I do feel for all those poor seniors who fall victim to it. No senior wants to hear that their social security is frozen and that is what these creeps have been leaving on their phones

Today while visiting a family member a call came through and I was asked to answer it for them. I placed the caller on speaker phone, he said their Visa card has a charge of $900 on it and asked if this was done by them, ( they signalled they do not have a Visa charge card)

I told the caller I did not allow this, to which he told me he would have to get some info to which I agreed. I was to get my card and read out the number ( how do people fall for this shit boggles my mind) I immediately put the phone down, shutting him off. The dickhead had the fricken nerve to call back and asked, "did you just put the phone down on me"? To which I answered, "yes and I will do so again" I hung up again.

cain posted:

Today while visiting a family member a call came through and I was asked to answer it for them. I placed the caller on speaker phone, he said their Visa card has a charge of $900 on it and asked if this was done by them, ( they signalled they do not have a Visa charge card)

I told the caller I did not allow this, to which he told me he would have to get some info to which I agreed. I was to get my card and read out the number ( how do people fall for this shit boggles my mind) I immediately put the phone down, shutting him off. The dickhead had the fricken nerve to call back and asked, "did you just put the phone down on me"? To which I answered, "yes and I will do so again" I hung up again.

Owi Bhai, them people does get trap, the same way these stuff does trap you  

Is Prashad's people dem pulling this scam. Probably trying to come up with some serious dough for their own piece ah land.

cain posted:

Today while visiting a family member a call came through and I was asked to answer it for them. I placed the caller on speaker phone, he said their Visa card has a charge of $900 on it and asked if this was done by them, ( they signalled they do not have a Visa charge card)

I told the caller I did not allow this, to which he told me he would have to get some info to which I agreed. I was to get my card and read out the number ( how do people fall for this shit boggles my mind) I immediately put the phone down, shutting him off. The dickhead had the fricken nerve to call back and asked, "did you just put the phone down on me"? To which I answered, "yes and I will do so again" I hung up again.

Many elderly fall for these because they hear their help is going to be cut off. It is sometimes difficult for these seniors to respond quickly to what they are hearing and the scammers pressure them to act immediately which traps them. I don’t even bother to discourse with these people. I just hang up. It is a big annoyance though with all the useless messages that are left on my answering machine. These people will burn for a very long time.

Amral posted:

Marketplace tackles one of the largest scams targeting Canadians: Fake technicians claiming your home computer or smartphone is compromised — and demanding hundreds or thousands of dollars to fix it. We discover that much of the scamming activity emanates from call centres in India, and after months of cultivating sources on the ground, we get inside. Plus, we ask: What is the RCMP doing to stop this scam for good?

https://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/

That is not only a Canadian problem. I have called Microsoft tech support to facilitate word packages failing to authenticate and got sales pitch for anti virus that the will sell me on the spot. I just hang up and call back to get another person and to complain. 

A friend of mine called me a few months back to say that someone is claiming they will "reveal her on line secrets" unless he send them bit coins. I told him they only secret they know is the one he reveal on the internet ie the name of his dog that he used in his password. I suggest you use a line from your favorite song with a few symbols tacked on. Most passwords are easy to break especially if you know the person. 

Not this one. Mrjoebuildahouse4mrtibbsdkat

Amral posted:

Not this one. Mrjoebuildahouse4mrtibbsdkat

that would be a kickassed strong password. You can test it on line but if it is a real one make sure you modify before use because those people may be building a brute force dictionary. 

lol, not a real one, but just an example. I use something from my old nursery rhyme days, but just as long and even more wacky. I tested it, results was very strong and will be  impossible to crack easily

cain posted:

Is Prashad's people dem pulling this scam. Probably trying to come up with some serious dough for their own piece ah land.

I almost got scam myself by those crooked scamp India Indiamen pretending to be calling from Microsoft. I told the Indian con that I will castrate him if he calls me again

My biggest problem from these Indian callers, they call several times a day for Duct cleaning, I make fun with them, I asked if they clean pig or that the owners are away for six months or I am busy so can they leave a #.

I answered then 1 time, they ask for DOB and SS#, I gave them dates and numbers, sis not hear from them again.

Another time I got a call saying I won a Trip for 2 to Jamaica, I started halla Gal Abee ah guh ah Jamaica, meh win free trip Abee Prapa lucky, I was screaming with Joy. Dem hang up

I keep them on the phone and ask to talk to their sister - in a nice casual gyaff tone. My wife does crack up. I've had a few on the phone for about half hour. I haven't had any calls in a while.

They are using a machine with an American accent now and the phone number can show a government number. They are becoming more smarter.

Prashad posted:

They are using a machine with an American accent now ajnd the phone number can show a government number. They are becoming more smarter.

Yes very true. It happens here. 

I play their game for a little bit then ask them for their ugly sisters and mothers to give me a blow job.