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Calls from Amazon, (pakistan)

By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

We all get them, and I spot them as soon as the start to speak, so I just wondered how you play it?

If I have the time I try to keep them talking, working on the basis, that if they are chatting to me, then they can't be scanning anyone else.

If I dont have the time them I used this on several occasions...-

'Fingers? is that you Fingers?. Listen I've cut up the body but there's a lot more blood that we thought, you're gonna have to send in a cleaner to mop it all up............Fingers, are you there Fingers?...............' then they hang up

What fun do you have?

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By *2000ManMan over a year ago

Worthing

Just ignore.

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By *harpDressed ManMan over a year ago

Here occasionally, but mostly somewhere else

I try to keep them talking, if at all possible.

If I don't have time, I just ask them if they don't think they should be capable of working for someone a bit more ethical (not in those words).

The people we're talking to are employees of the problem, not the absolute problem themselves. Yes, they're probably aware that it's not entirely kosher, but I don't assume that they all actively chose fraud as a profession.

(This is not a defence of phone scams, and yes, I do fear for how gullible my parents are)

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By *ooBulMan over a year ago

Missin’ Yo’ Kissin’

Tell them someone is at the door, go over to a draw & leave them to stew for a couple of hours. Meanwhile I go and do a bit of tidying up or clothes washing.

That fucks them up the bum! They can't do anything. Hopefully, they get the message...

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I wind em up. I can't resist it. I lead them on a merry old goose chase - as long as I have the time - and like you say its stops them scamming other people.

My account number? Sure its 8008135

My name? I'll spell it for you. Its I + M + A and then its K + U + N + T Just read it back to me so i know you've got it right

I often like to be a Potato Salesman and I eagerly hawk them various quantities of Maris Pipers and King Edwards.

I've been the admin at a sexual health clinic and say I've got their results.... and what cream they need for what part

I've been an upper class toff and offered to buy their company. One time I had one hapless girl on the phone thinking I owned Amazon for about 20 mins

I've also been there long lost son/brother and was glad they got in touch as was looking forward to being reunited

But the best one - the one that must drive them mad - is to put them on 'hold' i.e. put the phone down so they can still hear you and pretend to take a call from another rival scammer and 'pay' that scammer £5,000 and then go back and say sorry I can't buy you any Amazon gift cards I've just spent all my money.

All good fun, I travel a lot so often have lots of spare time en route. Like I say while I'm being a total dick some pensioner - your mum? your nan? - isn't being scammed.

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By *jfrenchMan over a year ago

Stockport

Its never been an issue for me but a guy I work with his elderly mum got scammed.

She was going to the local Tesco and buying lots of the gift cards at £200 a pop. Now luckily the manageress knew my mate as they went to school together so she tipped him off concerned if everything not ok.

It wasn't. His mum had already sent over £600 of cards off to a PO Box address.

So my mate sent a final 'payment' to said PO Box. A nice jiffy bag well sealed up full of his own shit and lots of razor blades

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"I wind em up. I can't resist it. I lead them on a merry old goose chase - as long as I have the time - and like you say its stops them scamming other people.

My account number? Sure its 8008135

My name? I'll spell it for you. Its I + M + A and then its K + U + N + T Just read it back to me so i know you've got it right

I often like to be a Potato Salesman and I eagerly hawk them various quantities of Maris Pipers and King Edwards.

I've been the admin at a sexual health clinic and say I've got their results.... and what cream they need for what part

I've been an upper class toff and offered to buy their company. One time I had one hapless girl on the phone thinking I owned Amazon for about 20 mins

I've also been there long lost son/brother and was glad they got in touch as was looking forward to being reunited

All good fun, I travel a lot so often have lots of spare time en route. Like I say while I'm being a total dick some pensioner - your mum? your nan? - isn't being scammed. "

Classic! I will try of these

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By *abluesbabyMan over a year ago

Gibraltar/Cheshire/London

Love winding em up!

"Amazon? Never heard of it. What do they do you say?"

"I have a virus on my computer? I doubt it pal I don't own one. Nah, never bothered getting one, all fingers and thumbs me"

"You called me yesterday? I very much doubt it... I don't own a phone. No. never owned a phone in me life mate. No need for one. How do I call people? I send a letter or postcard"

You would not believe how long you can keep the "I don't own a phone" one going! Its cos they're on a script and brain is numb after a 14 hour shift of saying same thing.

They're fair game. They're criminals. Say ANYTHING you want to them.

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By *icecouple561Couple over a year ago
Forum Mod

East Sussex

Nothing prevents scammers. You can keep one of them on the phone for as long as you like it won't make any difference. People are vulnerable for many reasons, scammers will always exist.

Make the people you know who are vulnerable (it isn't just the elderly it's also the naive, the susceptible to get rich quick ideas etc) aware that they should not trust *anybody* who calls or emails unless they 100% know for certain who they are.

My mum was scammed, twice, by the same scam. We just had a conversation with my dad in which we told him to trust nobody who rings or emails. The problem is con artists are plausible and manipulative, they play on loneliness, greed, fear, pride...

I've been targeted on Facebook by romance fraudsters although I knew straight away what they were up to.

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By *uke olovingmanMan over a year ago

Gravesend

"I wind em up. I can't resist it. I lead them on a merry old goose chase - as long as I have the time - and like you say its stops them scamming other people.

My account number? Sure its 8008135

My name? I'll spell it for you. Its I + M + A and then its K + U + N + T Just read it back to me so i know you've got it right

I often like to be a Potato Salesman and I eagerly hawk them various quantities of Maris Pipers and King Edwards.

I've been the admin at a sexual health clinic and say I've got their results.... and what cream they need for what part

I've been an upper class toff and offered to buy their company. One time I had one hapless girl on the phone thinking I owned Amazon for about 20 mins

I've also been there long lost son/brother and was glad they got in touch as was looking forward to being reunited

All good fun, I travel a lot so often have lots of spare time en route. Like I say while I'm being a total dick some pensioner - your mum? your nan? - isn't being scammed. "

Are you kitboga?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Nothing prevents scammers. You can keep one of them on the phone for as long as you like it won't make any difference. People are vulnerable for many reasons, scammers will always exist.

I've been targeted on Facebook by romance fraudsters although I knew straight away what they were up to.

Very sound advice. You can do all the tactics you like but they will target the elderly and/or vulnerable sadly.

It will always go on. But educate people to be vigilant.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"I wind em up. I can't resist it. I lead them on a merry old goose chase - as long as I have the time - and like you say its stops them scamming other people.

My account number? Sure its 8008135

My name? I'll spell it for you. Its I + M + A and then its K + U + N + T Just read it back to me so i know you've got it right

I often like to be a Potato Salesman and I eagerly hawk them various quantities of Maris Pipers and King Edwards.

I've been the admin at a sexual health clinic and say I've got their results.... and what cream they need for what part

I've been an upper class toff and offered to buy their company. One time I had one hapless girl on the phone thinking I owned Amazon for about 20 mins

I've also been there long lost son/brother and was glad they got in touch as was looking forward to being reunited

All good fun, I travel a lot so often have lots of spare time en route. Like I say while I'm being a total dick some pensioner - your mum? your nan? - isn't being scammed.

Are you kitboga?"

No, I don't know that name sorry

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By *uke olovingmanMan over a year ago

Gravesend

"I wind em up. I can't resist it. I lead them on a merry old goose chase - as long as I have the time - and like you say its stops them scamming other people.

My account number? Sure its 8008135

My name? I'll spell it for you. Its I + M + A and then its K + U + N + T Just read it back to me so i know you've got it right

I often like to be a Potato Salesman and I eagerly hawk them various quantities of Maris Pipers and King Edwards.

I've been the admin at a sexual health clinic and say I've got their results.... and what cream they need for what part

I've been an upper class toff and offered to buy their company. One time I had one hapless girl on the phone thinking I owned Amazon for about 20 mins

I've also been there long lost son/brother and was glad they got in touch as was looking forward to being reunited

All good fun, I travel a lot so often have lots of spare time en route. Like I say while I'm being a total dick some pensioner - your mum? your nan? - isn't being scammed.

Are you kitboga?

No, I don't know that name sorry"

He's a hilarious scambaiter on YouTube

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By *icecouple561Couple over a year ago
Forum Mod

East Sussex

"Nothing prevents scammers. You can keep one of them on the phone for as long as you like it won't make any difference. People are vulnerable for many reasons, scammers will always exist.

I've been targeted on Facebook by romance fraudsters although I knew straight away what they were up to.

Very sound advice. You can do all the tactics you like but they will target the elderly and/or vulnerable sadly.

It will always go on. But educate people to be vigilant. "

The main problem is that people think they know better and it won't happen to them.

The number of women in their 70s who get conned by younger, wealthy guys is shocking. They actually manage to convince themselves that the guy is genuine he doesn't need to try too hard beyond some ridiculously over the top compliments and declarations of love.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"I wind em up. I can't resist it. I lead them on a merry old goose chase - as long as I have the time - and like you say its stops them scamming other people.

My account number? Sure its 8008135

My name? I'll spell it for you. Its I + M + A and then its K + U + N + T Just read it back to me so i know you've got it right

I often like to be a Potato Salesman and I eagerly hawk them various quantities of Maris Pipers and King Edwards.

I've been the admin at a sexual health clinic and say I've got their results.... and what cream they need for what part

I've been an upper class toff and offered to buy their company. One time I had one hapless girl on the phone thinking I owned Amazon for about 20 mins

I've also been there long lost son/brother and was glad they got in touch as was looking forward to being reunited

All good fun, I travel a lot so often have lots of spare time en route. Like I say while I'm being a total dick some pensioner - your mum? your nan? - isn't being scammed.

Are you kitboga?

No, I don't know that name sorry

He's a hilarious scambaiter on YouTube "

Oh nice one! I've just found him. I reckon me and him would get on just fine! haha

Cheers for that

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