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I got one of these scam calls, without an AI voice (I assume). I played along with vague responses in "old man voice". The setup was pretty slick - the initial
by mindslight 4y ago
I got one of these scam calls, without an AI voice (I assume). I played along with vague responses in "old man voice". The setup was pretty slick - the initial phone call "grandpa, grandpa ... I'm in jail ... I need money ... My lawyer is helping me, call him at #". I let the call end and didn't bother calling the number.
A little while later, I got another call from the "lawyer", with the correct caller ID. I played with that guy for a little bit too, and when he realized it he unleashed a string of competent profanity at me. When I responded calmly (I grew up on the Internet too, buddy), he broke character, told me he made tens of thousands of dollars per week, and offered me a job. I didn't really need any more excitement in my life so I politely declined to find out more and ended it, but it was certainly odd. Definitely a different class of scammer than the usual "medicare" and "buy your house" crap I get.