Fun with Scam Calls

I've played around occasionally with spammers.

Had one call and asked, "Is this so and so?" and I would reply, "Honey, I can be anyone you want me to be!" They hang up.

Another one I used was, "This is Buckaroo's, where the dining is exquisite in the evening. If you need a reservation or some more information, please leave your name and number at the tone."
 

I never messed with phone scammmers, but I played with a Nigerian scammer through email once. I just wanted to see how long I could string him along.

He said I was his soulmate. I asked him where he was from. His answer was priceless…he was born in Miami, but then he moved to Florida.

I thought sure he would ask for money at some point. Turned out he wanted an iPad, some very expensive athletic shoes and chocolate.

I strung him along for a couple of months.
 
i have a FB friend who's a journalist (mostly radio, he's in our age bracket). Last couple of years they relocated and he took some time off for health reasons so was home more. He posts some truly creative ways to yank the chain of live spam callers:

Pretend he's a radio DJ and announce they're the lucky 13th caller can they answer the question of the day? No matter what they reply they get an 'Oh sorry, try again next hour.'
Put on a very officious voice and state he really can't talk to anyone without an appointment and the only time he has open is weeks/months away, on the 31st of 30 day month...
Starts trying to sell them something...
 
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i can screen calls on cell, but not on landline, but frequently turn ringer off on landline. If it's clearly a robo call--i hang up immediately. i always reply 'This is she.' if they ask if i'm 'so n so'. But nowdays i say very brusquely 'Who are you and what do you want?' immediately after that because few have the courtesy to give that info like they should right way--they want to 'chat you up' act like they care how you are today' . i sometimes say fine till this call interrupted my --
chores/nap/meal.
If they persist i say "take me off your list, i never commit to any service or purchase over the phone and have NO disposable income anyway--it is all spoken for--" they don't have to know what i consider necessities.
 
feywon said:
i can screen calls on cell, but not on landline, but frequently turn ringer off on landline. If it's clearly a robo call--i hang up immediately. i always reply 'This is she.' if they ask if i'm 'so n so'. But nowdays i say very brusquely 'Who are you and what do you want?' immediately after that because few have the courtesy to give that info like they should right way--they want to 'chat you up' act like they care how you are today' . i sometimes say fine till this call interrupted my --
chores/nap/meal.
If they persist i say "take me off your list, i never commit to any service or purchase over the phone and have NO disposable income anyway--it is all spoken for--" they don't have to know what i consider necessities.
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I check caller ID and when I see it's still another scammer, I have merely answered, very rudely, "WHAT!" They usually hang up right away.
 
leigh91657 said:
I never messed with phone scammmers, but I played with a Nigerian scammer through email once. I just wanted to see how long I could string him along.

He said I was his soulmate. I asked him where he was from. His answer was priceless…he was born in Miami, but then he moved to Florida.

I thought sure he would ask for money at some point. Turned out he wanted an iPad, some very expensive athletic shoes and chocolate.

I strung him along for a couple of months.
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I used to play around with those calls too. "I'm so glad you called. Have you heard of teachings of Brother Jacob?" or "Have you heard of the American Civil Liberties Union, who is defending our Constitution?" But then I heard that the calls were timed, and the longer you stayed on the line was more likely you were a good mark. ???? I stopped doing that and the calls have really dropped off. And I let my answering machine screen calls. Those callers never leave a message.
But it is so much fun screwing those callers over.
 
We let all robocalls go to the answering machine too .. very rarely a message left. Close to election time, we get the occasional message left, inviting us to a rally or meeting.
 
Mizmo said:
I just tell them to eff off very politely...
I don't use the word often but it can be a very satisfying expletive sometimes.
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Next time, try politely saying "Chod, please eff-off, chod" (pronounced chode; long O) and you won't believe the filth that will come out of their slimy, scammy mouths, especially considering they'll talk that way to hundreds of frail, elderly people every single day (when they get flack from them).

They're disgusting.
 
Murrmurr said:
Next time, try politely saying "Chod, please eff-off, chod" (pronounced chode; long O) and you won't believe the filth that will come out of their slimy, scammy mouths, especially considering they'll talk that way to hundreds of frail, elderly people every single day (when they get flack from them).

They're disgusting.
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Mr. Carouselsilver had fun with them the other day. I won't repeat what he said, but they hung up in abject defeat.
 
Since most are just robo calls, I merely let them go to voice mail. Never do they leave a message. Only one who is persistent in telling me that my student loan is long overdue. What is odd is the fact that I never had a student loan. Tuition for college paid for by Dad, and post grad paid by G.I. Bill. End of that story, pal.
 

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