I answered the phone, they ended up hanging up
@GardenGerty (170986)
United States
November 14, 2026 9:27am CST
There was a phone call that was semi local, out of curiousity, I answered it.
Typical spiel about new Medicare benefits, as in the US it is "open enrollment". The caller talked a mile a minute, but in English, without an accent. Then she said her colleague would be joining us.
I need to check my options for the upcoming year, so I was prepared to listen, but
The colleague had a foreign accent, AND he thanked me for calling them. . .all I said was "I did not call you, you called me". The colleague hung up the phone.
Must have been something fishy. All I did was state the truth. I will review my benefits this weekend. Hopefully not with a hard salesman.
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@GardenGerty (170986)
• United States
8h
They sure do. I am getting tons of texts and phone calls this year.
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@GardenGerty (170986)
• United States
8h
Just a bit, I would say. I do not remember this much spam in past years.
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@FourWalls (90491)
• United States
5h
One thing I love about my phone: it’ll show “possible spam” with calls. As few calls as I get, I figure any of them is “possible spam.”
@wolfgirl569 (142712)
• Marion, Ohio
1h
I don't trust any of the calls. I have heard that new line from them about being transferred.
@JohnRoberts (109645)
• Los Angeles, California
4h
That's why I never pick up the phone. All calls screened.
@rebelann (119075)
• El Paso, Texas
8h
I used to answer all calls I'd get but that was a few years ago, now I simply end a call before they have a chance to leave a stupid message which was far too often just them hanging on until my phone hung up. I'm not getting as many calls anymore 
