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PoindexterOglethorpe

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8. I answer my phone by saying

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Thu Dec 20, 2018, 12:33 PM

Dec 2018

"Hello, this is Poindexter." I truly hate it when there's a pause, then someone says, "Is this Poindexter?" I often respond by saying, "Didn't you listen to how I answered the phone?" Sometimes I'll tell them to call back and pay attention when I answer next time.

Oh, and no one should ever need the Medicare or SS number for anything, certainly not over the phone.

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Another scam the worse: This is not a sale call, but a "reply" [View all] question everything Dec 2018 OP

This robo woke me this morning! elleng Dec 2018 #1

..and another one to watch for is someone replying to an 'inquiry' about knee or back.. samnsara Dec 2018 #2

I like the one where caller asks for "Bob" and I reply there's no one here naned sinkingfeeling Dec 2018 #3

Get them all the time zipplewrath Dec 2018 #4

"Do not hang up" call can come several times a day AnotherDreamWeaver Dec 2018 #5

I get those from "Medicare", replying to my inquiry about aches and pains. JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2018 #6

We get those calls all the time too. We never NEVER answer them. CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2018 #7

I answer my phone by saying PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2018 #8