RelativeMotion1 t1_iy90kdg wrote on November 29, 2022 at 5:32 PM

Reply to comment by beyond_hatred in So Many 603 Phone Calls by WarlockTank

I’ve had the opposite experience. If I have the time (like while I’m driving), I’ll string them along for a little while and fuck with them, and then berate them. Did that for about 2 years. I now receive very few scam calls. Maybe 1 unknown number a month, tops?

From what I’ve seen in various scammer YouTube videos, they share a bunch of data with each other, including who is an easy mark. I suspect that I am now labeled as something like “time waster who is not falling for it” on a spreadsheet floating around Kolkata.

Darwins_Dog t1_iy970k5 wrote on November 29, 2022 at 6:14 PM

Depends on the call, but I think this usually works. Back in the day I worked in a call center and we loved people that would stay on the line. Sales calls are rated by how long they keep you on the line (the assumption being that more time is more chances to sell) but scammers want gullible people.