Just a sampling from last week. Every single one of these is the same scam. I had another seven yesterday.

I never answer and they always leave the same prerecorded voicemail message (although that message seems to change every few days) about me owing taxes, which I absolutely don’t.

I also get most of them within an hour, which makes it even more annoying.

And yes, I’m on the do not call list.

Someone please make it stop!

  • InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    44·
    27 days ago

    It’s likely a robocaller, in which case, send them to a recording of the SIT intercept tone.
    This thing: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:IC_SIT.ogg

    It needs to be the first thing the machine hears, so might not work as a voicemail welcome message if your provider has their intro before your message.

    It might take a few calls/days before you’re purged from their multiple instances of robocallers.

    • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.orgEnglish
      11·
      27 days ago

      A cropped version of this used to be the outgoing message on my voicemail for years. People hated it, but it did seem to trick robo calls with that tone. But yeah, it depends on the carrier not inserting their own message before the user-configured greeting.