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UK, US, CA, usually run by scammers from countries with low income and weaker currencies. They target countries with gullible, often elderly, population groups
by ActionHank 3y ago
UK, US, CA, usually run by scammers from countries with low income and weaker currencies. They target countries with gullible, often elderly, population groups that have access to cash in a stronger currency to make the biggest profit for the least effort. Huge benefit of the robocaller is that they can sound less scammy because your first point of contact is well spoken relative to the scammer who often has a thick accent.
- evgen 3y agoNo, not a UK thing. Have had a UK phone number that I know is on a couple of public databases and at worst I get a call every three or four months with the 'we understand you have been involved in a traffic accident' robocall. A quick poke to the Ofcom fraud site to report it and I am sorted for the next few months.
- ActionHank 3y agoMy bad, I think if they required proof of identity in the US and Canada it would be far reduced.
- shmde 3y agoAre you this outspoken when your corpos outsource all labour intensive task, clothing, manufacturing to "low income and weaker currencies" countries with "thick accent" so that they can sell products at record high prices in a stronger currency country to "make the biggest profit for the least effort". I know people like you stay silent when it's time to buy the latest shiny iPhones, fast fashion clothings which are made by exploiting labour(even child labour) which pays pennies to 1 $ an hour and working in harsh conditions.
- ActionHank 3y agoWhilst I can appreciate that my comment may read as racist to some people, that is not the intent nor the reality of the words written. It's about the facts and not prejudice. You're correct in that economic imbalance is where many businesses make a big chunk of their profits, it's only natural that scammers try to take advantage in the same way.