# Callers that were probably spam **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 2, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/callers-that-were-probably-spam/1030572 "2026-06-02T21:37:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/callers-that-were-probably-spam/1030572/1 "2026-06-02T21:37:59Z")
Any strange/unlikely company or people names try to get ahold of you lately? My phone just blocked a call from “Goldsby Elexia”, and a week ago “Computer Company” attempted to reach me. What have you got? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/callers-that-were-probably-spam/1030572/2 "2026-06-02T21:40:42Z")
I’ve had 3 calls in the last 2 days, but my phone warns telemarketer and spam risk on them. The telemarketer was political, they left a message the second time. Today is our primaries. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/callers-that-were-probably-spam/1030572/3 "2026-06-02T22:04:01Z")
Yeah, all my phone/text spams lately have been political – primary day today. Glad it’s almost over. ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/callers-that-were-probably-spam/1030572/4 "2026-06-02T22:55:52Z")
There are 2 types I get most often: 1 - “We’re reviewing your loan application and just need to confirm a few things…” Calls 3-4 times a day, always from a different number. The name changes up on a weekly basis. Needless to say, I haven’t applied for any loans. 2 - Prisma Health. Calls me 3 times a week and never leaves a message. The loan scam calls have gotten so bad that I’ve resorted to sending all unknown callers to voicemail. I report them as spam, but they call back with new numbers and always leave a voicemail. Both have been a steady pattern for like 6 months. Prisma Health (I looked it up and it’s a medical company in SC - I’ve never been to SC) at least uses the same number every time and just gets filtered as spam, but they never leave a message so I don’t know about it until I clean out my call list (which I have to do at least weekly now). ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/callers-that-were-probably-spam/1030572/5 "2026-06-02T23:01:22Z")
A gentle reminder-I am not asking whether you get spam and/or what nature it might be. I am asking about unusual personal or company _names_ from callers, successful or otherwise, that make you think “Well, that name is spammier than that Monty Python diner skit!” ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/callers-that-were-probably-spam/1030572/6 "2026-06-03T16:24:59Z")
A single bump. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/callers-that-were-probably-spam/1030572/7 "2026-06-03T16:33:31Z")
Not terribly unusual (or original), but The Medicare Group thinks that I’m a likely candidate for something. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/callers-that-were-probably-spam/1030572/8 "2026-06-03T16:36:33Z")
Although there are several organizations called “The Medicare Group”, I don’t think any of the are based in or concern themselves with the U.S. or its citizens. Sounds fakity fake to me. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/callers-that-were-probably-spam/1030572/9 "2026-06-03T16:39:50Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > The Medicare Group This one is based in New Jersey. Doubtful if they’d be calling me in Kansas. But somebody is. > **[Your Medicare Insurance NJ Experts | The Medicare Group](https://www.themedicaregrp.com/)** > > The Medicare Group is a licensed Medicare Agency in New Jersey that can help you compare plans for Medicare and Medicare Advantage. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/callers-that-were-probably-spam/1030572/10 "2026-06-03T16:42:14Z")
In that case, this one doesn’t fall into the category of “Name so bad it is obviously spam”. Please see the actual examples I gave in the OP. Two examples from today’s blocked phonecalls: Parady Kathle, and Christop Foster. ---
**Author:** ![bobsmom101](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobsmom101/32/2867_2.png) [@bobsmom101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobsmom101)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/callers-that-were-probably-spam/1030572/11 "2026-06-03T18:10:57Z")
Not a phone call but this one fits your other criteria: > [@Fucking scammer motherfuckers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/697): > > This was a ho-hum fake PayPal receipt in my spam file this a.m., but the sender’s name caught my eye: Balthazar S. Duskwatch I guess the scammers are having AI generate sender names for them now. ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/callers-that-were-probably-spam/1030572/12 "2026-06-03T20:10:45Z")
I pretty much never answer landline calls from numbers I don’t recognize. But a few weeks ago, I saw one from “US Postal Service”. And decided to pick it up. After a pause, a woman with a non-US accent asked if I was interested in selling my house. I assumed it was a scam, where they would be asking for some ‘advance fee’. So I said no and hung up.