From the web site......... Scammers have been making phone calls claiming to represent the National Do Not Call Registry. The calls claim to provide an opportunity to sign up for the Registry. These calls are not coming from the Registry or the Federal Trade Commission, and you should not respond to these calls. A message from the Department of Redundancy Dept.

Hi, Here in Canada it fizzled off, done nothing. Unwanted calls are ever so increasing, real pain in the b#**. Now I screen calls with answering machine.

Rick posted for all of us... And I know how to SNIP +1

How effective is the National Do Not Call Registry?

Jun 27, 2014 43 Replies

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micky 12 years ago

I did get a rise out of one woman. I asked her if her father knew what she did to get money. And she said "F*ck you". or some mispronunciation of the obvious well known phrase. (It's amazing that after only 2 months,I can no longer remembe exactly what she said. )

I ask women if their father knows what they do, and men if their mothers know. I know that some of these girls don't feel close to their fathers, maybe were even abused by them, but I think most girls even in the countries these people call from aren't in that situation, and they want the respect of their fathers. I'll admit, if I were broke and needed money to eat. I'd take a job like this too, and even worse.

I don't use the phrase, "earn a living". I just say "get money".

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RobertMacy 12 years ago

Since I only [well most of the time] use Win98, there is NO way that any messages went out from this system to microsoft telling of problems, PLUS am located in rural area so dial up is only access and that is NOT simultaneous to telco either, so when I received call I was curious, acted dumb, and followed the request, machine ON? yes, etc, etc. But when she asked me to find the "STAR" on my screen, I had NO idea what she was talking about. I asked what STAR? She said STAR in lower corner. I don't see any STAR. There is NO STAR on my machine. That is when she got foul mouthed Really shocking foul mouth, too. So I told her that all the incoming calls here are logged and tracked and traced for security and it's against FCC Rules to use foul language over the public telephone system, she went click! It was only then that I realized she meant 'START' not 'STAR' Boy did I feel foolish. Somebody should tell these ladies to annunciate better, AND to get a better VOIP because the one they're using was terrible! Well, that bit of entertainment was cheap.

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Kurt Ullman 12 years ago

I suppose you also wondered why your credit card company was giving you frog protection (grin).

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TekkieÃÂ® 12 years ago

Rick posted for all of us...

And I know how to SNIP

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