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What are they actually trying to achieve by doing this? To get you to speak so they can record more voice samples?
by BlackjackCF 3y ago
What are they actually trying to achieve by doing this? To get you to speak so they can record more voice samples?
- Macha 3y agoI think it's about proof that the number puts them in touch with a real person. I suspect if the robocall gets enough engagement they'll even put an actual scammer on their end.
- jowea 3y agoMy other guess is that it's one of those things where it only connects to actual person if you say something. I could try actually talking to see what happens but now that I read on this thread that they record you for replay maybe not.
- corytheboyd 3y agoAbsolutely this, I am confident that there are people out there who verify phone numbers from data leaks, selling off known “good” numbers to other nefarious people. They probably record it all now too and sell that.
- Cacti 3y agoThere are a series of gates. At the end is the scam. Each gate is designed to filter out those who will reach the end and not fall for the scam. Or in other words, by the time you are making the scam pitch, the scam is already done, because you know by then it will work. The calls are just one of the early gates, as someone screening your call is likely not to fall for the eventual scam. The gates don’t have to be clever for this to work. There merely has to be enough people that you are going to find that 0.1% who will fall for it.
- FergusArgyll 3y agoThis is what always gets me. I want to finally speak to the scammer and have him listen to me play guitar, but alas! I fail the tests...