Hey Cosmo, Quit Spamming ME
November 27, 2008I Just got a robocall that said “Betty is sending you a hey cosmo blast, press 1 to hear the message”. Who the hell is Betty? I don’t know any Betty.
For obvious reasons, I didn’t push 1.
Google searches suggest that the company responsible is http://www.heycosmo.com/ (not going to give them a link back)
On the off chance someone I know tried to use that site to send me a message: it failed.
My money’s on someone trying to use it to spam, though.
Between this and “my car’s warranty being expired”, I almost get more spam calls than legitimate ones. -_-;;
This HeyCosmo thing is one of your friends spamming you with event invites, sort of like Facebook. One of you’re friends has probably signed up on the website and wanted to start an event so he ended up spamming you with phone calls. Tell this friend to stfu.
It’s interesting though, that the automated voice stated “Betty” as the sender, as clear as can be, so it couldn’t have been computer generated on the fly — and I don’t know anyone by that name — that is what makes it awfully suspicious.
I get the warranty one a lot… it makes me laugh. ;D
LOL! This is just a new form of Spam. It’s only a matter of time before the FCC shuts it down. They start by providing a “free” service to people wanting to get their message out to a lot of friends, like twitter. They build their database of cell numbers and emails then sell them to companies for advertising purposes.
For the warranty call, I just tell them to hold on a sec I’ll get my car title so I can give you all the pertinent information. I take about five minutes to do it, then I tell them it’s a 2007 Lamborghini Diablo
I usually get hung up on but sometimes the donk on the other end gets combative. I keep him on speaker while he rants so my wife and son get a good laugh. All the while, keeping the ass from calling other people!!