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I may have to go into hiding...
- Thread starter SoulReflection
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The caller informed me that because of unpaid taxes, the U.S. Marshals (not IRS agents....Marshals), have been directed to arrest me immediately if I don't provide a CC number to pay the tax. I asked him if he'd wait while I got my card. I put the phone down and went about my business. The sucker stayed on the line for 40 minutes before realizing he'd been made.
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Sweet.
I have on occasion dropped into a really breathy voice and asked "what are you wearing...?" and when greeted by the predictable "huh?" gone on to "I'm naked and you sound sooooo hot!"
The caller hung up pretty quickly.
I get the lions share of scam calls from this Prophet Menasseh Jordan joker
'Prophet' hounds thousands on their cellphones
'Prophet' hounds thousands on their cellphones
They are not Revenue Canada any longer. Their official name is Canada Revenue Agency.
That's what I would have assumed, but the quality was so bad...
I got one a few weeks ago to renew my cars warranty. I was able to keep him interested for about 15 minutes. When we finally got around to the details of my car and I told him it was a 1994 pick up truck with 327,650 miles on it....... he hung up.
Yeah, if i ever get caught with a live one( which is rare), male or female, i always inquire about their underwear. Of course, that could backfire.
If the number isn't in my contacts, I generally don't answer. The only exception is that after I moved to Michigan, I did get a few important calls that were numbers I didn't know. However, as a general rule- no contact, no answer. I can't think of any time that's gone wrong, yet.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
A colleague had some kind of hacker take over his computer a few years ago. There was the 800 number to call to ransom the computer. He managed to get his computer back from the hackers somehow without ransoming it. But.... Another colleague whose sense of humor was up to the challenge called the number. He had them going for a good 45 minutes before they hung up on him. The discussion involved how he was going to bring them cash, because he didn't have a credit card. The person on the other end started out saying he or she was in the US, but got around to saying that a car couldn't get there, because he or she was in India. The reason my colleague said he didn't have a credit card was because it was taken away because the internet porn bill was too high and he didn't pay it. Same reason he didn't have a checking account. As soon as the person on the other end was about to hang up on him, he would reel them in again somehow. It was quite a performance. He didn't have enough to do that day.
I just ask for a billing address because they are using my time. The conversation is very short after that.
I just ask for a billing address because they are using my time. The conversation is very short after that.
My first sign it's a BS call, is a 3-5 second delay from when I say "Hello" and they start talking. It tells me they're wearing a headset at a computer. I speak very quietly. They will increase the volume of their headset to try & hear me. After a bit, I will shout loudly or make some noise to irritate them.
It seems that its best just not to answer at all. If you do, it could open the flood gates for more of them and their degenerate friends.
My 82 year old grandmother gets phone calls
"This is you're grandson.."
Apparently I've needed money sent off multiple times, my car is broken down, I'm sick, in jail etc..
Thankfully she's never done a transaction, and calls me after.
"This is you're grandson.."
Apparently I've needed money sent off multiple times, my car is broken down, I'm sick, in jail etc..
Thankfully she's never done a transaction, and calls me after.
A lovely young lady from Microsoft called me to tell me my computer was infected and she needed me to get to it, so she could fix it. I thanked her for her customer service.
Once at the computer I asked her to wait a second and after a few moments I told her I was ready. She asked me to hit something on my keyboard, I said I couldn't because I had stuffed tissues between all the keys, to stop the infection.
then I asked her if we were going to fix my cup holder in my computer as it kept closing on it's own and spilling my coffee...
She hung up.
We get tons a calls from "Air Duct Cleaning Company". I give them the address to the Rogers Centre (Formerly know as Sky Dome)
Fishheadjoe
Once at the computer I asked her to wait a second and after a few moments I told her I was ready. She asked me to hit something on my keyboard, I said I couldn't because I had stuffed tissues between all the keys, to stop the infection.
then I asked her if we were going to fix my cup holder in my computer as it kept closing on it's own and spilling my coffee...
She hung up.
We get tons a calls from "Air Duct Cleaning Company". I give them the address to the Rogers Centre (Formerly know as Sky Dome)
Fishheadjoe
Sorry to hear about all the bad luck!
Sounds like it's one of these scenarios:
Sounds like it's one of these scenarios:
Yup, if they say Revenue Canada you know it's a scam. I'm told they do this deliberately as less informed people are more likely to fall for the scam.
Yes, they do prey on the less informed, whether in Canada or the US. I have to type this quickly, because, just an hour ago, I got a message from Microsoft advising that my PC will be non-functional by the end of the day
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