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James Lord's avatar

In recent weeks, I've received a series of calls from purported reps of my state's health department, purportedly to conduct a survey on health of state residents. They have left voice messages inviting me to call them. I have my doubts about whether this is really the state. But even if I knew it to be so, I'd try to resist the temptation to tell them in all the spectacular fury I can muster that my health is none of the state's damned business.

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Patricia's avatar

I ignore any health care marketing calls, or invitations to partake in surveys-! I have better things to do & spend my time, like pulling weeds or laundry! Ha-Ha!

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Tom Potts's avatar

Health department is an evil joke. These folks wish to remove the genitalia of your sons and daughters. Why? Why? To destroy Americans and replace us with weak gangsters from the 15 millions of illegal aliens.

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TC Marti's avatar

You could definitely resist such a temptation better than me - I'd be answering the phone and telling them it's none of their business every time they called until the message sunk in.

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James Lord's avatar

If the calls really were from the state, a request for the calls to stop would probably work, although they might try to persuade regarding supposed benefits of the survey. But I've posted comment here before about my working theory - that tele-fraudsters have not one but two aims. First, to exploit victims for some time of financial gain, and second, as a means of harassment and demoralization. I have several times noted calls with the same auto-message that, no matter how many times I vented on their *press 1 for representative,* they continued to call over and over again. If it were only about money, I'd expect them to record my negative response and move on in search of another patsy.

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