scrapaddie
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Post by scrapaddie on Feb 7, 2017 21:06:48 GMT
In the past I would've just said no thank you and hang up. But the peas have inspired me. I got a call asking me if I was the main computer user and telling me that my computer ID had been corrupted and when I use my computer people in other countries were actually getting all my information. So I let him go to the information and Write down a number for a new address. I have an ask him to repeats couple parts and would purposely say them back wrong so that he would have to correct me. Then I ask you again who is calling from. I finally ended it with a question, how can my Windows system become corrupted if I'm not using a Windows machine?  It was fun! |
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freebird
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Post by freebird on Feb 7, 2017 21:11:04 GMT
and he said?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2017 21:12:40 GMT
OMG...my friends hubby actually fell for this and they locked them out of their own computer and they had to pay big money to get it fixed! MEN! LOL
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Post by littlemama on Feb 7, 2017 21:28:11 GMT
I got this call over the weekend. I burst into laughter and said "You're ridiculous. Go find something else to do with your life"
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Post by teri on Feb 7, 2017 21:31:52 GMT
my Husband has fun with them as well. He just keeps asking them if they would like to save 15% by switching to Geico. One man got so mad he told my husband to go F himself.... lol
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scrapaddie
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Post by scrapaddie on Feb 7, 2017 21:33:18 GMT
He hung up on me!!! Such manners! |
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Post by beachbum on Feb 7, 2017 21:38:44 GMT
When I told the jerk on the phone that I didn't have Windows he told me that was OK, that Windows and Mac were now working together. I asked him if his mother knew that he was stealing from people and wouldn't she be disappointed in him. Then I let loose with a few expletives of my own and hung up on him. I did manage to waste a few minutes of his time tho.
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johnnysmom
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Post by johnnysmom on Feb 7, 2017 21:41:55 GMT
Darn caller id keeps making me ignore those calls  I always get so irritated with myself when I google the number and find it was one of them.....it could have made my afternoon more fun somedays  |
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Post by maryland on Feb 7, 2017 21:45:01 GMT
My problem is that I say hello several times and no one answers! Then I redial and get a busy signal.
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Post by gmcwife1 on Feb 7, 2017 22:11:15 GMT
my Husband has fun with them as well. He just keeps asking them if they would like to save 15% by switching to Geico. One man got so mad he told my husband to go F himself.... lol OK, that is hilarious  |
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Post by disneypal on Feb 7, 2017 22:31:47 GMT
Haha!
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Post by purplebee on Feb 7, 2017 23:06:29 GMT
Got this one this afternoon. Asked the heavily-accented conlady if she could tell me exactly which of my four computers (I actually just use a tablet here at home) was the one with the problem and she hung up!
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Post by TeuchterPea on Feb 7, 2017 23:28:37 GMT
I adopt a very pleasant and interested tone and reply "Bu****it" to everything they say. Nothing else, just that. It confuses them, but because I sound friendly, they plough on for quite a while before hanging up.
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Post by anniefb on Feb 7, 2017 23:35:02 GMT
Good on you!
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Post by grammanisi on Feb 8, 2017 0:45:33 GMT
I got a call on my cell over weekend. The accented caller asked for a man, I told her she had the wrong number and she said "that's okay, maybe you can help me". Click!
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Post by mikklynn on Feb 8, 2017 16:07:18 GMT
I got the "Can you hear me?" call yesterday. Obviously I just hung up. I usually screen, but my new phone deleted a bunch of my contacts. I should have let it go to voicemail.
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annimal
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Post by annimal on Feb 8, 2017 16:36:29 GMT
I love those calls! I try to engage them for awhile and then I ask them if they think I just fell off a turnip truck and they usually get snotty and then I just hang up on them.
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Dalai Mama
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Post by Dalai Mama on Feb 8, 2017 16:42:24 GMT
"Hi. I'm. . . <long pause, then thick Indian accent>. . . John Smith"
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2017 16:43:14 GMT
I repeat everything they are saying back to them.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2017 16:53:51 GMT
LOL...I get those type of calls at work sometimes. We have our own IT department, and each of our computers have a unique number. So I kept asking the guy which computer he was calling about...I asked for the asset tag number. Some of our IT techs are Indian, and have heavy accents. So I was just making sure. He never identified himself except for saying he was from the computer department. LOL! And he couldn't give me the asset tag number and had no clue what I meant. Finally I just hung up. But I kept him on the phone a good 10 minutes! I would've kept him on longer, but I had work to do.
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Post by malibou on Feb 8, 2017 17:12:38 GMT
I think my Dh looks forward to retirement so he can f*ck with these callers. He's one of those that can go on and on to the point where you just want to stop what you are doing and listen in. He would have made an epic crank caller.  J |
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Post by phoenixcov on Feb 8, 2017 19:01:38 GMT
I have tried several previous answers mentioned on other threads, good fun
when I have nothing to do.
One call I just said no to every question, another I asked which extension they
wanted over and over.
Today I asked if "Peter" minded being recorded, he asked why I wanted to do that and I said
it was to pass on to the data protection Police (no such thing).
He got very snotty and said that I wasn`t allowed to record him and asked why I wanted to get him into trouble.
Answer at high volume with swearing, because you are a con artist and a stupid one at that so f off.
I wonder why he hung up?
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Post by LisaDV on Feb 8, 2017 22:03:31 GMT
my Husband has fun with them as well. He just keeps asking them if they would like to save 15% by switching to Geico. One man got so mad he told my husband to go F himself.... lol  My dh actually answer a real telemarketer call back 14 years ago. The in-laws were over to visit. He told him he was really interested but needed a second, could he hold on. Then he put the phone in the freezer so the telemarketer couldn't hear us talk. Then went back 20 minutes later. The guy was still there. He said, sorry this is taking longer than I expected, can you hold on another minute. The guy said yes. When he went back 30 min later he wasn't holding any longer. |
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Post by MorningPerson on Feb 8, 2017 22:12:22 GMT
I think my Dh looks forward to retirement so he can f*ck with these callers. He's one of those that can go on and on to the point where you just want to stop what you are doing and listen in. He would have made an epic crank caller. J  In the right circumstances, I can make a sport of those calls too. If I'm folding laundry or something that I can keep working and stay on the phone, I'm all about it. I figure if I keep the caller on the line with me for 20-30 minutes (which I have), that's 20-30 minutes less they'll have to take advantage of someone who isn't aware of their m.o. |
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Post by BlueDiamond on Feb 8, 2017 23:42:17 GMT
I think my Dh looks forward to retirement so he can f*ck with these callers. He's one of those that can go on and on to the point where you just want to stop what you are doing and listen in. He would have made an epic crank caller. J Ooooh ... retirement goals right here!!!! SaveSave |
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johnnysmom
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Post by johnnysmom on Feb 8, 2017 23:50:48 GMT
I think my Dh looks forward to retirement so he can f*ck with these callers. He's one of those that can go on and on to the point where you just want to stop what you are doing and listen in. He would have made an epic crank caller. J Ooooh ... retirement goals right here!!!! SaveSaveI want to be a little old lady in a nursing home with a computer and cell phone.....like this guy www.youtube.com/watch?v=N682eopajzA |
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Post by kelbel827 on Feb 9, 2017 0:34:36 GMT
I'm so jealous
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I always get so irritated with myself when I google the number and find it was one of them.....it could have made my afternoon more fun somedays 
