If I happen to answer the phone and they ask for the owner, I say that I am the owner, I'm not interested, remove me from your list and hang up. That hopefully keeps them from calling back.
On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 10:40 PM, Jaime Solorza <[email protected]> wrote: > I give them my [email protected] address and sometimes use some > Navajo phrases or Hindi to fuck with them. They usually hang up. > ... > > On Jul 26, 2016 6:19 PM, "[email protected]" < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I might actually look at implementing this. If it's a slow day at work, >> I'll put them on speaker while I play with the telemarketers. >> My favorite are the credit card people saying they can lower your rate >> but need your card number. I always so, "Can you hold >> on a minute, I need to go out to my truck and get it." Then turn on mute >> and put my phone down. They will stay on the line, >> listening to nothing but dead air for at LEAST 5 minutes. I think my >> personal "record" is 12 minutes. >> >> My thought is, every minute I waste of their time is another minute they >> aren't scamming someone else. >> >> On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 7:54 PM, Eric Kuhnke <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Yes, it's actually a series of individual audio files and a short bit of >>> code for asterisk: >>> >>> http://www.crosstalksolutions.com/howto-pwn-telemarketers-with-lenny/ >>> >>> [Lenny] >>> exten => talk,1,Set(i=${IF($["0${i}"="016"]?7:$[0${i}+1])}) >>> same => n,ExecIf($[${i}=1]?MixMonitor(${UNIQUEID}.wav)) >>> same => n,Playback(Lenny/Lenny${i}) >>> same => n,BackgroundDetect(Lenny/backgroundnoise,1500) >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 4:04 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I wonder if it takes an asterisk programmed to watch for pauses in the >>>> audio to advance the recording? >>>> >>>> *From:* Eric Kuhnke <[email protected]> >>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 26, 2016 12:03 PM >>>> *To:* [email protected] >>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Microcom phone calls!?!?! >>>> >>>> The average telemarketer only lasts 13 to 20 minutes with Lenny but >>>> there's some calls that go 50+ minutes: >>>> >>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkBQQA7yLYo >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 10:32 AM, Jeremy <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> That Lenny script has got to be one of the funniest things that I have >>>>> ever heard! I was crying laughing at the IRS call on YouTube. >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 10:10 AM, Eric Kuhnke <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I have a 206 NPA DID which my asterisk systems answers with the >>>>>> "Lenny" script on the first ring, let me know if you want the number to >>>>>> forward them to. >>>>>> >>>>>> for those who haven't seen it: http://reddit.com/r/itslenny >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 8:08 AM, Jeremy <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> How do you get them to stop?? I made the mistake of using them for >>>>>>> training one time...NEVER AGAIN! I get at least one to two calls a >>>>>>> week. >>>>>>> I have asked repeatedly to be removed from their call list. I'm not >>>>>>> sure >>>>>>> what is left other than filing a complaint with the FCC for ignoring our >>>>>>> requests and the do not call list. Is everyone else fighting this too? >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>
