Dallas Courthouse Calling

@akalinus (44366)
United States
March 26, 2020 10:15am CST
Many of us are stuck at home because of the coronavirus pandemic. Some people are taking advantage of this to try to make money with scam calls. I and other people have been deluged with fake calls lately, one after another. Today I got a call from the Dallas County Courthouse in Texas, USA. Something about items and charges. They just called again with a different message, Victim's Assistance Unit and I have to call the number to avoid legal action. I have no idea what they are talking about. It is funny that the Dallas Courthouse is in Seagoville, Texas. Have you been getting more scam calls than usual? What are they saying?
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502208)
• Italy
26 Mar 20
No, no scam calls at all here.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502208)
• Italy
27 Mar 20
@akalinus No one is calling here, I have the feeling we are more protected against the spam calls here.
Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
1 Apr 20
@LadyDuck We in the US get a lot of spam/scam calls and a lot of robocalls. The lawmakers keep saying they will do something about it but they don't. Many people here don't answer the phone anymore unless they know the caller.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
26 Mar 20
I get them all. The phone has been ringing all day.
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Kokil agarwal
@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
26 Mar 20
That sounds scary. Stay safe. And vigilant
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
26 Mar 20
Thank you, it is a scary world these days.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
26 Mar 20
@amitkokiladitya They say that the worst is yet to come. That is very frightening.
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Kokil agarwal
@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
26 Mar 20
@akalinus yes....and no one knows when will things improve
snowy
@snowy22315 (208796)
• United States
26 Mar 20
Actually, I have gotten less, I don't know what they are saying because I don't answer the phone for them.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
26 Mar 20
I never answer my landline anymore unless I know the caller. I have a message machine in case I miss something important. Most don't leave messages but this one did.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (19788)
• Indonesia
8 Apr 20
yes almost every day I was told to pay a debt that I did not know the person, I just scolded the person who called me but he continued to bother me.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
8 Apr 20
I got a lot of that. For years, someone named Jonathan used my number and I got a lot of collection calls. I do not know who this Jonathan is. I'm not about to pay bills for a stranger.
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John Welford
@indexer (4852)
• Leicester, England
26 Mar 20
It is usually when I am trying to sort out something on a computer page and have just reached a critical point that the phone rings with a scam call! I then have to get up and answer the phone, which is in a different room. Very annoying!
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
26 Mar 20
Yes, it is very annoying. These days, you never know if someone important is calling so have to check.
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381856)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Mar 20
We haven't had more than normal luckily. They'll try anything.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
1 Apr 20
It gets worse during tax season.
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marguicha
@marguicha (230334)
• Chile
26 Mar 20
I have a phone call every day. As soon as I answer they hang up. Are they checking that nobody is home? I hung as soon as possible. nd I don´t read mails from anyone if it is not from the people I know.
Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
26 Mar 20
You really can't trust a stranger on the phone. If I don't get snail mail about some matter, I ignore it.