Post #93235
2025-12-25 18:15 UTC
Replies (16)
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@pyrinix@kbin.melroy.org 2025-12-25 23:52
I don't bother asking them anything. I'm immediately berating them because I know that they've chosen to do this, nobody has put a gun to their head and forced them to do this. They all could collectively stop at anytime and overrun their bosses, they just don't. So right out of the gate, I'm calling them out for what I know they are. I haven't gotten a lot of scam calls in quite a while, come to think of it.
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@etchinghillside@reddthat.com 2025-12-25 18:26
Age degrades the mind. The targets have been pre-vetted through other means to be more susceptible to scams.
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@m33@lemmy.zip 2025-12-25 18:20
Scammers have refined their script for a long time, to stay in control
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@digdilem@lemmy.ml 2025-12-25 20:06
They force a sense of urgency and have well rehearsed routines to skirt around these type of questions. Ultimately, if the mark is too sceptical, they'll realise they're wasting their time and move on. Plenty of others, it's not worth trying that hard.
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@over_clox@lemmy.world 2025-12-25 18:41
When I'm almost certain it's a scammer calling, I'll answer as professionally as I can as if I'm running a business... "Thank you for calling Ding Dong Double Dildos and Dirty Devices! How would you like to fuck yourself today?" They usually just hang up and remove the number from the call list LMFAO! 😂🤣 I actually did this for my mom one day, scammers had been calling her left and right. She found it quite hilarious too, and by the next day, more than half the scammers quit calling 👍 Edit: Merry Christmas! This is how you fuck the scammers...
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@electric_nan@lemmy.ml 2025-12-26 19:22
A common factor in most social engineering attacks like this or phishing emails, is *a sense of urgency*. What I tell people is that any sense of urgency should automatically make you suspicious. If someone is trying to get you to act *immediately*, they are attempting to short circuit your common sense. Nothing is so urgent that it can't wait 5-10 minutes for you to verify the facts.
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@Cruxifux@feddit.nl 2025-12-25 18:54
The overwhelming majority of people do. Scams like this dont work on most people. It just takes one or two stupid people every 100 calls or whatever to make it worth it. There are a lot of really stupid people out there though.
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@daannii@lemmy.world 2025-12-25 19:52
People either accept it or are suspicious right away usually. People who accept it won't question it. And suspicious people won't waste their time asking a program questions.
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@cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 2025-12-25 23:20
I do and I try to reverse the conversation or fuck with them
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@BCsven@lemmy.ca 2025-12-25 18:57
The vulnerable don't think to ask and want to help.The scammers also cry to disguise their voice in snivels. They called my mom but she is still sharp. She gave them a good rant about being a loser and they should find a better path in life instead of taking the easy road of preying on old folks.
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@slazer2au@lemmy.world 2025-12-25 19:40
They impart a sense of urgency that makes the victim think that they need to act now to help or something bad will happen.
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@Tartas1995@discuss.tchncs.de 2025-12-26 06:57
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@gtr@programming.dev 2025-12-25 18:20
Ain't no time for that shit.
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@AnnaFrankfurter@lemmy.ml 2025-12-26 05:20
Don't ask such generic questions. Most scammers will already have that info. Ask something that's not easy to find. Like what gift I got you last time. What's the dish you hated. Etc.
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@Kintarian@lemmy.world 2025-12-25 18:48
Lol 😂
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@Kintarian@lemmy.world 2025-12-25 19:42
That's interesting