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   -=> Aaron Thomas wrote to Dr. What <=-   
      
    AT> I understand your logic, but most of the scammers I've dealt with seem   
    AT> to be calling from Jamaica and/or Nigeria. They literally have nothing   
    AT> to lose. So why would they (assuming I'm right about where they were   
    AT> calling from) suddenly cease fire in wake of Democrat-passed   
    AT> legislation?   
      
   That is a really good question.  I really can't see a connection.   
      
   Are the Dems recruiting the call centers to be political callers for the   
   midterms?   
      
   Maybe the scam agencies were being funded by NGOs who no longer have our tax   
   dollars to spend.   
      
   Maybe the Dems offered citizenship to all the call center people, so they have   
   to "keep their noses clean" for that to happen.   
      
   All purely speculation since we have no information.   
      
    AT> It seems like the Democrats called their Nigerian friends and said   
    AT> "Guys, no more phone calls. We need to make it look like our   
    AT> legislation was useful. So now hit those old people with some USPS   
    AT> scams instead!"   
      
   That doesn't ring true.  I never even knew such legislation was passed, so I   
   doubt "vote for us because we allow fewer scam calls" will carry much weight.    
   Most people are on their guard for scam calls now.   
      
   Maybe it was just coincidence and a critical mass of people are on guard for   
   scam calls that the call centers simply shut down due to lack of morons to fall   
   for their scams.   
      
      
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