Photography scam (Page 5): Its getting really nasty out there. I wonder how long this will go on before there is a serious backlash against these people.

gener202002

Its getting really nasty out there. I wonder how long this will go on before there is a serious backlash against these people.

Ed Commons

One of my best friends is from India. She has taught me many not so nice comebacks ( in Hindi ) to these scams. The scammer suddenly goes silent and then hangs up

JD750 Loc: SoCal

Ed Commons wrote:

One of my best friends is from India. She has taught me many not so nice comebacks ( in Hindi ) to these scams. The scammer suddenly goes silent and then hangs up

Another tactic is do not answer unknown numbers. If it's a legit call they will leave a message. Scammers don't usually leave messages. When I get a call from an unknown number and they don't leave a message, I block the number.

Scruples Loc: Brooklyn, New York

bdk wrote:

I now get scammers constantly trying to get me. ... (show quote)

As times become dire, scammers will craft more. The best rule I think is this, if it seems to good to be true it probably isn’t!

My phone will tell me who is calling. If I don’t recognize the number they will leave a message so I can call back. If there is no message, I delete the call.

My money is warm and safe in the wallet of my wife’s purse!!
LOL!

ckayakne Loc: Wolfeboro/Portsmouth, NH

I love playing with them too, "Hello this is the FBI on a traced and recorded line, do you have an emergency?", click!! or "hey please don't call here again, I'm robbing the tenants and I don't want them to wake up and find me."

gener202002

JD750 wrote:

Another tactic is do not answer unknown numbers. If it's a legit call they will leave a message. Scammers don't usually leave messages. When I get a call from an unknown number and they don't leave a message, I block the number.

Same here

Xmsmn Loc: Minnesota

My mother, who died 5 years ago at age 101, would unwittingly drive charity scammers nuts. She sent one “charity” some money once and got some cheap beads in return, “made by the kids in appreciation for her donation”. Well, now they had her number and I warned her she was being scammed. She acknowledged that it could be, but when they called again she would get in a long conversation with them, asking how the money was being used, did the kids enjoy the things that her donation funded, etc., then sometimes she gave more, but more often she didn’t. I think after a while they probably used her as a training call for rookies. For all I know she might have been on a first name basis with them.

Scruples Loc: Brooklyn, New York

ckayakne wrote:

I love playing with them too, "Hello this is the FBI on a traced and recorded line, do you have an emergency?", click!! or "hey please don't call here again, I'm robbing the tenants and I don't want them to wake up and find me."

Often I get a random e-mail and I sent the following. It scares them away.

You have reached the telephone number of a Federal Law Enforcement Officer. You must delete this number, never call this number again and never share it with anyone. This is your only warning. You will be prosecuted to the full extent of Law.

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

Scruples wrote:

Often I get a random e-mail and I sent the following. It scares them away.

You have reached the telephone number of a Federal Law Enforcement Officer. You must delete this number, never call this number again and never share it with anyone. This is your only warning. You will be prosecuted to the full extent of Law.

Sending that in response to an email makes no sense. Besides the fact that the don’t care. Most likely the call is coming from overseas and it’s going through so many proxies they’d never find the origin point.

Scruples Loc: Brooklyn, New York

SuperflyTNT wrote:

Sending that in response to an email makes no sense. Besides the fact that the don’t care. Most likely the call is coming from overseas and it’s going through so many proxies they’d never find the origin point.

I have been told that as well in the past. I prefer the other party just hear static. I have be in guard about being scammed.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

Scruples wrote:

I have been told that as well in the past. I prefer the other party just hear static. I have be in guard about being scammed.

But your responding email says "you have reached a random telephone number" so I think that is what doesn't make sense.

Also if you you respond at all then the robot detects a response and will send more spam. Best to just put those spam emails into Junk with no reply.

xt2 Loc: British Columbia, Canada

PAR4DCR wrote:

Sorry sign of the times.

Don

They really do think we are dumb as bricks…obviously, some are.

bikinkawboy Loc: north central Missouri

Many years ago before cell phones became popular, my buddy had it all planned out for when he’d get a sales call from Time-Life Books. After he’d start talking his wife would chime in, nagging him about something. He’d tell her to shut up, he was trying to talk and then the fake fight was on. She’d yell and bang pots and pans and drop books on the floor making it sound like a real fight was ensuing. He said in every case the caller went silent, listening but not saying anything probably wondering if they were going to hear a murder.

Foto Fun

I'm not sure if we're supposed to promote products here, but I have an AT&T phone (with 4 handsets) that screens calls. I put in the names and phone numbers for everyone in my contacts list (or at least ones I wanted to hear from). The phone lets those through and announces the name. Others have to go through a process that makes them leave a message. I've seen it in catalogs and at big box electronics stores (where I bought mine).
Spam calls solved. What a relief!.Larry.

Scruples Loc: Brooklyn, New York

I would like to create a small button on my phone or computer. It is pushed by the owner. It sends an electronic pulse that could deactivate the screen of the sender. I’m sure many will opt for this feature!!