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oldhippie

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8. We got one of those calls last night ....

Reply to Segami (Original post)

Mon Feb 3, 2014, 04:08 PM

Feb 2014

.. on my wife's cell phone. She called back since she thought it might be one of her Chinese relatives calling about Chinese New Year. When she tried to call back she got the old "this call cannot be completed as dialed" recording, so AT&T must be on to the scam.

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Scam Alert: BEWARE Of A Call That ONLY RINGS ONCE [View all] Segami Feb 2014 OP

I never call them back. If someone knows me, and truly wants to get in touch Common Sense Party Feb 2014 #1

+1 tammywammy Feb 2014 #12

Did they stop teaching the "if it is important, they'll call back" mantra? FSogol Feb 2014 #2

Last 2 missed calls on my cell Progressive dog Feb 2014 #3

Why would somebody call back? HappyMe Feb 2014 #4

Snopes confirms this: no_hypocrisy Feb 2014 #5

new trick, not really snooper2 Feb 2014 #6

good t�tle for horror movie Liberal_in_LA Feb 2014 #7

lol Jefferson23 Feb 2014 #18

LOL, Yep !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2014 #28

We got one of those calls last night .... oldhippie Feb 2014 #8

I got one last Thursday from Grenada, bmbmd Feb 2014 #9

Even worse. The call is coming from INSIDE THE HOUSE!!...nt SidDithers Feb 2014 #10

LOL! Phentex Feb 2014 #13

!!! Tarheel_Dem Feb 2014 #14

Who blindly calls back a number like that? Capt. Obvious Feb 2014 #11

My wife oldhippie Feb 2014 #23

A time or 2 I've dialled a wrong number arikara Feb 2014 #15

I don't have caller ID, so I answer and say hello, hello, and hang up. a kennedy Feb 2014 #16

No voice message, no call back FarCenter Feb 2014 #17

Remember: the postman always rings twice. Warren Stupidity Feb 2014 #19

Damn scammers jsr Feb 2014 #20

I Screen All My Calls colsohlibgal Feb 2014 #21

Had three of these in seven days superpatriotman Feb 2014 #22

I would never call back. City Lights Feb 2014 #24

Missed call from 473-405-0089. I was charged by Verizon at premium rate David_ness Mar 2014 #25

I'm running interference JustAnotherGen Mar 2014 #26

For me, if they can't bother to leave a VM, then screw them, I could care less talking to RKP5637 Mar 2014 #27

I guess I don't understand how cell phone charges work tularetom Mar 2014 #29