• KrakBamKrak@lemm.eeEnglish
    31·
    2 年前

    I love keeping them on the phone as long as possible! It’s damn-near a hobby of mine.

    Today I got one I’ve never heard before. They were from the “Automobile Collision” Company that said they have money for me from my accident! I like free money…let’s do this!

    They transferred me three times up the chain…final one was their lawyer - that’s where the call dropped. Suffice it to say…I was disappointed to not hear the end.

    One of my favorites, in case y’all would like to use it - I claimed (in a Southern drawl) I was an Alligator Hunter…in Nevada. “Business is a bit slow…and I can’t go to the zoo no more.” Kept them on the line for 44 minutes…almost beat my record.

  • 2piradians@lemmy.worldEnglish
    15·
    2 年前

    I always block them right away. My idea is that any interaction flags you as ‘positive direct contact’ in their scumbag networks, making them likely to increase the spamming. I realize the act of blocking may in itself trigger this, if they track undeliverable contact, but idk what else to do.

    • Holzkohlen@feddit.deEnglish
      5·
      2 年前

      Why would blocking them trigger this? Should that not instead flag you as “not dumb enough to fall for our garbage”?

      • 2piradians@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        2 年前

        It could tell them there’s likely a live person receiving their bullshit, so continue spamming with other means.

        Bear in mind these are all just ideas I have about how they operate, based on nothing really. I try to imagine how spammers analyze data they receive to target us.

        Edit: In italics

  • SmashingSquid@notyour.rodeoEnglish
    3·
    2 年前

    The really infuriating ones are the ones coming from email addresses through my carrier’s email to text gateway despite having email to text blocked on every line on my account.