Anybody else getting them? If you have, how do you block them?
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Chinese language robocalls in the USA
- Thread starter dontpanicbobby
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Nobody?
Guess it's a Boston thing.
Guess it's a Boston thing.
Not just Boston, get them in NY too. Spoofed with a local area code of course.
I have Scam Block enabled on Metro which stops a lot of calls but some of these do get through.
I have Scam Block enabled on Metro which stops a lot of calls but some of these do get through.
Thanks for confiriming @Fox Mulder
The language sounds harsh. Lots of hard constonants.
I wonder if Android users in other countries get calls in different languages?
I wonder if Android users in other countries get calls in different languages?
My next door neighbors are Chinese. When the mother is yelling at the kids in Chinese, yeah, it sounds like ... any other mother yelling in any other language at their kids. HARSH!
OT: So i need a South East Asian insult?
Don't have a clue
Don't have a clue
I did read something about these calls, they are a scam aimed at Chinese people (which we have plenty of here) and apparently some of them have lost money by falling for whatever the scam is.
That majes sense.bur why me? I'm Black?
African-American
African-American
Well it's not like they actually know who they are calling, it's just a game of statistics that pays off given the high numbers of Chinese people in the targeted areas. I got one the other day with a spoofed ID 'General Consulate' so it's probably some kind of immigration scam.
Those I am well aware of. Used to delete them
Now i just report them.
OT: What did you say there?
Now i just report them.
OT: What did you say there?
