No one likes to be on the receiving end of unwanted sales calls, but that definitely doesn't stop it from happening. Telemarketing calls can be frequent and unrelenting, and it's not uncommon to fall for financial scams.
According to the Federal Trade Commission, if a company ignores the Do Not Call Registry, there's a good chance that the caller is trying to steal your money.
Sometimes, all we want is to give telemarketers a taste of their own medicine. In the video below, courtesy of VideoJug, an annoyed homeowner torments his pesky caller by using one simple word: yes.
It sounds simple, and it is… but it's also effective. Here's a snippet between the callee and the telemarketer:
"Do you want to improve your credit score and get out of debt?"
"Yes."
"And how much debt would that be?"
"Yes."
"Sure. [awkward pause] Uh… Would that be over $20,000?"
"Yes."
"Perhaps you could just recite the last four digits of your social security number."
"Yes."
You get the gist, and eventually, so does the telemarketer. In fact, he's the one who hangs up the call first, which is exactly the goal here. But he doesn't hang up without managing to throw an insult the caller's way.
Wait until the very last couple of seconds to hear the telemarketer get the last word in… and the callee get the last laugh!
This harmless yet revengeful tactic just may be a route you'd like to take. Please SHARE with your friends on Facebook!
