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    From August Abolins@1:153/757.2 to All on Wed Dec 16 12:30:10 2020
    This is one is new - at least for me.

    I got a phone call from someone claiming to notice that my google mybiz info may not be accurate, and they wanted to know my hours to make adjustments on their system. I start talking.. but then the person claims that the connection
    must be bad, can't hear me and instructs me to simply call back using a certain
    number. Of course!
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  • From Nick Andre@1:229/426 to August Abolins on Wed Dec 16 20:30:22 2020
    On 16 Dec 20 12:30:10, August Abolins said the following to All:

    This is one is new - at least for me.

    I got a phone call from someone claiming to notice that my google mybiz
    inf
    may not be accurate, and they wanted to know my hours to make adjustments

    Lol, never ever answer any Internet-marketing or telemarketing related calls.

    Nick

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  • From Niklas Lindholm@2:201/420 to August Abolins on Wed Dec 16 18:21:51 2020
    I got a phone call from someone claiming to notice that my google
    mybiz info
    may not be accurate, and they wanted to know my hours to make
    adjustments on
    their system. I start talking.. but then the person claims that the connection
    must be bad, can't hear me and instructs me to simply call back using
    a certain
    number. Of course!

    I got calls like that a few years ago. At first I just let them go to voice mail but eventually I answered one. Before proceeding I insisted that they tell me what the name of my business was (the one they claimed had problems). But obviously they couldn't do that..

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  • From Jay Harris@1:229/664 to Nick Andre on Wed Dec 16 22:00:45 2020
    On 16 Dec 2020, Nick Andre said the following...

    Lol, never ever answer any Internet-marketing or telemarketing related calls.

    Reminds me of a few years back when I received a couple of "domain renewal notices" in the mail.

    Turns out it was a bait-and-switch domain reseller that was harvesting whois data and mailing out "renewal" forms. Whether they transfer your domain to them or just take the money & run, I don't know.

    Jay

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  • From Nick Andre@1:229/426 to Jay Harris on Wed Dec 16 22:53:52 2020
    On 16 Dec 20 22:00:45, Jay Harris said the following to Nick Andre:

    Lol, never ever answer any Internet-marketing or telemarketing
    related
    calls.

    Reminds me of a few years back when I received a couple of "domain renewal notices" in the mail.

    Oh I still get that shit for one of my clients. And it looks "real" enough.

    Nick

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  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Nick Andre on Wed Dec 16 23:09:00 2020
    Hello Nick!

    ** On Wednesday 16.12.20 - 20:30, Nick Andre wrote to August Abolins:

    I got a phone call from someone claiming to notice that
    my google mybiz info may not be accurate..

    Lol, never ever answer any Internet-marketing or
    telemarketing related calls.

    I don't use CallerID so I *have* to answer every call to find
    out what it is.

    Sometimes when I am not really expecting any important calls,
    I put those people on HOLD, and wait for them to hang up. I
    love doing that.

    --
    ../|ug

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  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Niklas Lindholm on Wed Dec 16 23:14:00 2020
    Hello Niklas!

    ** On Wednesday 16.12.20 - 18:21, Niklas Lindholm wrote to August Abolins:

    I got a phone call from someone claiming to notice that
    my google mybiz info may not be accurate..

    I got calls like that a few years ago. At first I just
    let them go to voice mail but eventually I answered one.
    Before proceeding I insisted that they tell me what the
    name of my business was (the one they claimed had
    problems). But obviously they couldn't do that..

    Most of those calls begin with "May we speak to the person in
    charge of the merchant accounts". Obviously, they do not have
    a name researched ahead of time. I never give them a name. I
    would simply answer with.. "Speaking." And I try not to use
    the word YES at any time.

    In the google call, I realized near the end of the call it was
    just a recording. It reminded me of the some of the telephone
    answering games some people would play by recording something
    like: "Hello? ....[long pause], Hi. ....[long pause] Uh-Ha
    ...[long pause] Interesting ...[long pause] Sorry, I can't
    come to the phone right now. Leave a message after the beep!"

    I encountered a few of those over time.

    I still get calls from Canadian POS (and others) who want my
    sales data so that they can analyse how much I'll save with
    their debit/cc point-of-sale rates.

    Totally annoying.

    When I get those, I do not shy from making sure other people
    in the store hear me say soemthing like: "Unless you'd like to
    buy - and pay for a book right now, I don't have time to talk
    about anything else."

    --
    ../|ug

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