@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 18 days agoWhy Gen Z & Millennials are hung up on answering the phonewww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square96fedilinkarrow-up1115cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squarejust another devcakeAlinkfedilinkEnglish2•18 days agoSo those calls are not for the benefit of US companies?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•18 days agoLike I said, they’re mostly scams. Warranty scams. Posing as “your bank” (which they, of course, don’t name). Etc. Legitimate companies follow the do not call list, since there are heavy penalties if they don’t.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•18 days agoWho knows? We know the call center is not US-based, as those can be fined. I’d venture most are scams too.
minus-squareDrusaslinkfedilink2•18 days agoThe majority of them are run from scam call centers in India, but also in Southeast Asia.
So those calls are not for the benefit of US companies?
Like I said, they’re mostly scams. Warranty scams. Posing as “your bank” (which they, of course, don’t name). Etc. Legitimate companies follow the do not call list, since there are heavy penalties if they don’t.
Gotcha. That sucks.
Who knows?
We know the call center is not US-based, as those can be fined.
I’d venture most are scams too.
The majority of them are run from scam call centers in India, but also in Southeast Asia.