Guy Sued Spam Callers…and Bought a Bar with the Money
If you hate spammers, you are going to love the guy who sued spam callers and bought a bar with the money.
Yes, a guy in North Carolina made $100,000 by answering spam calls, threatening lawsuits because he’s on the Do Not Call list, and getting settlements. Now he’s using the money to open his own bar called “The Wrong Number”.
This is amazing.
So how did he do it?
Well it takes a little time.
Omar Khouri runs a small I.T. company in North Carolina, but had a lot of free time on his hands early in the pandemic. So he decided to start answering all the telemarketer calls he got, so he could threaten to sue them.
(Spam callers are super ANNOYING.)
Because he’s on the Do Not Call list, they’re technically not allowed to call him. But most people don’t jump through the hoops to actually do anything about it. Because we all have lives and also, who even KNEW you could do it?
Khouri says he wouldn’t suggest other people try it, because it was basically a full-time job. But he ended up getting settlements from 20 to 30 different companies . . . for a grand total of around 100 GRAND. Some dude in Texas did the same thing and he netted $75,000 in just a year!
So if you’ve got time on your hand, it’s a good gig!
The BEST part about Khouri’s windfall is he’s already figured out what he wants to do with all that money. He just bought a bar in downtown Winston-Salem . . . and he’s calling it “The Wrong Number.”
He’s doing a soft open next month, and he’s really staying on theme with it. A lot of the spam calls he got came from debt companies. So the drink menu will include one called “Debt Relief,” and another called “Car Warranty.”
Hey, if you can’t buy a bar, but want to check out some the best dive bars in Boston, we have some suggestions!