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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/kumquatcascade on 2025-11-05 20:02:47+00:00.
TIFU by looking for health insurance.
I decided to get health insurance quotes so googled it. I'm in California, so I search for "Covered California" and of course the first result is sponsored, but I forgot that shit, and clicked it. By now most people know to ignore the sponsored site on a google search, but I was addled and click on it anyway. Typical questions: zip code, age, sex, people covered, and cell phone. I realized it wasn't a government site so left, and now I've been getting cell phone calls labeled "spam" non-stop, every hour or 15 minutes. This happened yesterday, and the first call came at 8 in the morning. Plus, the scammers are all using different phone numbers so you cannot block them by number.
TL;DR I gave my cell phone number to a scummy company and now my cell phone rings constantly.