AskReddit Thread: Things People Say To Scammers Instead Of Hanging Up

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mattstaff
May 26, 2021 9:00 AM EDT

Unfortunately, an inevitable reality of having a phone in this day and age is that it's only a matter of time until you end up fielding a call from a nonsense-spewing scammer who is by their very design going to waste some of your time, that they quite frankly don't deserve. Maybe you'll pack a few of these sentiments with you for the next time that you end up being caught up on the phone with a scammer. 

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    Font - d_hens · 3h 3 2 Awards I used to get a lot of "home security" calls offering alarm systems and cameras. would of course ask all the curious questions and then lead them to believe I was using the alarm system and cameras to keep people inside the house G Reply 4 1.9k 3 ...
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    Font - ChangeTheFocus · 5h 3 1 Award When I'm not feeling creative, I just tell the truth. SCAMMER: You bought tech support from us last year. ME: No, I didn't. SCAMMER: Yes, you bought our tech support package. It's about to expire. ME: There isn't anything to expire. Etc. They're not supposed to hang up, so they try for a long time before finally giving up. I regard wasting their time as a minor public service. G Reply 2.2k +
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    Rectangle - special-spork · 5h Play along for as long as possible, just giving them fake details. You can tell the frustration slowly builds but they're still trying to be all nice and helpful G Reply 1.0k 3 ...
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    Font - DemanoRock · 5h Yes I want to extend my warranty. My 2010 Ram 1500 has 350k miles on it. Ok, thank you G Reply 4 252 3 ...
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    Rectangle - anusthrasher96 · 5h My dad used to get a lot of Viagra salesman. So he pleads with them to stop sending free samples because he's too hard all the time and can't live his life. G Reply 950 3 ...
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    Rectangle - alexandicity · 3h "Oh hang on, let me get the <wife/husband/parent/ appropriate decision-making figure>, they'll be able to help you!" Then just turn the microphone off and go about my day. G Reply 4 54 3 ...
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    Font - Sudden-Fish1038 · 5h Pull the alpha move; sell them an extended vehicle warranty. G Reply 180 ...
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    Font - Crypto7899 · 5h I usually pretend to be an answering machine G Reply 1 173 3 + ...
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    Rectangle - Hysterical_Realist · 3h This is 91.7 KSCM The Bridge, you are the seventh caller and YOU WON! Are you excited? ARE YOU EXCITED???? G Reply 59 3 ...
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    Font - JanuslsBlue· 3h "Hi sorry this is my work line, so I don't take personal calls on here! Here's my home phone: insert phone number of other known scammer/other prank call number here call me there later and we can talk!" Works better for texting based scams, but would probably work for calls too 6 Reply 1 518 3 ...
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    Rectangle - mr_jedders · 5h 1 Award Are you touching yourself too? G Reply 4 941 3 ...
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