Make that used coffee filters and used band aids
Interesting Scam
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I have a good friend who speaks fluent Farsi. When the spammers start, he goes into a great dialog that says basically nothing. The spammers always go silent, so much so that he usually hangs up on them.
'79 Magnum GT
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When I go no one will know nor care.
Rick
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I'm with you totally. If they call you, they can expect whatever comments you give them.
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I usually start with "May I mumble dog face in the banana patch?" as my first response to any question. After that I go with "what's your favorite color?" If answering a question with a question doesn't deter them, then I answer every question with "six".
usmcsgt
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My 94 year old mom gets these calls, shes polite and listens to them. I finally gave her a script to read "oh wait a minute my son just walked in - he will know he's an FBI agent - click- gone LOL
The Last Standing Knight
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Most I get these days are very bad AI trying to get me to say "yes" (this is recorded and used to try to scam access to your private stuff on line). Since they are recorded, I like to use a demonic voice and tell them "Thank you for calling the United Church of Satan...all our operators are busy...if you wish to sell your soul to the devil, press one now...if not, please wait for the next availble operator...Satan bless you..."
I've had "changes in medicare", "your recent car accident", pre paid burials, car warranties, and the occassional "your social security number is (insert whatever here"calls 24/7. I have gotten human operators (most with Hindi accents) who just come right out and say "Let's just make this short and give me your bank account information or (insert threat here)"
I've had "changes in medicare", "your recent car accident", pre paid burials, car warranties, and the occassional "your social security number is (insert whatever here"calls 24/7. I have gotten human operators (most with Hindi accents) who just come right out and say "Let's just make this short and give me your bank account information or (insert threat here)"
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Many years ago when the spam calls started read where a guy answered a spam call with," hello this is detective Smith with homicide division of( whatever police dept) your number has been recorded and do not hang up . There has been a homicide at this address. How do you know the person this number belongs to? How long have you known them? When was the last time you saw and spoke with them? Were you angry with them? What type of firearms do you own?" Usually after a few seconds they hang up and never call back….
Sometimes when I am bored I have some fun with them
I used to sell chain. They would hit me with their spiel, then I would hit them with "I am selling chain, I have it in 1/8 links up to links that weigh 100# each. I can provide it in lengths up to 500' long and anything over 100ft the first 10 are free." Once in the while they would go, but I am selling magazines, to which I replied and I am selling chain.
I have also asked where they are at and when they reply tell them that is where I am currently at too and invite them to meet for lunch, then get all mad because they wanted to sell me something, but were to good to meet for lunch.
I used to sell chain. They would hit me with their spiel, then I would hit them with "I am selling chain, I have it in 1/8 links up to links that weigh 100# each. I can provide it in lengths up to 500' long and anything over 100ft the first 10 are free." Once in the while they would go, but I am selling magazines, to which I replied and I am selling chain.
I have also asked where they are at and when they reply tell them that is where I am currently at too and invite them to meet for lunch, then get all mad because they wanted to sell me something, but were to good to meet for lunch.
hdfinder47
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I always ask if the death benefit can be used for just the funeral and burial or can it be used for the wake also. When they say "well, I guess so" I inform them that I want the $50,000 policy 'cuz I want an open bar and topless dancing girls and that gets expensive. That usually dissuades them.
At my wifes' family reunion last week the local town was having a fair. There was a man there selling coffins for $400, pure stained pine and rope handles guaranteed up to 400 lbs. That price is tough to beat.
They were probably only slightly used, second one ones!!
Doug M.
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I keep getting calls from Allstate for some reason. All that does is make them an enemy. One started off with "this is (name)from Allstate, how are you today?" My answer tends to be something like "I was doing fine until I got this scam phone call", and hang up. Depending on the scam (as I perceive it), I may make some unkind comments about self-affection and an unusual level of flexibility, or some Ermey inspired indelicate description of their social utility, such that their parents should have been celibate or some more
inflammatory unkindness to that effect.
inflammatory unkindness to that effect.
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I like to act interested, but speak with an extreme stutter so that it takes forever to say a simple sentence and really wastes a lot of their time. They are then faced with whether to stay on the line with an "interested" gullible customer who speaks painfully slowly, with 3 sentences taking 5 minutes to get through, or looking like an ass for getting angry over my "disability" that I can't help.
Now that is clever! I like it.
Most of the time I like to mail prepaid envelopes with a lot of blank paper so that way it can cost more for metered mailing. When I feel like taking spam calls I usually act as if I'm drunk and yell at my wife and kids as if I'm insane. My wife laughs and I have no kids. They hang up quickly. If I get returnable mail I usually return to sender with in blk magic marker telling them I am dead. It stops for about a year then starts back up again.
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imashooter2
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The proper response is "wow! Let me go find my credit card!" Then put the phone down and go about your business until they hang up.
It still baffles me how in this day and age with the proliferation of phone scams and caller ID that anyone would answer a call from a number you don't recognize.
