Posted on 10/28/2016 5:04:21 AM PDT by grayboots
Great way to deal with a scammer!! And wait until the end when this jerk says he is from Pakistan.
Excellent. I do so love that dry British sense of humour.
Did she happen to contact the owner(s) of the factory and ask that she get some assistance in locating her lost job?
I mean, they should have a Lost & Found there even if no one happened to have stumbled on it during a normal, busy day.
Um - It was a scam, not a legitimate effort to earn a living. If they were selling something, I would agree with you, but some elderly people I know have been cheated by people like this. “Just trying to make a living...” Please.
I would never let a 3 year old talk to a stranger on the phone. Sorry.
I think you are unaware of some of the newer telemarketer scams. Here’s the two most common:
1. The “telemarketer” calls and says he’s from the IRS. He then tells the victim that he owes back taxes, and if the money is not paid immediately (usually through gift cards), the victim will be arrested.
2. The “telemarketer” calls and says he’s from Microsoft. He then tells the victim that Microsoft has received reports of a virus on the victim’s home computer. The scammer talks the victim into running a remote access program, which allows the scammer to take over the victim’s computer. The scammer then freezes the victim’s computer, and demands money to unfreeze it.
These are the types of “telemarketers” we are talking about here. As you can see, they are more than just annoying. They are criminal. And senior citizens are prime targets.
I didn’t watch yet but the first thing I do is thank them for calling and start asking a series of questions.
- Thanks for calling. Are you responding to my ad for the 200-unit apartment complex or the shopping center?
- What is your credit score?
- Are you prepared to put down 30%?
- I am going to need your Social Security number to do a credit check.
They keep interrupting and telling me that’s not why they are calling, but I keep firing away with questions and telling them the benefits of the properties -— cash flow, equity build up, etc.
Finally, there is a click on the other line.
Just ... THANKS!!
My wife got a call from a “REPRESENTATIVE of the IRS” who told us we were facing fines and jail time for a “violation of the tax code”. My wife kept this guy on the line for 30 minutes feigning concern. When he asked for payment, she said all we had was cash. She also said she was an invalid who was house bound. She asked him over and over again for the address where she could send the cash. He was stumped and put his supervisor on who said the police would be there in 45 minutes to arrest her if she did not wire them the money. My wife started to pretend cry. She then said she was going to call our son “who works for the FBI” to help straighten this out.
They finally hung up.
We got this call and I knew it was a scam within 20 seconds. I have gotten the “this is windows calling” several times, and I turn those into obscene phone calls. I ask the caller what he and his boyfriends are doing right now in that room together - graphically.
They can’t respond in kind because they are being monitored, but the one time one guy did reply with a comment about my wife he was cut off mid-sentence, and I hope fired.
I get Jennifer from card services 3-5 times a week, always from a different number. Since I sometimes get call-out-of-the-blue referrals from past clients I have to answer most cell calls. Most of the robocalls will hang up if you pick up but don’t say anything; sweet lil’ recorded Jennifer ain’t one of ‘em.
So, all telemarketers are scammers? Not so. They're a royal PITA, but most simply offer goods or services over the phone. Reject them (as I do) but don't use so broad a brush to characterize them.
As for the proven scammers, hurt 'em if you can.
Thank you for the information about the current scams going
on out there. Ugh!
Really? People get scammed out of $millions by blood sucking losers and they're just like you?
Gheeze, get a life, get a job, get off FR.
If I misinterpreted that statement I apologize, but that is how it appears. Your mileage may vary.
I got one of those last week...”your Windows license has expired”. I strung them along for a good ten minutes. Then I got bored.
Or, after they’ve gone ne through their entire spiel, while you interrupt numerous times with inane questions...”Ohhhhhhhh...you’re trying to SELL me something? I thought you were just another collection agency.”
You're welcome. I wouldn't have known about those scams myself except that I came across them on YouTube.
Side note: It did bother me that some folks here on FR decided to yell at you instead of trying to explain things.
Dude!... I hate you for posting this!... I’ve been watching videos on this all morning cause of you!... lol...
But seriously... this was my favorite one BY FAR!!!
This guy actually tricks the scammer into bricking his own computer... Hilarious!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du6acZ-PZQ8
My favorite line from the video: “Oh no... dis is not gude!!”
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