Scammers, Spammers and Sillies: Laugh Link

Scammers Spammers and Sillies

It’s time to talk about everyone’s favourite topic – SCAMMERS and SPAMMERS!!

 

Those phone calls that somehow always come just as you’re sitting down to dinner. I’m becoming convinced that they have secret cameras in everyone’s house just to see when you’ve sat down. Because they can’t call at a convenient time.

Scammers Spammers and Sillies

I must admit, I’m not the nicest person to people who call me unsolicited and piss me off. But instead of being mean to them, I like to play with them.

 

My absolute favourite scam phone call is “You have a virus on your computer”.

 

The first time I got that I told them that I didn’t have a computer. They asked again a few times, but ended up getting confused and hanging up pretty fast.

 

Now what I do to them is start out with a confused tone. “I have a what?”

 

They repeat themselves.

 

My voice starts to waver. “I have a disease?! Am I sick! TELL ME! Am I going to die?!”

 

If I can, I manage to start crying or sound like I’m crying.

 

At this point they either robotically start from the beginning again or hang up on me.

 

What’s your favourite scam phone call?

 

The Laugh Link members are:

Emily from Have a Laugh on Me | Kimberley from Melbourne Mum | Alison from Talking Frankly | Vanessa from 26 Years and Counting (aka me!)

 

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8 Replies to “Scammers, Spammers and Sillies: Laugh Link”

  1. Oooooh, those calls are so annoying! I have a Mac, so they can be fun to play along with for a while. LOL.

    1. Vanessa Smith says: Reply

      Oh yes, same here! The windows key? What’s that haha.

  2. I can tell if they are scammers or overseas as there is a major delay and I just hang up if someone doesn’t say hi within 2 second of me answering!!

    1. Vanessa Smith says: Reply

      Haha I wish I could too but then I’d probably hang up on family members calling 🙂

  3. We no longer answer our photo as it is never anybody we know just scammers and charities looking for money. But I like your style.

    1. Vanessa Smith says: Reply

      Yeah I’m only annoying to the scammers, charities I just hang up on. But it’s a bit sad that charities are stuck in the same basket really! I know fundraising is hard, but I don’t think bugging people at home (or on the street) helps the profiles at all.

  4. “I’m very interested but I just have to duck off to the toilet. Could you hold on a minute ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..” Beep, beep, beep….

    1. Vanessa Smith says: Reply

      Ooh I like this. Very simple. And stops another one from calling in!

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