new twist on telemarketers

[Battis]

Lately I've been getting calls from what I believe are telemarketers. The problem is they're speaking in what I think is Chinese. How do you mess with someone who doesn't speak English? One time I waited until it sounded like they wanted me to Dial 1 to speak with someone, and I dialed 1 and a live person greeted me. I put in my order - "one from column A, one from column B" and they hung up.
Now I just keep my phone off.

[Beagle333]

I have gotten those too. Usually a voice message that is in some Asian language. I'm not sure what they are selling, but it must really be a long shot hoping to find both a person who is interested in their product and who also speaks that language.

[Conditor22]

I spent many years in Asia, so anytime I get a phone call from a number I don't recognize I answer in Thai.

Surprising how many times they hang up on my

[bedbugbilly]

I had one yesterday and I could hardly understand the guy - something about solar power for the house and wanting me to pay them $100 in order to see if I qualified - asked him where he was calling from and he gave me the company name - I repeated myself and then said what country are you calling from . . the answer PAKISTAN. I told him I only speak the "King's English" and then when I did. he evidently didn't
t wamt t talk anymore . . but to before he told me what I could do to myself? Oh golly gee . . . I am feeling so bad that he didn't want to talk to me anymore . . .

[RED BEAR]

I just tell them they want my brother and set the phone down until i hear the beep beep then hang up. They waste enough of my time i waste as much of theres as i can. My wife usually answers as if she's confused and keeps asking i won what did i win.

[xs11jack]

My wife told me today that in the future she is going to proselytize all the calls we get with a number we don't know. She is going to keep on talking even if the salesperson tries to sell something. I think this a great Idea.
Ole Jack

[Winger Ed.]

Those air horn things you get for the boat are fun too.

[fatelk]

I heard somewhere that the robocalls in Chinese or Spanish are typically scams aimed at people here from those countries. They claim to be from consulates or some such, demanding money in return for immigration help, something along those lines.

If they dial ten thousand numbers, they’re bound to find someone with suitable troubles who will fall for it. Pretty sleazy.

[rancher1913]

some one told me that if you get spam or telemarketing from china to use phrases like" teinamin square rally" or some other politico phase and the government bot censors will shut down the persons internet. only works if they are in china.

[Tom W.]

If it's someone that needs to tell me something I'll wait for a voicemail. I don't answer numbers that I don't recognize.

[EDG]

I got a call that from someone that I did not recognize so I answered in Tex-Mex Spanish "me no habla Englais" and then I hung up. Later I got several calls from recruiters wanting to hire an engineer that speaks Spanish.

[Winger Ed.]

Years ago, I got a answering machine in a pawn shop that already had a great out going message already on it.

It was some big husky sounding brother saying:
"Ahhhh,,, Dis be da Jones res-e-dence. We not heah ride now...……..
(Pause for the sound of yelling and beating a couple of little kids) Leave yo name an numma, an we call you ride back".

Nobody ever left a message or called back that didn't know me.

[William Yanda]

I sent Marriot Hotels a $50 penalty bill today, doubled because I have requested to be placed on their do not call list. Tonight when I got home I had an email with a file number for the case.

[Forty Rod Ray]

My daughter put an app in my iPhone. It is called Hiya. Since it has been on my phone my bogus calls are down to one every two three days. Many times it will interfere with a bogus call without letting me know. Ordinarily, it will message me when it has what thinks is bogus.

It is not 100% but is acceptable to my needs... I have not caught it interfering with a legitimate call.

[abunaitoo]

I sometimes play the "hello, hello, hello. Is anyone there????"
They hang up.
My friend starts talking German to them.

[Battis]

I checked into the Hiya app and I might give it a try. I just have to find a 5 yr old to help me install it (I'm tech challenged).

[RED BEAR]

I get a dozen or so every day press the number to be taken off list i think that just sends your number to 10 more. I have gotten to the point that i use these calls as high entertainment. I try to keep them on the line as long as possible. Told one to hold on i would get my brother after about 5 minutes he hung up then called back and said he didn't appreciate that. I responded with i didn't ether i went all the way out to the back field and by the time we got back he hung up if he wanted to talk to him i would go get him again if he wouldn't hang up he held on almost 20 minutes.

[country gent]

I have noticed the telemarketers here now when you start to ask to be placed on do not call lost hang up before you finish. I to tie up their time as much as possible and drag it out as much as possible my record is 20 mins LOL.
The one that really irks me is when I answer the phone and am obviously on hop while the telemarketer finishes up. They call me and then put me on hold to wait for them. That person is way behind the 8ball starting out at that point

[LynC2]

I sometimes play the "hello, hello, hello. Is anyone there????"
They hang up.
My friend starts talking German to them.

LOL, I tell them "Sprechen Sie Deutsch?" works every time.

[Smoke4320]

Hiya does work for us .. I was getting numerous calls a day now Hiya intercepts them. sometimes it will ring 2 to 3 times then gets intercepted .. so I don't answer till 5 th ring or IF I recognize the number