madteaparty Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 This itself is a fraud right? I only caught on to it when they transferred me to a governmental agency (!!) it was a 718 number. I initially stayed on the phone bc they claimed there was an Apple laptip bought. I of course have no such charges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 Oh I LOVE talking with those! I harrass them right back! What is my free cruise offer? They usually hang up on me, not sure why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted November 20, 2023 Author Share Posted November 20, 2023 1 minute ago, PeterPan said: Oh I LOVE talking with those! I harrass them right back! What is my free cruise offer? They usually hang up on me, not sure why. I’m feeling stupid about how long I stayed on the call 😞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 Just now, madteaparty said: I’m feeling stupid about how long I stayed on the call 😞 It's ok. Maybe you needed to talk to someone! Spend some time on youtube and find some great videos on how to talk with them. It will brighten your day. We can always improve. 😄 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 Amazon won't call you. The IRS won't call you. Microsoft won't call you. It's fraud. just remember, staying on the line, keeps them from scamming someone else. there's one guy who delights in stringing them along. When they get to the point of hanging up, he'll change up his game to keep them on the line longer. (but this guy has also hacked into their systems, and stolen their files right out from under them - he turns them over to law enforcement.) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathyl Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 2 hours ago, PeterPan said: Oh I LOVE talking with those! I harrass them right back! What is my free cruise offer? They usually hang up on me, not sure why. One of my dd's does this, too. She pretends to be from different countries sometimes, or plays really dumb, among many other things. She says it's fun. She was telling me I should try it. And, yeah, they end up hanging up on her, too. lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 Lately I've just been asking them if they've been trafficked into this job against their wills - a huge problem in some places. One day a couple of years ago I was clapping back against a scam call and realized the guy making the call sounded so incredibly depressed, and I realized he absolutely did NOT want to be on the phone scamming people. Then I read an article on the cyber-scam human trafficking connection, and thought, wow, was I adding to these people's burden? If I had info to give them about where they can get help I'd absolutely give that out on every scam call. Related article 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 3 hours ago, GailV said: Lately I've just been asking them if they've been trafficked into this job against their wills - a huge problem in some places. One day a couple of years ago I was clapping back against a scam call and realized the guy making the call sounded so incredibly depressed, and I realized he absolutely did NOT want to be on the phone scamming people. Then I read an article on the cyber-scam human trafficking connection, and thought, wow, was I adding to these people's burden? If I had info to give them about where they can get help I'd absolutely give that out on every scam call. Related article Ok, mind blown. I had no clue. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathyl Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 4 minutes ago, PeterPan said: Ok, mind blown. I had no clue. Same here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dianthus Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 I would be concerned about voice capture for AI. I have amused myself by answering such calls in other voices... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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