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wewewedxfgdftoday at 3:15 AM1 replyview on HN

Doesn't matter.

As soon as I hear the "Mr Firstname and how are you today?" I hang up.

Call spammers have not worked out that a formal polite greeting is a big giveaway.


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walrus01today at 3:49 AM

Don't tell the call spammers this or they'll train all their "agents" to start phone calls with "what's up, bro" or something they think is the stereotypical opposite of formal.

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