• KrakBamKrak@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    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.world
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    1 year ago

    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.

  • SmashingSquid@notyour.rodeo
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    1 year ago

    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.