Johny B Good wrote:

Life's just too short to try and 'scam the scammers' by stringing
them along. Whether it's a scam or not, if you're not interested,
there's no need to waste time arguing your case, simply hang up.

I've borrowed someone else's tactic for "Microsoft technical support":
ask them if they are religious. "Yes" is guaranteed; then find out
what; then ask them how ringing people up to steal their money fits
in with that.

(Optional - ask them how they are looking forward to eternal
damnation / reincarnation as a cockroach / as appropriate).

On 13/03/2014 14:05, Fevric J. Glandules wrote:
I've borrowed someone else's tactic for "Microsoft technical support":
ask them if they are religious. "Yes" is guaranteed; then find out
what; then ask them how ringing people up to steal their money fits
in with that.

(Optional - ask them how they are looking forward to eternal
damnation / reincarnation as a cockroach / as appropriate).

Niiiice. I like that; like it a lot.

Jon
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Jon Green wrote:

On 13/03/2014 14:05, Fevric J. Glandules wrote:
I've borrowed someone else's tactic for "Microsoft technical support":
ask them if they are religious. "Yes" is guaranteed; then find out
what; then ask them how ringing people up to steal their money fits
in with that.

(Optional - ask them how they are looking forward to eternal
damnation / reincarnation as a cockroach / as appropriate).

Niiiice. I like that; like it a lot.

I've had one opportunity so far. He stayed on the line and
seemed to be thinking about it. I think I ended the call
by wishing them luck in finding more honest employment.

Previous attempts to engage them in conversation - very politely
asking first if I could have a couple of minutes of their time -
to try to find out what their success rate is, all ended in them
hanging up as soon as they realised I wasn't a "mark".

On 14/03/2014 23:15, Fevric J. Glandules wrote:
Jon Green wrote:

On 13/03/2014 14:05, Fevric J. Glandules wrote:
I've borrowed someone else's tactic for "Microsoft technical support":
ask them if they are religious. "Yes" is guaranteed; then find out
what; then ask them how ringing people up to steal their money fits
in with that.

(Optional - ask them how they are looking forward to eternal
damnation / reincarnation as a cockroach / as appropriate).

Niiiice. I like that; like it a lot.

I've had one opportunity so far. He stayed on the line and
seemed to be thinking about it. I think I ended the call
by wishing them luck in finding more honest employment.

Previous attempts to engage them in conversation - very politely
asking first if I could have a couple of minutes of their time -
to try to find out what their success rate is, all ended in them
hanging up as soon as they realised I wasn't a "mark".

I have had some fun with the one who open with the "we are opening a new
shop in your area" gambit simply by asking where this shop will be...

You tend to get the "in your area" repeated, so press for a more
specific location on the grounds that you like the sound of it and might
actually want to go there! I got to the point with one girl of asking
"Do you actually know where in the country I am?" and she said "no, I am
just reading from this script".

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Cheers,

John.

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