Scam attempted against me from fake broker

I had one guy with a thick Indian accent tell me his name was Earl. Choking back a laugh I told him (in my faded West Texas drawl) "son I know some Earls, and you ain't one." He got frustrated and hung up. Bless his heart.

 

That is some funny stuff right there!

 

Patel is one of the most common last names in India. Ask any innkeeper or convenience store Indian you see and 99% of them will tell you their last name is Patel.

 

Find out where the scumbag resides and then pow pow to the skull

 

I received a text from one just yesterday saying the same thing. I repied asking for their MC#, to which they replied that they are a dispatch service and don't have one.

 

A couple of those call centers are out of Lahore. I tell them I am unauthorized to speak to dispatch services. That usually stops them there. Sometimes I give out my a buddies phone number and tell them he is interested but hasn’t seemed to find the best dispatch company yet.

 

Had a new line today when the lady asked if what kind of trailer. She says Reefer and I go on about the best smoke a person could get. Tried to get her to come enjoy a few buds. Ha ha

 

They can be cheap entertainment!

 

I think it’s a big distraction. I can’t seem to block enough of their numbers. I still get over 5 calls every day. “Not interested” doesn’t help. And I think it’s outrageous for a stranger to call you and straight up ask: “so how much are you making?” I contacted both Truckstop and DAT to have them not able to see my contact information. Unfortunately, DAT can’t do anything, they say anyone can sort trucking companies in their database and there’s no way to stop that. Truckstop told me they would block companies without mc# from seeing my contact information, I’m not sure if they did, or if they really did anything, but indeed if they say where they got my number it’s DAT.

And for worse, I think I chased away a broker I was actually on a load with, once or twice, because I mistaken them for a dispatch company too.

I try to be polite, because I believe everyone is entitled to do their hassle, but I also do emphasize that I’m not going to outsource the easiest part of my business to instead “focus” on a dirty part. SMH.