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   On Fri, 5 Jan 2024 04:45:00 -0800   
   Kurt Weiske <0@700.218.1> wrote:   
      
    KW>  Au> had a call yesterday at around 5:20p at the shop. telltale clue that   
   it   
    KW>  Au> might be a marketer cuz of the delay and clik after answering with   
    KW>  Au> "hello?".  them: "this is merchant review.. can i speak to the   
   owner?"   
    KW>  Au> me: "no. we're closed."  them: "oh.".  me: .   
    KW>   
    KW>  I have a realtor in the area who had my telphone number (I've had it   
    KW>  since 2015, I still see my number on her marketing materials when I   
    KW>  google it...)   
      
   Google search results still put up a lot of outdated info. It's pathetic.    
   Perhaps it's not Google per se, but the products like independent aggregators   
   that skim the 'net, build resultant pages and never change them.  Then, Google   
   keeps finding those.   
      
    KW>  I used to get people calling for her, I'd get creative with my   
    KW>  responses, like holding the phone and yelling "Hey, is Barbara back   
    KW>  from rehab yet? No?" then ask if I could take a message. Or, forwarding   
    KW>  them to my friend who is a competing realtor.   
      
   Ah..  PHONEGAMES!   
      
   I had a business number with the last 4 digit 1704, but the local   
   CanadianTire's number ended with 1074.  So.. I'd get calls asking for a   
   variety of things.  I had plenty of opportunity to play games with that and   
   misleed people, but that would be cruel.      
      
      
    KW>  I called her at her new number and she told me that it wasn't her fault   
    KW>  and I should "call google".   
      
   I dunno.. it's a waste of time. I remember getting the odd call claiming to be   
   FROM Google. I had my doubts about the legitimacy of that.   
      
      
    KW>  Now I'm getting calls from American Express looking for payment.   
      
   Ha!  Just put them on hold, or if you can see the number on your display,   
   block it?   
      
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