For the past several months I have been getting many phone calls from different telemarketers ranging from winning a cruise vacation, a weekend getaway, spas, Cancun, Duct Cleaning, Surveys, Alarm Systems, Medical Surveys, so on and so forth. I am just so sick and tired of these telemarketers who call my home during dinner hours, or during the day. I am getting so frustrated and when I say I am not interested, they still keep calling and I keep saying do not call here anymore. I am extra careful when answering these phone calls. No pressing of numbers on my phone, no nothing because these people are trying to steal your identity and make fraudulent crimes, and your whole bank account and savings can be wiped clean. It is very important to keep yourself safe from these phone calls. It is getting out of hand and I am so fed up of everything. I am not happy at all. One time I did go on the do not call list and then again these phone calls started coming back again. For a while we didn’t have any, but recently, its been getting out of hand and I am so extremely tired of answering unimportant calls. sometimes I am taking a nap or doing something important, I rush to the phone to pick it up to a stupid phone call and I get so mad. Today was unbelievable. I can’t take it anymore. Something needs to be done.
I always see these crazy types of numbers appearing in my caller ID, and it is ridiculous to see all this all the time. I want to give you tips on how to stay safe on the phones:
1 – Never give out your credit card information
2 – Never press on numbers they ask you to press on your phone
3 – Never give out your personal information and answer surveys,
4 – say, I am not interested, and or do not say anything and just hang up when they start talking.
5 – Do not ever assume they are real companies that are calling you, and ask you for your energy bill or your cable and phone account. These companies should know what you have, so why are they calling you right?
6 – If you believe that its a legit call, ask a few questions and play at their game.
7 – NEVER ever say you don’t have an alarm security system. ALWAYS SAY Yes we do.
8 – Always make sure that you don’t say anything extra on the phone because it can be recorded, so you just hang up and say bye
9 – When Duct cleaning services call, I say Sorry we have not ducts(ducks), you can clean our chickens. Most of the time they hang up before I even do. Its pretty funny.
Always stay safe and don’t give into phone calls that easy.
They always find tricks to trick you. Do not be fooled.
Stay alert and stay safe.
Talin Orfali Ghazarian 