If they have your information, that's definitely is a problem. If I know it's a scammer (they called a DNC number, so that's kind of a given) and they have any of my information, I generally tell them they must have old information because I'm not "John Smith", I just got this cell number last week, or whatever. You definitely don't want to confirm to them that any of the information is valid, and if possible hopefully convince them that at least some is not valid anymore.
Since the DNC list is only for telemarketers, your statement that a caller is a scammer simply because they're calling your DNC listed number is incorrect.
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Windows scammer called from 533-877-8938 claiming my computer was compremised sending out viruses. I just laughed and hung up on him. :P
No reputable company goes around cold calling people to say their computer needs fixing. Anyone who calls you and tells you that your computer contacted them because it needs their help is nothing more than a scammer...plain and simple! If you get a call from them, Ignore the call and Block the number.
Would 'illicit' be a better term then? In any case, it's extremely rare that I get an unsolicited call from a 'business' on my DNC listed lines that's trustworthy. While I do get calls from places where I don't recognize the number, I generally recognize the callerid name or they properly announce themselves when I answer and I almost always have a business relationship with them, or solicited information. The rest I do consider scams - they are not offering a better product, they are trying to lock me into some stupid expensive long-term contract, or it's just an outright scheme to steal money - and if they were trustworthy they would abide by the telemarketing laws in the first place and not have called.
For non-DNC violations for the charities and 'political' calls, I don't give money to charities over the phone. Too many of them are little more than fund raisers for the telemarketing company than the actual charity - not that I would give an unconfirmed caller money over the phone in any case. I give directly to charities via mail or their web sites. I have gotten calls from some for police/veterans charities which are not properly registered with the State I'm in - so there's that. I also don't do political survey's and such to unknown entities (either party) over the phone either.
Yes, I admit I'm cynical about people calling in violation of the DNC, but I feel that if they are calling me in violation of the DNC then I feel comfortable considering them a high-probability scammer.
After 325 "replies", the point is not communication but using the lead post as a pin cushion for every boast of being smarter than a scammer. But then Sara's strategy of verbal denials brings no victory so long as she is called "all the time" by yet more fake PC techs.
I have received calls, probably the same woman who insisted that the Windows commands she wanted to run would work on my Mac. No amount of explaining helped. I have had calls from others (Global ?) that insisted they were also the Mac specialists when told I was using a Mac.
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