the privilege??? F U.OK, maybe this is too
I would bet they actively lobby for limits on registries and lax on enforcing spam calls through their network specifically because they can make money on allowing them through.
This is totally non-customer centric, and I think there has to be more right for people to opt out -- once, permanently, and effectively -- out of any cold-call.
However, too much money to be made in allowing it (and all other forms of data collection for use in marketing) to actually respect my right to privacy. That ship has long sailed, unfortunately.
F'n ridiculous.
..Nobody tells me anything! That is one call I would have picked up. 
