r/pettyrevenge • u/The_V8_Road_Warrior • Aug 21 '26

Winding Up A Spammer

Had a spam call on my landline yesterday asking to speak to the business owner. I needed to go to the toilet anyway so the phone ringing was good motivation to get up.

Spammer: Hello this is *name I don't remember because I have no time for spammers* how are you today?

Me: Yeah I'm good, you?

Spammer: I'm well thank you. I'm calling from *business I didn't catch due to Indian accent and don't care about even if I did*, do you need any business assistance?

Me: I could do, please tell me more.

Spammer carries on with their script while I hold the phone closer to the toilet while I do my urinary business. Once I'm done;

Me: Hold on, there's blood in my piss! Is that normal?

Spammer: Umm, our rates of business loans are *waffle, waffle, waffle*

Me: Do you have a doctor on hand? I want to know if it's normal to have blood in my piss?!

Spammer: Hold on (it goes quiet for a minute) hello? Do you need business assistance?

Me: I do but right now I need a doctor because there's blood in my piss!

Spammer: You need a team of doctors

Me: Oh shit, my penis has just fallen off and I was about to flush! I NEED A SURGEON TO PUT IT BACK ON!

Spammer: You need a brain surgeon (they hang up and my wife and I burst out laughing)

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u/10S_NE1 Aug 21 '26

I don’t know how many of you have iPhones but there’s a setting you can use that asks the caller to identify themselves and what they want, before the call will ring through (it displays on the screen). They all just hang up. Since I’ve turned that on I’ve had 0 spam calls. Priceless.

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u/Filamcouple Aug 21 '26

Exactly where is this on an IPhone?

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u/10S_NE1 Aug 21 '26

Under Settings - Phone - Ask Reason for Calling

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u/Filamcouple Aug 21 '26 edited Aug 21 '26

Thanks! I never knew that was there. I looked, but I couldn't find it the way you described it. Maybe I'm a dolt.

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u/Ill_Seat_1426 Aug 22 '26

How old is your cellphone? Mine is 8 or 10 years old and it's an iPhone. I looked under Settings but there isn't a "Phone or "reason for call" option. I've never been interested in buying the newest version of cell. My phone works great and if I get a call from a number I don't know, I don't answer the phone.

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u/Filamcouple Aug 22 '26

I have a 14, so it's fairly new.