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2009/07/30 18:56:41
Subject: so, I just recieved a cell-phone scam call.
Here's how it went down:
spoke with the underling for a bit, he told me they were sending me some kind of awesome new cellphone,
said that they could not send info by email for god knows what reason (had some kind of thick accent)
I ask to speak with the manager, because that much got my scam senses tingling.
Manager tells me it's a samsung N320, unless I heard wrong...
anyway, samsung's my brand of phone so I give him the benefit of the doubt, find out exactly what he needs from me.
Then he asks me for my SIN number, and CREDIT CARD NUMBER.
If anyone's ever told me anything about scams, those are the two things they want more than anything else. and you should NEVER give them out over the phone.
SIN number is especially dubious, because the only people who need that to my knowledge are banks and places of work.
So I told him off.
Just letting people know about this because, well, the more you know (TM). no one wants to be scammed.
Is a SIN number the equivalent of a Social Security number?
Sounds like a pretty obvious scam.
Anuvver fing - when they do sumfing, they try to make it look like somfink else to confuse everybody. When one of them wants to lord it over the uvvers, 'e says "I'm very speshul so'z you gotta worship me", or "I know summink wot you lot don't know, so yer better lissen good". Da funny fing is, arf of 'em believe it and da over arf don't, so 'e 'as to hit 'em all anyway or run fer it.
2009/07/31 05:47:14
Subject: Re:so, I just recieved a cell-phone scam call.
"It costs 400,000 dollars to fire this weapon for twelve seconds..." And these guys won't quit. they called me again a few hours ago. Every time they call me I'm going to yell at them more and more, and maybe even record it for funs.
"It costs 400,000 dollars to fire this weapon for twelve seconds..."
Oh, man... the awesome would never leave and I would be imbued with the essence of Thor for the rest of my life. I would make bullets out of rocks to get another clip out of the sucker... and you think I kid... heh.
Wait a tick man...
Seriously though.
Okay you want money?
These guys (in the U.S. at least) can be charged up to 10k $ in damages after you ask them to take you off the list.
best thing to do with calls like that, i've found.......fake a conversation with someone else that rather graphic in nature(adult graphic, not call the cops graphic)....it startles them, and they stop calling
2009/07/31 08:42:21
Subject: Re:so, I just recieved a cell-phone scam call.
Claim your SIN is 1234567, and refuse to accept that it's not.
(Note: this probably won't work if that's what it really is.)
Anuvver fing - when they do sumfing, they try to make it look like somfink else to confuse everybody. When one of them wants to lord it over the uvvers, 'e says "I'm very speshul so'z you gotta worship me", or "I know summink wot you lot don't know, so yer better lissen good". Da funny fing is, arf of 'em believe it and da over arf don't, so 'e 'as to hit 'em all anyway or run fer it.
2009/07/31 08:45:58
Subject: Re:so, I just recieved a cell-phone scam call.
the 'do not call' site suggested by Wrex is a great idea, however it predominantly only works with legitimate telemarketers (those that actually run a business). If you have a scammer, then they are breaking laws anyway, and the 'do not call' legislation may not discourage or impact them.
I would firstly report this activity, then, if they call again, simply say you have reported the activity to the authorities. You may ask them for their contact details, to assist in the investigation.
2009/07/31 11:33:22
Subject: so, I just recieved a cell-phone scam call.
The Do Not Call site doesn't work at all.... Congress found it it unconstitutional @6 months after Bush started it, and legitimate Fund-Raising companies simply ignore it.
Mannahnin wrote:A lot of folks online (and in emails in other parts of life) use pretty mangled English. The idea is that it takes extra effort and time to write properly, and they’d rather save the time. If you can still be understood, what’s the harm? While most of the time a sloppy post CAN be understood, the use of proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling is generally seen as respectable and desirable on most forums. It demonstrates an effort made to be understood, and to make your post an easy and pleasant read. By making this effort, you can often elicit more positive responses from the community, and instantly mark yourself as someone worth talking to.
insaniak wrote: Every time someone threatens violence over the internet as a result of someone's hypothetical actions at the gaming table, the earth shakes infinitisemally in its orbit as millions of eyeballs behind millions of monitors all roll simultaneously.
2009/08/01 01:13:36
Subject: so, I just recieved a cell-phone scam call.
The phone scam I got hit by was one that calls your phone and hangs up. It uses codes to bypass the ringer, all you get is a "missed call" with number.
It was an out-of-state prefix. I have friends out-of-state who moved around that time, so it could have been them (as I didn't know what area they had moved to yet). I called it back and got a "Congratulations[machine]! you have won ..." then hung up on it after feeling "scam".
The big hit came at the end of the month with my phone bill (I'm now pre-paid and this scam doesn't work on them). I was bilked for $50 of 'premium sms' charges (these are capped at $50 per month regardless of your plan/contract. This is for things such as Big Brother vote lines and such). I then read an article in the paper about these scams and the number was listed there.
I immediately had my sim zeroed, and went pre-paid (the $50 was more a wounded pride thing, but I learned) and have had no issues since.
We have a Do not call register here, too. Legitimate charities can ignore it, but all of the other marketing groups cannot, and they were the annoying ones (we now get one to two a month instead of dozens).
This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2009/08/01 01:14:30
I'm OVER 50 (and so far over everyone's BS, too).
Old enough to know better, young enough to not give a ****.
That is not dead which can eternal lie ...
... and yet, with strange aeons, even death may die.
