philh
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Brother in law got scammed on my father in laws computer. Wife was her dad's legal guardian. She told her brother to pound sand, stating that all financials had to go through her. Not quite sure how BIL got involved, but he knew then that dad was not responsible.
I will occasionally play with scammers. My favorite are the "your social number has been compromised and an arrest warrant has been issued". I've gone as long as 5 minutes playing that one.
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monkey44
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My favorite early on - Answer, listen a few seconds, YELL, wait, I'm interested be right back, someone at the door..... Then put the phone down and go about my business. Never come back. Let them waste their time, not mine.
With Robot calls, it no longer makes any sense, if it ever did. I don't bother to answer unrecognized calls anymore.
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ChristianMorris
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Hey! I just wanted to give a heads-up about these scammers trying to take advantage of people with their fake ""Microsoft expired license"" BS. Don't fall for it. Your Windows license never expires, so don't give these clowns a dime. They might get you to download team viewer or call a toll-free number, but don't do it. If you do, they'll have access to all your personal info and could mess up your computer real bad.
If you're looking for some ***Link Removed***, there are plenty of legit options out there. Just do your research and be careful not to get caught up in these scams. Stay safe, and don't let these jokers get you!
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deltabravo
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opnspaces wrote:I strongly believe that blocking the offending number is a complete waste of time. They almost never use the same number twice.
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Danger Don
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deltabravo wrote:opnspaces wrote:I strongly believe that blocking the offending number is a complete waste of time. They almost never use the same number twice.
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I strongly believe that not being a moron goes a long way to not being scammed.
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Matt_Colie
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At one time our house land line was my business phone. When a call comes in that is not marked as "Spam", I may answer it if I am at my desk. When I pick up the handset, I answer as if it is still the business line.
Often, there will be a long pause and then a "Boop". I am told that "Boop" is when the call get transferred from the dialing system to a person.
The person will often ask if they have me. At this time I sound very annoyed and tell the unfortunate that I had given my name when I picked up the phone and maybe they should listen. My next remark is "What are you selling?"
I too enjoy (when I have the time) stringing them along as much as I can with the hope that fewer people will be disturbed by them today.
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time2roll
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Danger Don wrote:deltabravo wrote:opnspaces wrote:I strongly believe that blocking the offending number is a complete waste of time. They almost never use the same number twice.
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I strongly believe that not being a moron goes a long way to not being scammed. I believe most decent phone carriers know what is getting blocked and may add to the internal spam filter. T-Mobile will give a "report spam" option when deleting. Yes I think this helps. Especially helps those that have trouble recognizing junk.
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