by Roger | May 8, 2017 | Blog, JollyRogerTelephone
Here’s an interesting scam. A travel telemarketer tells us that we have already put $698 down on a vacation, and there’s another $698 due. If we don’t pay, then they’ll send us to collections and we’ll still have to pay the $698, but...
by Roger | Apr 21, 2017 | Blog, JollyRogerTelephone
I’m so thrilled and flattered to be featured in this week’s “real life” section of In Touch Weekly Magazine! This reporter, Jaclyn Roth, was one of the nicest people you can imagine. She asked some great questions and was very patient with me...
by Roger | Apr 8, 2017 | Blog, JollyRogerTelephone
Do you get the “free vacation” telemarketer calls? These scams come in many flavors. It could be a high-pressure timeshare pitch, or maybe they tell you that they’re giving you a vacation so you’ll tell your friends and family about it and THEY...
by Roger | Mar 29, 2017 | Blog, JollyRogerTelephone
I am so flattered to have been invited to speak at the ASCII Success Summit in Anaheim, CA today! This is a thrill because this Jolly Roger Telephone service is SO GOOFY that it’s great to see it starting to become a mainstream and completely valid solution to...
by Roger | Mar 21, 2017 | Blog, JollyRogerTelephone
The core of the Jolly Roger Telephone service is wasting telemarketer time. I’ve had a lot of interesting calls, but this one demonstrates that the original bot is still going strong. For anyone new to Jolly Roger, I built this bot for my own line at home, and...
by Roger | Mar 11, 2017 | Blog, JollyRogerTelephone
Hi All, Here is Episode 15 of the Jolly Roger Telephone podcast. I have SO MUCH to tell you! In this episode, I discuss the Windows Support scam, what I am trying to do about it, and some of the interesting legal and regulatory issues I’ll be dealing with. I...
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