Thus, I turned this nusicance into a vigilante-like hobby.
When the scammers call, I frequently let it go to voicemail. I have important things to do....like read Laz's posts or link to memes.
If I'm in a particularly good (or peeved) mood, game on. See, the longer I keep them on the phone, the less time they have to swindle elderly folks or good people who don't know any better. It's a small act of justice.
I will give them my name (often it's Graham Chapman or John Cleese, esq, but on occasion they'll be talking to Nigel Tufnell or John Bonham). My adresss is either 1313 Mockingbird Lane in Intercourse, PA or 1060 West Addison in Chicago.
Sometimes they haven't a clue they're being pwned and it goes on for minutes. Sometimes they curse me out and hang up. In either case, they stop calling me and someone's grandparent is spared.
There are people on Twitch and YouTube that make a living scamming the scammers. They're national treasurers.
My friend Don loves to talk to people. He’ll keep them on the phone like a cat holds onto a mouse.
“Sometimes they haven’t a clue they’re being pwned and it goes on for minutes.”
If I have time and am in the mood I’ll do the same thing. It’s fun. If it has to do with my computer and they’re going to help me fix it I play along and say I’m doing all the keystrokes they walk me through.
When I’ve had enough I say I see the Virgin Mary on my monitor. Usually they hang up. One guy, “Peggy”, shouted, “You see the Wurjun Mary?!”. LOL!
Ahhh, yes!! I DO have a brother somewhere!
The hardest part for me is keeping a straight face or, keeping my wife from laughing out loud..
Tom Mabe rules with the “homicide scene” prank on YouTube!