Re: Spam Phone Call

["sjl" <sjl_abc@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

John -

/You/ might be the one going to jail if you answer your phone /that/ way... 
;-P

(On the other hand, I often answer incoming calls with 'Police 
Department'...)

- sjl

John wrote:

  ...Dave - Next time answer with
  "Topeka FBI office, how may I direct your call?" :)


Dave wrote:
> 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.