Thief Texting now?

[Murphy]

I may go a few days without getting a spammer or thief call. Like many, if I don't have the number already in my phone, I don't answer. I do have voicemail, I figure if it's important they'll leave a message.

Then, I do have my days, I'm human and will be the first to admit it. Sometimes I get fed up with these types of calls and the relief valve gets activated. Some get the message and hang up before I get the first sentence finished. Others, I may toy with right up to the point they think they've got a fish and are just waiting to set the hook. That's when I drop the bomb on them and finish the call with "Boy, does yo' momma know what you do for a living?".

Murphy

[poorman]

Do you know what the Pakistani virus looks like?

I'll tell you.

You will receive an email with the following content:

"We, Pakistani hackers, will now destroy all information on your computer, but we do not know how to program. Therefore, you must type the command "format c:" yourself and press the Enter key."

Like I'd fall for that one again

[jonp]

Don't ever answer a call from a number you don't know. If you do then your a "live number" and you will be on the list to keep getting spam from whoever runs that scam and whoever they sell your number to. If someone needs to talk to you they will leave a message. Same goes for emails. If they make it through your filter don't open them, just send directly to spam or delete.

[Winger Ed.]

while I was talking with the individual with a bit of an accent , heard a rooster in the background ..

During the lockdowns & everything, I was talking to a customer service guy and heard a rooster.
I asked about it and the fella said with that 'Oh no, not again' expression,
'We are all working from home, and yes, I live on a farm'.

[farmbif]

I used to get lots of calls trying to get from me money I dont even have for everything from new windows to donations to a non not for profit, yeah thats exactly what they said, donation to the national police organization.
when I tried telling them that I couldn't talk now there was a shark attack going on and they need to help out by calling Clint to bring a bigger boat, that didn't work.
but when I answered saying they need to enter the ten digit code number to be connected to get all the computer problems fixed. that put a stop to all of them stupid calls.

[Winger Ed.]

Our air conditioner guy was over fixing our AC one day.
Naturally,,,,, I was out there in the yard bugging him when he got a call.
He said, "Excuse me, I have to take this".

It was a sales/spam call. He answered it, then started yelling & screaming every profane word and ethnic slur you can think of.
After it was over, with a big smile-- he told me everyone hates getting those calls, but he kind of likes them.

Back before caller ID, I wasn't much better.
People would ask why I did that.
I told them it was for their own good. If everyone was rude and foul, it would be harder to find people
to do that job, and the companies would have to pay more to get people to do it.

[Tripplebeards]

I got a text on Christmas day from my bank saying that someone in Brazil tried to make a purchase for $11 with my debit card. Luckily they were good enough to catch it. I have all my cards shut off and new numbers replaced immediately.

[uscra112]

As satisfying as it to blow off steam at these lowlifes, they disconnect in about 250 milliseconds and go on to aggravate someone else. Last fall I began to get calls from "almost-AI" systems that simply ignore my insults.

Robot: "How are you doing today?"
Me: "I'm suicidal"
Robot: "Great! I'm calling to show you how to save 35% on your monthly utility bills........."

[uscra112]

I got a text on Christmas day from my bank saying that someone in Brazil tried to make a purchase for $11 with my debit card. Luckily they were good enough to catch it. I have all my cards shut off and new numbers replaced immediately.

As otherwise hateful as Citibank may be, they are extremely good at that. One that they caught was a charge from the Indian National Railway System. Two others led back to a fraudster working from within Paypal. Not cancelling my Citibank card, but I have cancelled Paypal. That was 5+ years ago, so I can smirk when the robocall asks me to confirm a Paypal order.

Y'know what else burns me? The constant incoming calls wear down the battery charge in my wireless handsets when they're not on the charger.