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Adrian Abramovich Thinks Nobody Cares About Him and He’s Right

Apr 05, 2019
by Caroline Miller
Adrian Abramovic, Alex Palmer, FCC, Press 1 to Hear More, robot calls, victims of robot calls
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Adrian Abramovich courtesy of miamiherald.com

For several months last year, I received more robot calls than there are fruit flies in a banana republic.  I let them ring without answering and, recently, they’ve stopped.  I don’t know if ignoring them is the reason, but I’m grateful for the silence.  To say these interruptions were annoying is like saying  perpetual nausea is annoying — an understatement.   

Recently, one  robot-call king was caught for his misdeeds and justice delivered.  Personally,  I believe the proposed fine is far too lenient. (“Press 1 To Hear More,” by Alex Palmer, Wired, April 2019, pg. 87-95.) The guy had floated 96,758,233 robot calls before being stopped. And, he’d probably still be at his game if one of his victims hadn’t been a computer nerd.

Tripping up people who profit from this kind of scamming is difficult.  Equipment to set up  robot-calls is cheap, and the machinery provides numerous ways to cover a trail. But the nerd, wanting vengeance, kept up his investigation until he found a thread and turned it over to the authorities.  The trail led to a fancy brick home in a gated community in Florida.  When a sheriff eventually arrived with a court summons, the resident slammed the door in the officer’s face. Naturally, the sheriff was unhappy.  The  next day, he returned with three squad cars for backup, their sirens blaring.  As armed men leaped from their cars and stormed up the driveway, the neighbors’ curtains fluttered with curiosity.   

Not long afterward, Adrian Abramovich, the robot-call king, appeared before the Federal Communication Commission’s  (FCC).  Now, he awaits the outcome, which is said will cost him $120 million in fines.  (ibid pg. 93.) Abramovich insists  he’s too poor to pay that kind of money.  He also insists he  is being treated unfairly and that no one cares.

As to his last complaint, I’m sure he’s right.  Most of his victims would do more than levy a fine if justice were left to them.  I’m guessing they’d strap him into a chair, as well, and force him to listen to 96,758, 233 robot calls.

 

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  1. Pamela Langley April 5, 2019 at 5:11 pm Reply
    Robodials made me abandon having a land line forever. I mean, I have one in the garage because it's cheaper to bundle, but the phone is rarely plugged in. My TV shows when calls come in, though, and after 3 full years of no land line, which means no answering of ANY calls, they are still coming in. The phone company execs should be right beside this guy, they could relatively easily block these sorts of calls, from what I understand.
    • Caroline Miller April 5, 2019 at 7:58 pm Reply
      Yes, I understand cell phones aren't exempt from this kind of abuse. Very frustrating.
  2. Darrell Barker April 5, 2019 at 9:37 pm Reply
    Press 1 if you give a shit Press 2 if you don't Press 3 if you accidentally pressed 1 Press 4 if you mistakenly pressed 2
    • Caroline Miller April 6, 2019 at 7:38 am Reply
      Press 5 for I don't understand the intent of the message.
  3. John England August 24, 2019 at 12:54 pm Reply
    Thats a bunch of BS, all these Robocalls manage the highway for the Money Laundry Mexicans that Buy Hotels because of their excess of liquidity and spend 20% of the cost of the hotel in getting guest to use their hotels. The way they do it is via RoboCalling Canadians and retirees to travel to The Riviera Maya ( Narco Maya ) and get some of their money back as a Hotel King Pin.
    • Caroline Miller August 24, 2019 at 1:26 pm Reply
      What you say may be true or not true. You provide no evidence either way. if true, however, it doesn't negate the story that appeared in the April 19, 2019 edition of Wired. If you feel their facts are false, you might address your objection to them.

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Portland, Oregon author Caroline Miller had distinguished careers as an educator, union president, elected official and artist/advocate.

Her play, Woman on the Scarlet Beast, was performed at the Post5 Theatre, Portland, OR, January/February 2015

Caroline published a serialized novelette, Marie Eau-Claire, on the website, The Colored Lens.  She also published the story Gustav Pavel,  a parable about ordinary lives, choice and alternate potential, on the website Fixional.co.

Caroline has published four novels

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