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AllaN01Bear

(27,484 posts) Fri Sep 19, 2025, 04:06 PM Sep 19

howdi

boy i have been getting " a lot" of these typ calls. start with , hello. dead air. hello. dead air then my name is redacted im calling for a verification blah bah blah .or this is medicare , we want to discuss your new meds . or we are sending u a bacvk brace . ALARM. alarm.ALARM. i hang up pronto. scam, yes or now . i feel a scam.

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howdi (Original Post) AllaN01Bear Sep 19 OP

I let most calls go to voicemail LogDog75 Sep 19 #1

LogDog75

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1. I let most calls go to voicemail

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Fri Sep 19, 2025, 05:18 PM

Sep 19

When my landline phone or cellphone rings, I'll wait to see who it is that's calling me. On my landline, I have a feature that tells the caller to press #1 to connect the call. That stops about 99% of the robocalls. If someone presses #1 then I'll listen to the person and decide if I want to pick up the phone and talk to them. On my cellphone, I can look at it and see who it is. If I don't recognize the name or number I let it go to voice mail.

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