On 5/2/2013 3:40 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> The first thing you need to do is eliminate giving out your phone
> number in your answering machine message, that's very likely how the
> cranks got your phone number. What is your reason for including your
> phone number in your answering machine message... whoever calls
> already knows your phone number. Most private residence answering
> machine messages simply say to leave your name, phone number, and
> brief message at the beep... many include their last name ("You've
> reached the Mc Quown residence") but I don't know of anyone but you
> that gives their phone number.

That's silly. Auto-dialed recorded calls don't know if I'm saying my
name or my phone number or reciting the alphabet. The program isn't
listening to my greeting, it's simply determining it has reached a
machine before it disconnects.

Jill