Scammer Tale from yesterday

[NiceDocter]

Thats good to know...... will have to figure another way to see if they really have it in hand!! Rocky maybe like in the old movies where the hostage is filmed holding todays Newspaper!

[sycks22]

I tend to answer most spam calls just to mess with them. Sometimes I start with "Do you need my bank account or social? I'm willing to give you whatever you need" They get confused and usually hang up

[Jewish-collector]

I got a PM from someone with one post asking if I'm interested in an autograph of an athlete. I just mentioned in a thread that I wish I bought one I saw many years ago. I didn't even ask in the B/S/T. Very strange.

[Snapolit1]

Consistent with this whole eBay PSA verification situation, I really hope Leon doesn't take steps to try to stop this fraud. I will opt out. Any step he puts in place to stop fraud will not benefit me personally and might even slow down my BST transactions. So I’m categorically opposed to it. I couldn’t care less about any of youze guys getting ripped off.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Consistent with this whole eBay PSA verification situation, I really hope Leon doesn't take steps to try to stop this fraud. I will opt out. Any step he puts in place to stop fraud will not benefit me personally and might even slow down my BST transactions. So I’m categorically opposed to it. I couldn’t care less about any of youze guys getting ripped off.

You’re on a roll.

[Carter08]

Originally Posted by sycks22

I tend to answer most spam calls just to mess with them. Sometimes I start with "Do you need my bank account or social? I'm willing to give you whatever you need" They get confused and usually hang up

Ha

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by sycks22

I tend to answer most spam calls just to mess with them. Sometimes I start with "Do you need my bank account or social? I'm willing to give you whatever you need" They get confused and usually hang up

i like to say i just sent money for another card or for some other thing so the person thinks he just missed out on a big score from me

'Hey i just sent 3k to someone waiting for the card, after i get it, ill gladly purchase your card but at least i should wait now to see if i get the card i just paid 3k for..actually paid 7k for...';

[Exhibitman]

When it comes to phone spam, my favorite thing was to give the phone to my 5-year-old. I'd say, "hold on" and then let my kid take over. She used to screech fake 'hold music' at the top of her lungs until they hung up. I also like to ask if they have accepted Jesus and offer my testimony. That kills off stock boiler room calls immediately.

There's a hilarious Youtube video of a comedian (Tom Mabe) just tearing a spam caller a new one by faking a murder investigation and threatening to embroil the caller in it for calling a freshly murdered guy. NSFW but funny as hell.

https://youtu.be/aOvXxnSEQKY

There was also some guy who used to get these scammers to send him photos of themselves with all sorts of ridiculous stuff written on placards they held up, to prove they were legitimate.

[GasHouseGang]

[QUOTE=Exhibitman;2242726]There's a hilarious Youtube video of a comedian (Tom Mabe) just tearing a spam caller a new one by faking a murder investigation and threatening to embroil the caller in it for calling a freshly murdered guy. NSFW but funny as hell.

https://youtu.be/aOvXxnSEQKY

/QUOTE]

That phone call was really funny! He came across so official that I would have believed him.

[tschock]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

i like to say i just sent money for another card or for some other thing so the person thinks he just missed out on a big score from me

'Hey i just sent 3k to someone waiting for the card, after i get it, ill gladly purchase your card but at least i should wait now to see if i get the card i just paid 3k for..actually paid 7k for...';

To the person on the phone: "Give me your contact info and I'll get back with you as soon as my bank deposit goes through from the Nigerian Prince."