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The theory is that by chatting with the scammers, they have to expend resources (time, which is money) in order to attempt to scam you. This won't convert and t

The theory is that by chatting with the scammers, they have to expend resources (time, which is money) in order to attempt to scam you. This won't convert and thus reduces their capability to actually harm another individual.

tomschwiha 3y ago
Let AI talk with them? "GPT, you are a honeypot for scam phone calls to waste their time." Until GPT phones with GPT.
- ajdude 3y ago
  Precisely what this guy is doing: https://jollyrogertelephone.com/ https://jollyrogertelephone.com/
tw04 3y ago
^^Bonus points if you pretend to be old. They're looking to prey on old/senile folks who don't know any better/can be easily confused. Their defense is always "they're rich Americans, they can afford it" but the reality is the folks they're preying on are more often than not on a fixed income and absolutely the most vulnerable of our population. Scum of the earth.
mrexroad 3y ago
I’ve done this a few times. A few years ago I got a call about some Microsoft Windows something or other and decided to play along. After 30min of hilariously bumbling through his steps I got on my high-horse and shamed them for hurting mostly vulnerable people, etc. For whatever reason, they didn’t hang up at my yapping and it evolved into an actual conversation. They talked about there not being any jobs, taking this one because it has the veneer a real tech support job and helped them practice English, earning enough so their young sibling(s) could attend school rather than work, long term career plans, etc. I half suspected I was being put on and would be hit up for money, but in the end we just thanked each other for sharing our perspectives and went on with our jobs. No real take away, but I still appreciate the small vignette into their daily life, or at least the story they told.

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The theory is that by chatting with the scammers, they have to expend resources (time, which is money) in order to attempt to scam you. This won't convert and t

by qmarchi 3y ago

tomschwiha 3y ago
Let AI talk with them? "GPT, you are a honeypot for scam phone calls to waste their time." Until GPT phones with GPT.
- ajdude 3y ago
  Precisely what this guy is doing: https://jollyrogertelephone.com/ https://jollyrogertelephone.com/
tw04 3y ago
^^Bonus points if you pretend to be old. They're looking to prey on old/senile folks who don't know any better/can be easily confused. Their defense is always "they're rich Americans, they can afford it" but the reality is the folks they're preying on are more often than not on a fixed income and absolutely the most vulnerable of our population. Scum of the earth.
mrexroad 3y ago
I’ve done this a few times. A few years ago I got a call about some Microsoft Windows something or other and decided to play along. After 30min of hilariously bumbling through his steps I got on my high-horse and shamed them for hurting mostly vulnerable people, etc. For whatever reason, they didn’t hang up at my yapping and it evolved into an actual conversation. They talked about there not being any jobs, taking this one because it has the veneer a real tech support job and helped them practice English, earning enough so their young sibling(s) could attend school rather than work, long term career plans, etc. I half suspected I was being put on and would be hit up for money, but in the end we just thanked each other for sharing our perspectives and went on with our jobs. No real take away, but I still appreciate the small vignette into their daily life, or at least the story they told.