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Post by Chris_D » Tue Jan 10, 2023 7:28 pm

Scubaregs wrote: Tue Jan 10, 2023 7:00 pm
Chris_D wrote: Tue Jan 10, 2023 6:42 pm
Scubaregs wrote: Tue Jan 10, 2023 6:35 pm Trust me, you have proven beyond a shadow of a doubt, that you DON'T have a choice in that matter.
I wouldn't even trust you to pi$$ on yourself if you were on fire mate.
Thank you, for yet again, proving my point about your low level of intelligence.
Your penchant for turning up to a battle of wits unarmed is appreciated.
Oh dear, got nothing left in your little box of snappy comebacks?
Fail.
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Post by Scubaregs » Tue Jan 10, 2023 7:44 pm

Lol, you've had your ass handed to you yet again and you know it. :rofl:
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Post by Chris_D » Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:04 pm

Scubaregs wrote: Tue Jan 10, 2023 7:44 pm Lol, you've had your ass handed to you yet again and you know it. :rofl:
Boring, unwitty, dreary and now delusional!
I don't think you can top that?
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Post by pvr » Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:11 pm

The good thing is that the majority of scammers are Indian so as soon as I hear an Indian accent, I put the phone down. If they are not scammers, they call back (rarely though)
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Post by ronk » Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:17 pm

I was told never to answer “Yes” or otherwise admit to your name when they as to speak to you.
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Post by enuff_zed » Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:24 pm

When I used to work with a bunch of other ex-RAF SNCOs we would all gather round the phone and listen while we strung the caller along for a good 15 minutes.
The old one about 'ringing about your car accident' was a favourite.
"which one? I've had a few recently"

In one of these I told them I had several cars and he would need to tell me which one it was he was ringing about.
He answered that he couldn't divulge that info due to Data Protection Laws as he couldn't be sure it was me he was talking to.

In another classic, my mate told them yes he'd been hit by another car.
No he didn't get a registration, but it was a distinctive car as it was mostly yellow but with red wings.
The driver had a blue hat.
Oh, and the passenger had a beard and very big ears.
.............At this point the supervisor came on the line and accused us of wasting his time. :rofl:

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Post by Pondrew » Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:27 pm

ronk wrote: Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:17 pm I was told never to answer “Yes” or otherwise admit to your name when they as to speak to you.
If they have database details they will ask if you are Mr xxxxxx.
Say "nope".
Then they will ask if you are the homeowner
Again "nope"
Then they usually ask if the homeowner is there
Yet again "nope"
Sometimes they will ask why not
"I am burgling the house" is a good response. :)
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.

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Post by Pondrew » Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:33 pm

If it is a female you can also put on a "care in the community" type voice, pretending you are a little (how can I put it)...."special?"
Then start to ask extremely personal questions about their physique and what they are wearing. They don't hang up for ages as they try to get a decision maker on the line IME! :)

Suddenly developing Tourette's is a good one too! :D

I haven't had a call from these types for ages, thinking about it! :?
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Post by Scubaregs » Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:39 pm

Chris_D wrote: Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:04 pm
Scubaregs wrote: Tue Jan 10, 2023 7:44 pm Lol, you've had your ass handed to you yet again and you know it. :rofl:
Boring, unwitty, dreary and now delusional!
I don't think you can top that?
:rofl:
A retarded amoeba with a lobotomy could top you for wit, personality and intelligence. In it's sleep.
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Post by ronk » Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:44 pm

I had a scam Microsoft “we have identified a fault “ scammer telling me to go f myself after trying to talk me thro the control steps on a PC - I’ve got a Mac!

I Just could not find that Start Button!

(I didn’t tell him I had a Mac)
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Post by Chris_D » Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:46 pm

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'Listen me carefully please Mr. Scubaregs. Please stop calling us! We not interesting in what you eating for dinner or about your holiday in Skegness.'
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Post by enuff_zed » Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:50 pm

Loving the fact that Chris_D and Scubaregs are having a personal cock-swinging contest in this thread, yet everyone else is carrying on like their posts are invisible. :rofl:
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Post by Pondrew » Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:54 pm

enuff_zed wrote: Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:50 pm Loving the fact that Chris_D and Scubaregs are having a personal cock-swinging contest in this thread, yet everyone else is carrying on like their posts are invisible.
It's OK Martin they are getting a room tomorrow. The sexual tension is overflowing! :P :poke:
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.

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Post by Pondrew » Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:57 pm

Chris_D wrote: Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:46 pm We not interesting in what you eating for dinner or about your holiday in Skegness.'
Overstepped the mark there.
Skeggy is a jewel in the crown of English seaside resorts. 32 flavours of ice-cream I'll have you know and tattoos for a fiver on the prom! :rofl:
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.

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Post by Scubaregs » Tue Jan 10, 2023 9:00 pm

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