Annoying phone calls - Democratic Underground

LisaL

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Sun Jan-11-09 11:45 PM
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Annoying phone calls

I have been getting many collect phone calls from inmates in correctional facility. I don't know any inmates in any correctional facilities. But today I got at least 6 of those calls. I looked through my phone manual but there is no instructions on how to block the calls. Inmates also seem to be using different pay phones. What do I do other than throwing my phone out window?

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emilyg

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Mon Jan-12-09 12:25 AM
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1. Start by reporting this to your phone company.

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LisaL

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Mon Jan-12-09 12:48 AM
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2. Can it block calls?

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emilyg

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Mon Jan-12-09 01:38 AM
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4. They might tell you how to block.

You don't need to put up with calls like that.

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LisaL

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Mon Jan-12-09 02:38 AM
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6. Add to this apparently inmates have developed

Edited on Mon Jan-12-09 02:41 AM by lizzy

a "call forwarding" phone scam. Or so the collect call message tells me.

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Lil Missy

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Mon Jan-12-09 12:54 AM
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3. Can you tell what correctional facility they come from?

I'd start with a call to there first.

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LisaL

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Mon Jan-12-09 02:37 AM
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5. Yea the phone message informs me what correctional facility

the calls come from. If it continues I will call the facility and ask them to block these calls.

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RandomThoughts

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Mon Jan-12-09 04:06 AM
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7. stop dating guys

Edited on Mon Jan-12-09 04:06 AM by RandomThoughts

That end up in jail, and write your number on the wall. :)

Just joking, it might be some lawyer or something has a number close to yours or something. You might accept one of the calls, and ask where they got your number.

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TK421

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Mon Jan-12-09 09:40 AM
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8. Ask them for a cell-block on these numbers n/t

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NJmaverick

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Mon Jan-12-09 09:42 AM
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9. I would contact your local police, they can hopefully contact the prison

and put an end to this

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KansDem

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Mon Jan-12-09 10:54 AM
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10. They must have been using cell phones.

:rofl:

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