STOP CALLING ME!!!!!!!!

I cannot stand when my phone rings and it shows a number I don't know... It could be coming from another state, from the same city or, my favorite, restricted. This is how I think... If I don't have an account with your business, if we are not friends or family, if you're not from my kids' school or trying to reach MY business... DO NOT CALL ME! I used to think that getting spam in my email was horrible (it still IS) but this super spam with my cell phone is ridiculous! It's bad enough when someone we KNOW calls and there's that hesitation to hit the green button... "Do I REALLY want to do this right now...." And that's me KNOWING where the call is coming from! This is a quick run down of what I have received so far this year... Keep in mind that it's only MAY...

-Won a free cruise  (this is the captain!!!)
-Won a 3 day vacation at a resort (SWEET! ANYWHERE I want you say???)
-My credit card company needs to speak to me (that's how they say it on my VM "Your credit card company... Riiiiiiiight.)
- Calling to confirm my online college appli)cation (umm... Nope, not me.)
- Local authorities are attempting to reach you (Well.. seeing as how my husband used to be a cop HERE... not buying it)
-We heard you want to work for amazon! (shop yes, work no.)
-We heard you want to work for Walmart! (ummm......)
-Won a free cruise! (twice in one year? Get out!!!)
- Do you want to work from home and earn up to 458/hour? (it'd be nice but uh... no)
-Would you like a years subscription to People for only 20.99? (...............)
-Your credit card company needs to speak with you (Suuuuuure they do.)
- Switch to AT&T for better service! (not these guys again...)
- Your car insurance needs more information to save you money (ahhh......)
- Won a free cruise! (Three times?!?! It MUST be true!)
- Your credit card company needs to speak with you (then why don't THEY call me?)
- The IRS has filed lawsuit against you (exactly that, I didn't miss the "a" that is what they said)

That's just off the top of my head.... They are very resilient when it comes to getting through on my line. Every time I have one either call or leave a message, I immediately add it to my auto reject/block calling list. That doesn't stop them from using a new number sadly. I wonder how many people out there fall for crap like that. Like the IRS thing. The last one just happened yesterday and it went like this....... My phone rang and this number popped up 409-216-8746 from Texas. Well.... I don't really KNOW anyone in Texas and so I let it slide right to voicemail. It said "the IRS has filed lawsuit against you. Please contact our business line at 409-216-8746 for more information." Hmmm.... I call back... The guy who answered sounded eastern I guess and says "Hello, IRS can I help you?" ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? Have you EVER heard of that kind of opening from them? LOL indeed! Anyway... I say.. "Hi, I just received a message about things filed against me?? But I have a quick question.."  He says.. "Ok" I say.. "Where is your office located?" He replies "Excuse me?" "Where is your office located?" I say again. "Washington DC" he says. I come back with "So you're calling me from Washington DC right now on this call?"  CLICK! He hung up! That was a little rude and hasty... So I call back.. Ring.. Ring.. Pick up, hang up. Hmmm... Ring, ring, hung up. HAHAHA! I ended up calling that number back (even with a blocked number) a total of eleven times without speaking to a human again. Then I look up where it's coming from... Right around the corner from DC.. in BEAUMONT TEXAS! I called the IRS fraud and scam hotline and apparently there are SO MANY being reported that you don't actually talk to a person. Instead you are directed to their website to fill out a form. Which I did. I sent the voice mail script and number. I then proceeded to find scam/spam websites where you can post bogus numbers and complaints. I did. And then... I sent the "IRS business phone in Washington DC" a lovely text....

 

Shockingly... I never heard from them after that... I know that there are more crazy calls yet to come and in this digital age, I don't see it STOPPING any time soon sadly. Moments like this last one though make it a LITTLE bit better. Sure THEY put a cramp in my day but if I can do it to THEM... I'll take that small victory. I hope that when your phones ring today, it is only being dialed by people you love... or at the very least, people you know! And yes, I'm hoping that for myself as well! Have a great rest of your Tuesday everyone!!!

(PS... With the roll that I'm on, I really think I can rack up ten free cruises this year!!!)

;)

 

-Super Mom