REALTORS stepped up with on-the-ground aid and contributions to the Realtors Relief Foundation to help those in need after Harvey swept through Texas. Meanwhile, NAR continues to ask Congress to pass an extension of flood insurance. Safety and cyber scams continue to be issues for real estate professionals. And what’s the latest in residential and commercial markets?
What about using the same technology phone spammers/scammers use, and turn it against them? The results can be quite entertaining.
Roger Anderson is a tinkerer, podcaster, and founder of the Jolly Roger Telephone Company, which works to disrupt the unsolicited telemarketing industry by creating unique ways to deal with auto and predictive dialers, soundboards, and cold callers.
Having two land-line telephones for decades, Roger would often receive telemarketer calls and shrug them off. When his son became old enough to answer the phone, the boy received a call from a very aggressive telemarketer who said enough “bad words” for Roger to start looking for a solution. Since then, Roger has undertook a crusade to understand how auto and predictive dialing works and create technologies that circumvent, disrupt, trick, and challenge the unsolicited telemarketing industry.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx.
Sam DeBord, managing broker at Coldwell Banker Danforth in Seattle, talks about a recent scam in which hackers created a fake email address using his name and sent bogus messages to other real estate professionals nationwide. DeBord gives tips for agents and brokers who receive such bogus emails.