She's calling from INSIDE THE HOUSE!

The BBQ Pit
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Goddamn motherstumpers!

The phone just rang, and the caller-ID display showed something odd – the phone was calling itself! The number displayed was *my *number, and the name was *my *name. What? Was the phone experiencing some weird technical glitch?

I picked the up phone.

It was an automated message from #@! Rachel from #@! Card Services.

Listen, Rachel from Card Services. I am not a violent person, but if I ever discover you inside my house, I’m going to have myself a brand new knife block. Capisce?

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I put a stop to that shit by blocking my own phone number. That showed them!

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If the NSA is so damn all-powerful, all-seeing and all-knowing why can’t it find Rachel and stop her?

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The NSA is not there to protect you and me, it is there to protect the rich and powerful in D.C.

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I guess the rich and powerful in D.C. never receive calls from Rachael. Or maybe they own Cardholder Services. Or perhaps Cardholder Services is run by the NSA to collect data on how quickly people hang up.

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Of course not. They have people to answer the phone.

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OK, I confess. It wasn’t Rachel-- it was me. But I make you pick up!!! :smiley:

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Oh that’s knife, you’re going to block her calls.

I can only imagine the fun that would ensue if our salespeople learned how to harness that trick.

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You think I’ll believe that?

You know nothing, John Mace. :smiley:

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And you burning my dog too, I bet. :slight_smile:

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I knew Rachel back when she was just a punk crank caller doing Prince Albert in a can.

Those were the days.

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She didn’t identify herself to me but I’ve taken a robotic call today from WhichBank. Bugger that. I don’t like taking calls from banks at the best of times but at least bother to have a human call me.

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The NSA isn’t even there to protect the rich and powerful in D.C., as evidenced by the way they blatantly lie to the r&p even under oath. The NSA is there to protect itself.

And maybe FEMA. :cool:

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You joke, but I wonder if that would work. It’s the one number you should never see on your Caller ID, since actually calling yourself doesn’t engage the Caller ID at all. At least, it doesn’t here.

It also bypasses the answering service, which is smart.

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Actually, I believe that would work. When Rachel calls from inside the house, she’s not actually using your line. Her Trunk Group is sending a spoofed CNAM, which your inbound caller ID is seeing as your number, which then displays your information.

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“#@! Rachel from #@! Card Services” was an ABC Tuesday Movie of the Week in 1973 - I remember when I was a little kid it kept me awake at night for months. Way scarier than “Satan’s School For Girls” and “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark”.
::goosebumps::

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hahahahhaha I totally forgot about that SDMB gem.

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I’m guessing that’s who this was.

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Yes…their assistant handles that.
Probably dials the numbers out or talks to SIRI and then hands them the phone when their party answers.