Scammers Are Attacking Again With Robo Calls

Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by XoXgaming, Jan 11, 2022.

  1. XoXgaming

    XoXgaming Specialist

  2. XoXgaming

    XoXgaming Specialist

  3. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    Hi yes I have noticed alot of these of late here in UK.
     
  4. foogoo

    foogoo Major "foogoo" Geek

    I get those calls and if I'm bored I like to play along. I had one requesting that I take a picture of my license and text it to him. He did not appreciate what I sent him. I had one I started to play with, then lost interest and told him I was just wasting his time and knew he was a scammer, he said thanks & hung up. Yesterday they called about a Macbook Pro on my Amazon account, I was playing along, but I messed up when I told him I only had one bank account with $300 in it, he put me on hold (hung up)... guess $300 isn't worth stealing?
     
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  5. Eldon

    Eldon Major Geek Extraordinaire

    I told the last one...
    "I can't talk now. I'm meeting your mother at Candy's Palace... Our local whorehouse."
     
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  6. XoXgaming

    XoXgaming Specialist

    If you say i have a million in the bank you can keep them on hold with elevator music.
     
  7. johnny_chronic

    johnny_chronic Private E-2

    They steal your energy.

    Some of them probably do not even get paid but follow a system to hurt you, your family, and your friends.

    Do not answer and find a way to report and block them.
     
  8. Replicator

    Replicator MajorGeek

    Attempting to report or block these perp's, is a waste of your energy!

    Its way more fun playing along with the band. :eek:
     
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  9. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    I pick up the phone, put it on mute and set it down until they get tired and hang up. (We have a copper wired phone.)
     
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  10. Replicator

    Replicator MajorGeek

    Most issues seem to occur over the 4/5G cellular network in text format now days..
    Robot callers are defunct, or don't achieve what's desired anymore.
    We hang up.

    Keep an eye out for Amazon deliveries!
     
  11. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    My cell is off 90% of the time. I don't text. I use my cell to make calls. I do surf on it IF the power is out for more than 3 hours then my UPS is off and our wifi is down.
     
  12. Goddess Bastet

    Goddess Bastet Sergeant Major

    Currently we’re getting the ‘Your appliance insurance has run out’ scam. This is a scam purporting to either be from Domestic & General (legit company offering device/appliance insurance) or ‘your appliance insurance company’, stating the insurance has run out & they have a special offer for renewing. I tell them we’re already covered & they ring off only to call again the next day.
     
  13. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    Ever since my state decided that people should be able to choose a company to supply electric, we've been getting calls from companies that want us to switch. We switched for one year, saw no savings and when the grace period came around we switched back to the company that we always used. You can't block these calls and asking them to stop calling is a waste of time because it is a public utility and have a "right to annoy you". <sigh> Just like the politicians.

    One of the companies that calls always says, "I'm an account manager with name of company. They don't have any ordinary workers just account managers! What a joke.
     
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  14. Cooper

    Cooper Mr Cooper

    Well, you do get arseholes.
     
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