So I managed to do one month of my project updates and tons of other stuff. Since I worked late last night I think I'm calling it a day. Vacation here I come! WOOHOO!!! I really need a break.
I mixed 15ml of the Black Tea and FA milk. Now I have to work on my ice cream recipe. I have several 2 flavor stuffs mixed that I want to try before my recipes.
Robocaller software can make as many as a million calls in an hour. A computer program can operate in a loop, dialing through a list and attaching a spoofed phone number to each call. The scammers behind it hope you answer the call and follow their instructions. Like giving them your SSN or a CC# or banking info. That's their endgame.
Once STIR/SHAKEN has been implemented, as required by the FCC, everyone will see scam/spam calls go away. Every carrier has until 30 June 2021 to be up and running with a STIR/SHAKEN solution.
STIR/SHAKEN: Everything You Need to Know - Bandwidth
"Between 3 and 5 billion robocalls are made each month, and research suggests that more than 40% of those calls are thought to be fraud-related.
STIR/SHAKEN is an industry-wide initiative to restore trust in our voice communications. Its goal is to prevent fraudsters from scamming consumers and businesses through robocalls and illegal phone number spoofing, while making sure that legitimate calls reach the recipient."
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I believe, it’s so the calls can’t be traced back to them, and be prosecuted for scamming money out of people.
EDIT: SMT beat me to it, with a much more thorough explanation.
Spam calls are a PITA. My son setup something on my android cellphone that will not allow spam calls to ring my phone. I do hear a little beep and it tells me the spam call was blocked. I couldn’t thank him enough.
My landline is a different story. I can block thousands of calls with my phone system. But the spammers just come up with another number to call me. Every single day I’m blocking them.
I feel bad for my parents who are constantly getting spam calls and they don’t have a phone that you can block them. Not that it would do much good. I have researched this subject a lot and currently we have no recourse on landlines, well at least AT&T customers.
Mom and I both got the “someone used your card at amazon” call. We both called our credit card companies and they both said it was a well known spam call.
I told my parents to never pick up on an unknown call. If it’s important they will call back. It’s tough on the elderly as they are not as up to date on this stuff as the younger generation. It’s so frustrating.
My landline is a different story. I can block thousands of calls with my phone system. But the spammers just come up with another number to call me. Every single day I’m blocking them.
I feel bad for my parents who are constantly getting spam calls and they don’t have a phone that you can block them. Not that it would do much good. I have researched this subject a lot and currently we have no recourse on landlines, well at least AT&T customers.
Mom and I both got the “someone used your card at amazon” call. We both called our credit card companies and they both said it was a well known spam call.
I told my parents to never pick up on an unknown call. If it’s important they will call back. It’s tough on the elderly as they are not as up to date on this stuff as the younger generation. It’s so frustrating.
It is! They have other package deals in different categories. The only one I wanted was the tobacco. And it shipped so fast! I believe I'll get it very soon. It said FEDEX 2 day. Free shipping since I spent a lot.
I probably could have saved some money if I had just bought flavor packs from the beginning instead of paying full price for FLV flavors one at a time.
Tried the pom pudding with fa pom and nope , I don't care for it. Adding some Starfruit pudding and better but nothing that great. Gonna do a bit of starfruit solo cause I mixed it to get the taste. The mango pudding mixed with the MF isn't steeped.
AT&T was one of the STIR/SHAKEN pioneers. They are one of the vanguard carriers that has been testing and exchanging STIR/SHAKEN enabled traffic on their network since 2018. It is not fully operational to the customer premises yet. Once up and running, this June, S/S solutions will work with traditional copper wire landlines (SS7 / SHAKEN). STIR covers the VoIP and mobile phones.Spam calls are a PITA. My son setup something on my android cellphone that will not allow spam calls to ring my phone. I do hear a little beep and it tells me the spam call was blocked. I couldn’t thank him enough.
My landline is a different story. I can block thousands of calls with my phone system. But the spammers just come up with another number to call me. Every single day I’m blocking them.
I feel bad for my parents who are constantly getting spam calls and they don’t have a phone that you can block them. Not that it would do much good. I have researched this subject a lot and currently we have no recourse on landlines, well at least AT&T customers.
Mom and I both got the “someone used your card at amazon” call. We both called our credit card companies and they both said it was a well known spam call.
I told my parents to never pick up on an unknown call. If it’s important they will call back. It’s tough on the elderly as they are not as up to date on this stuff as the younger generation. It’s so frustrating.
Have you tried the bumble berry with pudding base? I like it. You don't even really need to let it steep.
If you called Thiessen's number you would likely reach him. Scammers are banking on you answering their initial spoofed call(s). They spoof millions of numbers. And people fall for these scams all the time.
Money lost to scam in U.S. 2014-2020 | Statista
Americans Fell Victim to Mobile Phone Scams 270% More Often in 2020
The robot wanted me to call the number provided; it didn't ask me to supply any information during the call it initiated. If the scammers knew for sure that all calls placed to the number would reach them, then, sure, the attempt to steal could proceed. But, if Mr. Thiessen's number has been cloned, as yours was, and I reached him, the scammers can't get a-scamming. It seems very inefficient.I believe, it’s so the calls can’t be traced back to them, and be prosecuted for scamming money out of people.
EDIT: SMT beat me to it, with a much more thorough explanation.
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I am one of the rare people left who don't have caller ID. My system is, if I say hello and someone doesn't reply right away, I hang up.Spam calls are a PITA. My son setup something on my android cellphone that will not allow spam calls to ring my phone. I do hear a little beep and it tells me the spam call was blocked. I couldn’t thank him enough.
My landline is a different story. I can block thousands of calls with my phone system. But the spammers just come up with another number to call me. Every single day I’m blocking them.
I feel bad for my parents who are constantly getting spam calls and they don’t have a phone that you can block them. Not that it would do much good. I have researched this subject a lot and currently we have no recourse on landlines, well at least AT&T customers.
Mom and I both got the “someone used your card at amazon” call. We both called our credit card companies and they both said it was a well known spam call.
I told my parents to never pick up on an unknown call. If it’s important they will call back. It’s tough on the elderly as they are not as up to date on this stuff as the younger generation. It’s so frustrating.
Just so you know what you are missing, your car warranty is about to expire, and you won a dream vacation.
If you had a throwaway phone, you could call and find out. Perhaps if you had an old unused landline phone and hook it up to your modem, you could get one of those free internet phone numbers. I'm curious and I bet if it's a scammer you could have fun with him.
I did mix some and do like it. Can't find my little paper. What % did you use for the Bumbleberry? I think I did 2% but not sure
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