Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Carlos E.R." Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Robocalls Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2025 21:37:16 +0100 Lines: 32 Message-ID: References: <106mke5$1di32$1@dont-email.me> <10gd4jq$2ptu7$4@dont-email.me> <692a1ead@news.ausics.net> <10gdk4p$2vjjf$1@dont-email.me> <10gh5t5$83hq$3@dont-email.me> <10gi8ht$l23v$5@dont-email.me> <10gl2as$1nroi$1@dont-email.me> <10gpntd$3eu8q$1@dont-email.me> <10gq4bn$3k83k$1@dont-email.me> <10grucj$8csu$3@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net 9dDRzWDWc+BaBdLnnylOpwiYckKntgiUnmwj36Og5g6a34SAge X-Orig-Path: Telcontar.valinor!not-for-mail Cancel-Lock: sha1:+o1T/aw/W0+sjZyrI6t1pTGwSZk= sha256:964z+lDHSI+coHWB0r13hl3aKXIT4PgPiaEtZmHNqvk= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: es-ES, en-CA In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:78300 On 2025-12-04 20:40, Charlie Gibbs wrote: > On 2025-12-04, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > >> My current technique is to pick up but say nothing. I dont then seem to >> get another call later on from a random humanoid., >> >> Every single real caller will on getting silence say 'is that Mr ....?' >> >> At which point I reassure them that yes, that is me. > > "Yes" is the one word I won't say until I know there's someone friendly > on the other end of the line. I've heard (although admittedly it might > be apocryphal) that many scammers try to get a recording of your voice > saying "yes", which they can then use to make it sound - legally - > as if you've approved their scam offer. Same here. I say "dígame?" (tell me?) > >> Tell me about it. early morning calls Before Coffee are seriously >> causing lack of gruntle*..... >> >> *You will have to try and figure that one out,,... > > No problem. We've been gruntling customers for years. I don't get early calls. -- Cheers, Carlos. ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;