Man sets up collect call phone number because of annoying telemarketing calls
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
United States
July 10, 2020 7:22am CST
This is a few years old and maybe the man doesn't have that same number now, but he set up one such number and gave it to any business that needed his details. Why? Because he was tired of telemarketing calls.
I thought that was rather a funny idea! He earned around 8 Pence per call. Pence as in the UK currency, and not the US VP. 
I know a few people here who would just LOVE to have one of these set up.
I know a few people here who would just LOVE to have one of these set up.
A Leeds man is turning cold calls into profit by making marketing companies use his higher-rate line.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
10 Jul 20
I used to get a lot of them but I don't so much anymore. Maybe once or twice a month now.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
10 Jul 20
@gr8nana6 Yes! I used to get the car ones all the time. It stopped dramatically once I got rid of the non-car insurance I was paying while I had attempted to get my license.
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@gr8nana6 (6614)
• Conyers, Georgia
10 Jul 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum OMG I get them at least 10 times a day, drives me nuts. I stopped answering and then they leave a voice mail. either nothing on it or about car warranty expiring I don't own a car or some stupid stuff. Just enough to p*** me off 
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@amitkokiladitya (171936)
• Agra, India
10 Jul 20
Haha ..I guess we need many more like him
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
10 Jul 20
Yes, perhaps then the telemarketers will stop. It's more than telemarketers now though. It's people who pose as government agencies here.
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@amitkokiladitya (171936)
• Agra, India
10 Jul 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum I hate these callers so much. And sometimes I scold them badly on phone for disturbing me.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
10 Jul 20
@amitkokiladitya I haven't done that, but I have considered it.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
14 Jul 20
Smart idea, but don't know if anyone can do it anymore...
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
17 Jul 20
@Hannihar People use cellphones now, I am not sure if you could set up a collect call number with a cellphone.
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@Hannihar (129482)
• Israel
17 Jul 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum
Why can't one do it anymore?
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
10 Jul 20
Right. Rake in the pennies! Of course it only works if you can keep them on the line. I know of one lotter here who would have fun with this.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
10 Jul 20
@Butterfingers Ah yes, there are still those. Now our phones tell us "Scam likely" so we know not to answer.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
10 Jul 20
I don't know how profitable it would be now. I don't get very many telemarketing calls anymore.
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@Butterfingers (66585)
• India
10 Jul 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum me too but I guess still there are many calling for credit card etc
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
11 Jul 20
Now it's not just telemarketers, but those who are scamming and saying they are part of a government agency.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
12 Jul 20
@JohnKu Yes, it really is. Especially as there are those who believe the scammers.
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@Keola12 (799)
• United States
11 Jul 20
Very cool article. I love the idea of being able to make money off of telemarketers.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
10 Jul 20
Right, and I don't know how easy it would be to do so anymore.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
14 Jul 20
Right, but I'm thinking it wouldn't work anymore. Most people use cellphones nowadays.
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