Re: Spam Phone Call

[daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

When we moved my mom out of her old house into an assisted-living 
apartment I transferred her old phone number to a cell phone.  She used to 
get a ton of calls soliciting money from the elderly.  She had a new 
number at the apartment and anyone who mattered knew what it was.  Every 
time the cell phone rang I answered "Hello, Budget Rent-A-Car.  This is 
Dave.  Can I help you?".  The confused solicitor would often ask for my 
mom.  I would tell them that she didn't work here and asked when they 
wanted to rent a car.  They would often apologize and say that they must 
have got the wrong number.  It worked better than the state/federal 
no-call lists.  After awhile the calls stopped coming.


Dave Parnin