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Just had  "John"  and "Shaun"  on from somewhere in Asia  .  Usually let the answer phone take the landline calls as a high percentage are scams , but picked it up as I had a hour to waste .

They were from the World Wide Web company and wanted me to login to www. teamviewer.com   and can I see a nice lady on the right hand side ?    No I couldn't .    Strung it out for 20 mins  then said ...to no one ....  "Are we still recording ?"

This seemed to startle "Shaun"  the Indian guy and he quickly rang off. 

Bit worrying ...he quoted my home address ...although called me the usual  ..Mr  Eeeevens !!!

 
This is fairly lengthy, but stick with it, its worth it

taken from a Radio show

Tom Mabe: Hello? Telemarketer: Yes, Can I speak with Tom Mabe? Tom: Who’s calling? Tele: This is Mike . You have been selected to receive a complete digital satellite system for free. With this you’re going to- Tom: Let me ask you something. Did you know Tom Mabe? Were you a friend of his? Tele: No, I’m not. I’m just calling to offer- Tom: Hold that thought, hold on a second (Hey guys, get really good pictures of the body, and dust everything down for prints.) Mike, you there? Mike: Yeah. Tom: Yeah, let me bring you up to speed. You’ve actually called a murder scene. Mr Mabe is no longer with us. I’m Officer Clarke. I’m conducting a homicide investigations. I want to ask you a series of questions. First of all – what was the nature of the business you had with Tom Mabe? Mike: I…I had no business with him. I’m sorry to have bothered- Tom: No, hang on. I’m going to ask you to stay on the phone, this call has already been traced and we may need you to come in for further questioning. Mike: You don’t understand. I’m just calling – Tom: No, you don’t’ understand, unless you want to be charges with obstruction of justice, it is imperative that you keep your ass on the phone, Mike. Mike: How about you just talk with my supervisor? Tom: No, we will get to your supervisor in a second. First, give me your where-abouts. Mike: I am at work. Tom: You’re at work? Mike: Yes. Tom: You being a smart ass? Mike: No sir. Tom: Let me put it to you this way, Mike. Say I wanted to mail your ass a letter. What would I have to write on the outside of the envelope to ensure that the mailman would deliver it right to your ass? Geographically speaking Mike, where is work? Mike: 40 West Littleton, Colorado Tom: Now hold on that’s – Mike: Yes sir. Tom: Hold on one second alright. (Get the Littleton Police Department, Homicide Division on the phone, give them this information. Tell them that he is being sought in connection with a fatal shooting and aggravated robbery.) How do you know Mr. Mabe again? Mike: Wait. You are calling the Littleton Police Department? I’m hundreds of miles away. I don’t even know the guy. I’m in Colorado. Tom: No, don’t let that scare you, it is just a formality. Have you ever been to his place of residence? Mike: No! Tom: And tell me again, where were you last night between the hours of 8 and 10? Mike: I’m not feeling real comfortable by any of this. Tom: Have you even ever spoke with Mr. Mabe, Mike? Mike: No, I haven’t. I don’t even know the guy. That’s what I’ve been trying to tell you. Tom: Ok, great. Just calm down, hold on. Look, just back up. I’ve just got one more question for you, Mike. As you well know, I’m sure, Mr. Mabe was a flaming homosexual. And there is no easy way of asking this, I don’t want to embarrass you or nothing, but were you his gay lover? Mike: What? No! What the hell kind of question is that? Tom: Look, look. If gay is your way, that is OK. I still know there are a lot of you gay people in that closet. Not saying I haven’t thought about it myself, you know? Hop over to Las Vegas or something, buy a couple of drinks, cute little Mexican midget. Mike: This is ridiculous. Tom: Hello?
 
This is fairly lengthy, but stick with it, its worth it

taken from a Radio show

Tom Mabe: Hello? Telemarketer: Yes, Can I speak with Tom Mabe? Tom: Who’s calling? Tele: This is Mike . You have been selected to receive a complete digital satellite system for free. With this you’re going to- Tom: Let me ask you something. Did you know Tom Mabe? Were you a friend of his? Tele: No, I’m not. I’m just calling to offer- Tom: Hold that thought, hold on a second (Hey guys, get really good pictures of the body, and dust everything down for prints.) Mike, you there? Mike: Yeah. Tom: Yeah, let me bring you up to speed. You’ve actually called a murder scene. Mr Mabe is no longer with us. I’m Officer Clarke. I’m conducting a homicide investigations. I want to ask you a series of questions. First of all – what was the nature of the business you had with Tom Mabe? Mike: I…I had no business with him. I’m sorry to have bothered- Tom: No, hang on. I’m going to ask you to stay on the phone, this call has already been traced and we may need you to come in for further questioning. Mike: You don’t understand. I’m just calling – Tom: No, you don’t’ understand, unless you want to be charges with obstruction of justice, it is imperative that you keep your ass on the phone, Mike. Mike: How about you just talk with my supervisor? Tom: No, we will get to your supervisor in a second. First, give me your where-abouts. Mike: I am at work. Tom: You’re at work? Mike: Yes. Tom: You being a smart ass? Mike: No sir. Tom: Let me put it to you this way, Mike. Say I wanted to mail your ass a letter. What would I have to write on the outside of the envelope to ensure that the mailman would deliver it right to your ass? Geographically speaking Mike, where is work? Mike: 40 West Littleton, Colorado Tom: Now hold on that’s – Mike: Yes sir. Tom: Hold on one second alright. (Get the Littleton Police Department, Homicide Division on the phone, give them this information. Tell them that he is being sought in connection with a fatal shooting and aggravated robbery.) How do you know Mr. Mabe again? Mike: Wait. You are calling the Littleton Police Department? I’m hundreds of miles away. I don’t even know the guy. I’m in Colorado. Tom: No, don’t let that scare you, it is just a formality. Have you ever been to his place of residence? Mike: No! Tom: And tell me again, where were you last night between the hours of 8 and 10? Mike: I’m not feeling real comfortable by any of this. Tom: Have you even ever spoke with Mr. Mabe, Mike? Mike: No, I haven’t. I don’t even know the guy. That’s what I’ve been trying to tell you. Tom: Ok, great. Just calm down, hold on. Look, just back up. I’ve just got one more question for you, Mike. As you well know, I’m sure, Mr. Mabe was a flaming homosexual. And there is no easy way of asking this, I don’t want to embarrass you or nothing, but were you his gay lover? Mike: What? No! What the hell kind of question is that? Tom: Look, look. If gay is your way, that is OK. I still know there are a lot of you gay people in that closet. Not saying I haven’t thought about it myself, you know? Hop over to Las Vegas or something, buy a couple of drinks, cute little Mexican midget. Mike: This is ridiculous. Tom: Hello?

Here's the sketch   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmLMcQ09BHc 

 
My elderly Mum gets marketing calls over the weekend and

I know precisely what the forum would say about that.

I became alarmed when in one call the other end of the line

quoted the first four digits of her bank card number back to

her and the caller then had the temerity to ask her to confirm the rest.

I think I am going to use some of the tactics I have read in this

thread to scare them off.

 
My elderly Mum gets marketing calls over the weekend and

I know precisely what the forum would say about that.

I became alarmed when in one call the other end of the line

quoted the first four digits of her bank card number back to

her and the caller then had the temerity to ask her to confirm the rest.

I think I am going to use some of the tactics I have read in this

thread to scare them off.
If it is any consolation , i think that all the card providers havea specific identifier as the first 4 digits.

so there are not that many variations

 
If it is any consolation , i think that all the card providers havea specific identifier as the first 4 digits.

so there are not that many variations
Yes that is true, Kerch;  as I discovered.

I was not happy that the caller was using

coercion to get the rest.  I told the old dear

to drop the phone back on the cradle.

 
Thanks for that Kerch................................I've just spent the past hour pmsl after you tubing Tom Mabe..... quality.

 
I like the one he does when he tells the telesales girl that the dog licking his farmer giles makes them feel better :slap

 
Anyone know how "Asian Shaun"   could quote my road  house number ?      

Mind you they already had my phone No. and name   ......(."Mr Eeeeevans " )   so I guess the rest follows.  

On the serious side , I can understand how older folk fall for these things as they far more trusting than today's younger people.    

 

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