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If it's clearly a scam I tell them I need them to hold on for a minute. Then I mute the phone and get back to work. They generally stay on the line for 5-10 min
by TallGuyShort 9y ago
If it's clearly a scam I tell them I need them to hold on for a minute. Then I mute the phone and get back to work. They generally stay on the line for 5-10 minutes. Wastes very little of my time, wastes a bunch of theirs (hopefully raises the cost of the scam a little and gives them less time to scam others). Not sure if there's any security risk in leaving the line open on my end that long, but it's my weapon of choice in fighting back a little.
- ballenf 9y agoMaybe you could automate a few different takes on "oh sorry, just a few more minutes" or "I'm getting my bank account info, it's in the other room" to repeat on loop every 3 minutes or so. Create a very long MP3 and hit play. Or use the bot linked below... of course this has been before :)
- swimfar 9y agoThere's a whole series of this where it's a recording of an old man who talks really slow, can't hear well, needs things re-explained, rambles a bit, etc. There are some amazingly long calls. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSoOrlh5i1k&list=RDXSoOrlh5i1k#t=2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSoOrlh5i1k&list=RDXSoOrlh5i...
- TeMPOraL 9y agoIt's Lenny! https://www.reddit.com/r/itslenny/ https://www.reddit.com/r/itslenny/