latest phone scam

[Ken Gargett]

they really are full on with this one as i have had three calls for the same thing already this morning. each one - some dodgy prick who can hardly manage english claiming to be from the federal government and (yes, here to help!) wanting to give me money because i have overpaid all manner of bills (as far as i can see, very few of them having anything to do with the government). i have no idea how it ends because we never get that far.

i really detest these scum. i always wish (if i may give the family version) a really horrible fate upon their progeny. this morning that offended one of them. after i did that and hung up, he rang back to complain. seriously!!

'you can't say that about my children'

but you're a thief.

'but you still can't say things about my children.'

yes i can, you are a thief.

'no you can't.'

so i got a lot more detailed and it all went downhill. he got very upset.

has the world gone insane? a thief rings back to complain about being abused?

has absolutely made my day.

[BrotherBear]

Hmm... so they're targetting the elderly. Not nice. Not nice at all...

[warren516]

Hmm... so they're targetting the elderly. Not nice. Not nice at all...

^^^^^^ HA HA HA HA......that made me really LOL.

[ritan]

Hmm... so they're targetting the elderly. Not nice. Not nice at all...

Well played, sir. Well played...

[Ken Gargett]

cruel but fair.

i'll take it out on the next unwanted caller.

[El Presidente]

......sounds like your mum called

[Trevor2118]

they really are full on with this one as i have had three calls for the same thing already this morning. each one - some dodgy prick who can hardly manage english claiming to be from the federal government and (yes, here to help!) wanting to give me money

Had a similar call. Unfortunate for them............my caller ID showed it as being an Overseas Call.

[Ken Gargett]

......sounds like your mum called

so the little wobbly thing at the end signals that you amused yourself?

[El Presidente]

so the little wobbly thing at the end signals that you amused yourself?

,,,..very much so

[Ken Gargett]

,,,..very much so

it just wouldn't be sport...

[Warren]

I used to get calls from the sub continent at night claiming that my computer had a serious virus and that they could help me get rid of it. one night I decided to play along and feigned concern. I said oh please help me do you need my credit card details.

He got very excited and said yes he did so I said ok copy this down.

F.........U.........C.............

He then realized what he was copying down and got most upset.

[khamy]

I used to get calls from the sub continent at night claiming that my computer had a serious virus and that they could help me get rid of it. one night I decided to play along and feigned concern. I said oh please help me do you need my credit card details.

He got very excited and said yes he did so I said ok copy this down.

F.........U.........C.............

He then realized what he was copying down and got most upset.

You must have had quite the wobblying after getting off that phone call.

[Ken Gargett]

before the 'do not call' register, the game was to see how long you could keep a cold call on. tell them you are just visiting but the owner is coming. put the phone down and come back every 4-5 minutes. about 15 minutes was my best. as they work on commission, wasting their time used to piss them off enough to make it worthwhile.

[Warren]

You must have had quite the wobblying after getting off that phone call.

I do like to have fun with them sometimes.

One time I let the girl on the other end rattle on for a while and then made some comment about her finding a cozy place for her head in the nether regions of a deceased bovine.

She got extremely upset and told me she would be blocking my computer from all future internet activity.

I said go your hardest love, I have already seen all the videos of cats playing pianos.

[Ken Gargett]

best one i ever heard was on a radio show - i had it years ago - where some bloke who had rung up and the guy was brilliant. pretended to be a homicide cop. do not hang up, sir, we will trace the call. we've just found the body. why were you ringing the deceased? were you having an affair with him? and on and on. meanwhile shouting out directions to other imaginery cops. the poor bloke was frantic. kept trying to tell them he was just a pesky cold caller and the cop would not believe him. wonderful stuff.

[Fuzz AI]

That would be this one.

[semifan1]

I love those calls plus the emails about trying to move money out of a country. I go along with them as long as I can.

I had an email one time asking me about moving money out of Afghanistan of course I was Interested seeing that I'm in Afghanistan now, So I replied back told them I could get a helicopter and all the transportation needed since I was here already in Afghanistan. Needless to say I never heard back of course that was my chance to be rich dammit.

[CanuckSARTech]

LOL. "Targetting the elderly".

[cigcars]

That would be this one.

*BOY, he's h-a-a-r-r-r-d!!! And that was absolutely brilliant!!!

[Ken Gargett]

That would be this one.

that is the one. sensational!

[cmitch]

Used to get these scams all the time. Someone speaking broken English, the first thing they say, "You have WON!" Next thing they're wanting your CC info to 'claim' the prize.