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Who’s Making All Those Scam Calls?

34 pointsby graabenover 4 years ago

5 comments

exabrialover 4 years ago
The sheer volume of the vehicle warranty center calls blows my mind. How is the FTC not all over this?
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bhaileover 4 years ago
Check out Jim Browning&#x27;s videos [1] He records what he does through hacking into the scammer&#x27;s computers to even record their webcams. He documents it all and even contacts victims if they are in the middle of being scammed when he is monitoring it.<p>Place to share these scams and phone numbers so others can harass these scammers. [2]<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;c&#x2F;JimBrowning&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;c&#x2F;JimBrowning&#x2F;</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.scammer.info&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.scammer.info&#x2F;</a>
phobosanomalyover 4 years ago
I answered one today from the IRS Federal Criminal Something-or-Other, pressed 1, was connected to a real human, and asked the guy to take me off their list. He said without hesitation &quot;Give me $100.&quot;<p>I always answer and ask to be taken off their list. I know they&#x27;ll never do it, but if we all do it in aggregate, it might waste so much of their time that it&#x27;s no longer worth it for them.<p>When they say they won&#x27;t take you off their list, just hang up immediately. The whole process takes only a few tens of seconds.
cafardover 4 years ago
&quot;Hi, yeah, this is (Sherry|Carly), and I&#x27;m a senior executive with our&quot;<p>Actually, I think that there is another job description, but I can&#x27;t just now remember it.
medium_burritoover 4 years ago
Almost certainly the Sirius Cybernetic Complaints Division