Oh No!! I'm Going To Be Arrested!!

[MrsPete]

They got my then 22 year old DS very upset -- it's more the not knowing and ignorance. He'd never had any "official" calls from anyone before, so it "seemed" legit. I imagine the young and the old are the targets.

One of my students fell for one of these scams recently. I don't know why he told me about it, but he made an Amazon purchase that went badly ... and he tried to call Amazon, but instead he just latched onto a number that was on Amazon's site, and he ended up losing money. He actually went to the store and bought gift cards /gave the guys the numbers. How could anyone believe that a JC Penny gift card was an appropriate "fix" for a problem with Amazon?

 

[RedAngie]

If the Cop is sexy, ask for a body cavity search

Here ya go.

 

[BaymaxFan78]

I usually inquire as to what their wearing, then proceed to have one sided phone sex with them. Not sure if it helps them or not but I get a happy ending, so all is well.

Thats so funny!!!!


One time I got a call from india telling me that my windows computer had a virus. oh no! I went along with it acting like I was going to whatever website he tried to get me to go to. At the end I said "I'm on a macbook, why isn't it working?". He hung up on me.

I also like to mess with them in general. My credit card info was stolen? Oh good thing I don't even have a bank account. My business is about to be shut down? Good thing I dont even have one.

 

[usnuzuloose]

Just please don't call collect.

 

[lilmc]

I know somebody who answers these calls in a whisper, “Ok, it’s done. Where do you want me to hide the body?”. They usually hang up first.

 

[LAB81018]

I had a couple calls come in where the caller ID actually said “Illegal Scam”. Yeah, like I am going to answer the phone with that caller ID. They didn’t leave a message though.

If I remember correctly, mine have been Fraud Likely and James Bond.

I have gotten a couple from “Apple”, spoofing the 5th Avenue store’s phone number. I called Apple just to be sure, and they thanked me and added the “real” number from their to their fraud database.

We currently have one going in Rochester right now targeting businesses, pretending to be RG&E and saying their electricity will be turned off if they don’t pay up.

 

[Floridaman999]

If the number isn't on my contact list I don't answer. They never seem to leave a message though.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

I don't answer unknown callers. My DH, OTOH, answers calls like this all the time. I try to get him to hang up, but he loves to play their game. They always hang up on him first.

 

[Adelle Dazeem]

My elderly neighbor fell for the "grandma scam". Someone who sounded like a kid called and was crying for grandma, he had been arrested, please don't tell my parents, i need your help, etc. She sent payment in iTunes cards. If I recall (it's been a few years ago), she spent a few thousand dollars in gift cards. She had given several of the numbers when she got suspicious and called her son who set her straight. He also called Apple to see what they could do regarding the cards - not sure if he ever got money back. I couldn't believe she fell for it. I've known this woman for 45 years. She is not stupid...just naive and got upset because she thought her grandson was in trouble. I warned my parents who are also getting older that if they ever get a call that DD has been arrested, she better just leave her there and call me.

For me, I have only had the microsoft scams and I actually enjoyed screwing with them. I typically keep them on the phone for 20-30 minutes before they get so frustrated with me that they end up hanging up. I would LOVE to get one threatening me with arrest...LOL

 

[Fldisneyfamily4321]

I got one of these .. hubby is a cop so I just said “ well hold on the police are here “ and put him on the phone they hung up ..