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I think we've all taken the wrong approach to the phone spam problem. Whenever I get a scam call, I always answer. I let the guy do his spiel about the free va
by dejawu 6y ago
I think we've all taken the wrong approach to the phone spam problem.
Whenever I get a scam call, I always answer. I let the guy do his spiel about the free vacation he's got for me, then when he asks me for my credit card, I hit him with one of the ligma jokes [0] and hang up. Never takes more than five minutes of my time and it's a source of great joy for me. I've gotten the same guy three times and he's fallen for it every single time; at this point I'm starting to develop a bond with him.
If we pushed a social movement that popularized this, we could basically DDOS phone scamming out of being viable.
[0] https://github.com/tphecca/awesome-ligma https://github.com/tphecca/awesome-ligma
- CivBase 6y agoThat wastes a lot of my time as a call receiver. I'd rather the telephone companies do this for me instead. They could put together an automated service to receive calls from blacklisted numbers instead of just blocking them. That service would play along with the scam and keep them on the line as long as possible. A YouTuber my wife watches, Kitboga, tried something like that about a year ago[0]. Unfortunately, something like this isn't quite as effective for robocalls. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx5R0Vnp6w4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx5R0Vnp6w4
- clan 6y agoAround here I mostly get calls from "Microsoft Support". I tell them I need to get to my computer and put the phone down on the table. They are surprisingly patient. When they get desperate to talk with me I'll spout a little giberish which keeps them connected a little longer. It does not take much effort keeping them busy. It works for me as it is not a problem to block the line for 5 - 10 minutes. If I am bored I engage with the call. But that spiel is getting old.