When you ask for the company name, they hang up on you usually.
You have to sound like a potential buyer (sucker) in order for them to properly identify themselves.
This is true for Auto Warranty, Medicare, Timeshares, etc. robocallers.
You have to sound like a potential buyer (sucker) in order for them to properly identify themselves.
This is true for Auto Warranty, Medicare, Timeshares, etc. robocallers.
The most successful persona unfortunately is that of a slightly senile senior citizen. Senile enough that you seem gullible to the caller, but believable that you have enough money and sense to continue with the transaction.
Unfortunately - when they're calling, they also seem to have all your personal info, and know your name and how old you are. So I put on my best senile guy voice, they confirm my name, and then they hang up.
It's actually quite concerning!
So while sometimes the information is legitimate - especially if you’re not opted out of the major internet people search engines (ref optery which is a yc graduate company) - but you can also “poison the well” enough to get your fake persona disseminated.
I'm not a lawyer, but even though the foreign scam call company illegally called you, I don't believe the US based company is liable for anything because the scammers make you agree to be transferred to a Medicare licensing office.