Posted on 08/25/2018 8:59:46 AM PDT by Scooter100
A good response——scares the crap out of ‘em........
“Hold on a sec, my spouse is calling. He heads the telephone fraud division of the FBI.”
They HATE being called “Sand N****ers”. It really pisses them off because they are terrible racists that think blacks are animals.
Nice
I also have one of those novelty things that has a fax machine sound on it and sometimes I do that.
Then there is the "No thanks, I am really not interested" with a quick hang up.
I just to feel guilty about being so abrupt, but they are no different that someone who interrupts you when you are talking to someone else.
I don’t answer any calls from numbers I do not have in my contacts list. At night I put my phone on Airplane Mode and turn off the Wi-Fi Feature. Nothing is that important that can’t wait 5 hours until I wake up and turn my airplane function off to start receiving anything that might have occurred during the night when I was taking my rest.
Thing is, these scams work on some people. Had an ex-girlfriend get suckered. Took me the better part of a day to strip out the garbage. (She has the technical acumen of a gerbil. A dead one.)
Thank you....
BTW - Still hanging in. About 5 or 6 more years to go.
But... A year or so ago I did pick up a local number and it turned out to be some real estate lady. I said “This is a government phone”, she said “no it’s not” I said “no you are mistaken this is a government phone and do not call this government phone again” and I was very stoic, very serious, and I think she believed me the second time, and I’ve never received another call from them.
My wife asked “why are you lying about that” and I said “This is a government phone. The government and FCC had made all kinds of requirements on this device and therefore it is a government phone. I might be paying for the services but I would not be able to use it if the government did not want to allow my use of it.”
I told a friend of mine, who was a retired squid, about this and he not only agreed but said “Hey, mine is a double government phone because the money I used to pay for it is retired military pay.”
Tech Scammer sets Syskey and BIOS Password on his OWN COMPUTER and CRIES!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKlM5cXM2D8
We bought a phone with an answering machine and a blocking feature
I love scammers.
When they call, I put on my creepiest voice and ask, “What er ya wearin?”
*click*
Looks like it is unavailable for POTS landlines.
I did the same thing to a Democrat Fundraising call this past week.
I asked the guy how I could be sure that my contributions would not be used to pay for an illegal dossier again. How can I get a refund of past donations?... .
Why isn’t Hillary in jail caused him to hang up on me!
I always get Bob who must be Steve’s brother. I tell him “I bet your real name isn’t Bob so I’ll refer to you as Mujebar”.
We had an elderly lady in our city recently get scammed by these Microsoft hoaxers at the tune of $180,000, yes, one-hundred eighty thousand dollars.
Whenever I get a call from a number I don’t recognize I answer the phone as an absolute b*tch. “Where are you calling from? What is your name? What do you want?” all said as if I was Nurse Ratchet. Unfortunately, I’ve done this to a few friends too whose phone number I don’t have in my contact list. Ooops! It’s very effective.
Last week I got the IRS call and twice they left a message telling me to call them back because they were going to prosecute me. I contacted the IRS phishing division and gave them all the information. I haven’t heard a thing since.
“How many cars in the house?”
“Miss, we don’t keep our cars in the house”
“Ok, how many cars has your family bought?”
“None- We are car thieves”
“Well then, Are the cars registered?”
Yes, they are registered as republicans”
“Do yuo think you will need car insurance?”
“Oh Yes indeed- Only i can’t pay in money. May i pay in chickens and goats instead? They are very fine chickens, and the goats are excellent milk goats”
“Are you pulling my leg?”
“Oh no Miss- I don’t condone violence- however, if you would like me to pull your leg, I suppose i could when I drop off the chickens and goats”
CLICK
[[I just to feel guilty about being so abrupt, but they are no different that someone who interrupts you when you are talking to someone else.]]
Don’t feel guilty- they are no different than the scum that follow republicans into restaurants and scream at them and throw drinks on them- They are only out to separate you from your money-
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