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    I have had quite a lot of fun with a few Indian “BT” Call centres when they call me because my internet has been compromised. Run them a merry dance acting like a complete tech dimwit (once for almost an hour) before finally telling them I know it is a scam and asking them how they can live with themselves? The responses are usually denial, followed by a lot of swearing and then them hanging up! I figure if I’m wasting their time they’re not scamming someone more vulnerable.
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    We’ve had a few of these get through to our branch offices - I always tell people to ask them to confirm our BT account number, which will always result in the line going dead!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Alex_UK View Post
    I have had quite a lot of fun with a few Indian “BT” Call centres when they call me because my internet has been compromised. Run them a merry dance acting like a complete tech dimwit (once for almost an hour) before finally telling them I know it is a scam and asking them how they can live with themselves? The responses are usually denial, followed by a lot of swearing and then them hanging up! I figure if I’m wasting their time they’re not scamming someone more vulnerable.
    I used to get them calling me at work.

    'Hi I'm calling from Microsoft'

    'No you're not'

    'Yes I am and your computer has been compromised'

    'No you're not and no it hasn't. Was there anything else?'

    Silence. Hangs up.
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    my son gets them form microsoft or such like too. Its funny when they say his broadband or pc is under attack as he has neither broadband or a pc..
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    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

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    I'm sure they must fool some people but as with most crime it's actually harder work and more aggravation and stress than just getting an honest job. I mean if we were talking about a big robbery or something, like tunnelling into a bank vault, then fair enough. If it works then you're on a beach earning ten percent for the rest of your life. But these petty bunco scams, what a huge waste of time and effort for such little potential reward.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Macca View Post
    I'm sure they must fool some people but as with most crime it's actually harder work and more aggravation and stress than just getting an honest job. I mean if we were talking about a big robbery or something, like tunnelling into a bank vault, then fair enough. If it works then you're on a beach earning ten percent for the rest of your life. But these petty bunco scams, what a huge waste of time and effort for such little potential reward.
    well many folk are easy to scam. My son, who has some mental health issues and learning issues etc is fairly easy. I have to prime him regularly in what to do and say as he doesnt handle it well. its part of his illness. many old folk are too trusting too.
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    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


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    True but think how many calls they have to make to hit on a soft target. And all the abuse they must get from all the other marks who don't fall for it? It's not easy money by any stretch of the imagination.
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    Whenever I get a cold call or what might be a scam I say 'hold on a sec' then put the phone to one side and leave the line open
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    The other day I had a scam call from Talktalk telling me that my router had errors, I said can I stop you there, I'm Father Christmas, and I need to tend to my reindeer urgently, strangely, she cut me off!.
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