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CarpeDeezNutz · Jul 27, 2014

Anybody else do this? Time spent with me is time not scamming someone else.

Ah. Guy said he needed to get control of my computer to resolve a virus, I bullshitted him for a bit until he got bored and hung up,

It was around 9 o clock, I had just purchased pirates of the Caribbean 2 since my gf had a hankering for it. We were trying to play it but it Gould not come on for some reason. She was looking for the Microsoft technical support line but called the wrong number and hung up. The guy called back twice so after the second time I talked to him a bit, messing with him asking why he would need to get on my computer if all I needed was to figure out how to play the movie. He said I might have viruses and whatnot, I even used the "I am using Linux" line I learned from gaf haha. He eventually just hung up after about 5 mins.

We've had threads like this and people talked about how they would/will mess with scammers just so they don't mess with the more naive but apparently my storytelling is atrocious. Hopefully I can get better at it.

Bo Knows GAF · Jul 27, 2014

Me too. And I also won't share any details

Edit: ^OP tells a legendary story full of vivid detail, dastardly villians, women and hidden treasure that all started with a phone call. Simply take the time to read this thread and find out for yourself

Taco_Human · Jul 27, 2014

You talking about the Indian sounding people who call and tell old people that they have a virus? Then use Skype or team viewer to take control of their stuff?

noquarter · Jul 27, 2014

Yeah. Heard the best way is to sell a digital code on eBay, have them pay, send them the code, then use the code. They won't be able to scam you and you might be able to get the money back from PayPal, for something.

Fey · Jul 27, 2014

yes, this was my contribution

CarpeDeezNutz · Jul 27, 2014

Taco_Human said:
You talking about the Indian sounding people who call and tell old people that they have a virus? Then use Skype or team viewer to take control of their stuff?

Haha yeah. Dude was pissed when he figured out I was messing with him.

Linkhero1 · Jul 27, 2014

Yeah. Had a couple of Jehovah's Witnesses come to my door.

Supermanisdead · Jul 27, 2014

yeah i love doing that. there was this guy who bought a digital game code from me once, but he was really a scammer (i just knew it in my heart of hearts), so i just took his money and redeemed the code myself. almost got scammed, but lol, i bet that scammer is mad

FelixOrion · Jul 27, 2014

Supermanisdead said:
yeah i love doing that. there was this guy who bought a digital game code from me once, but he was really a scammer (i just knew it in my heart of hearts), so i just took his money and redeemed the code myself. almost got scammed, but lol, i bet that scammer is mad

lol

CarpeDeezNutz · Jul 27, 2014

I called cos my movie will not play on google play, anyone know how to fix it btw?

Neidii · Jul 27, 2014

Saw title, got excited. Enter the thread: brb using imagination since no pics.

Dalek · Jul 27, 2014

noquarter said:
Yeah. Heard the best way is to sell a digital code on eBay, have them pay, send them the code, then use the code. They won't be able to scam you and you might be able to get the money back from PayPal, for something.

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Usobuko · Jul 27, 2014

You're probably just one of the many options he has available to him. He might go for the kill if you sounded indecisive and vulnerable, so if that's the way you wanna bait him to waste both of your time, it might work. I usually feed false information if they are persistent.

A good scammer might be able to scam his mark twice, consecutively, in the span of very few minutes. Won't that be interesting to behold?

CarpeDeezNutz · Jul 27, 2014

Neidii said:
Saw title, got excited. Enter the thread: brb using imagination since no pics.

It was a phone call so no pics sorry :-(

RM8 · Jul 27, 2014

In Mexico there is (was?) a common scam where a northern-sounding person would call and pretend to be your cousin who lives in the US. Well, they tried (and failed

) twice with me, but the second time I spent at least 30 minutes talking with my "cousin" and asking him all kinds of stupid questions, it was interesting testing his creativity. Then I told him "I don't really have a cousin in the US" and ended the call.

Randolph Freelander · Jul 27, 2014

You also just wasted your own time, so there's that.

PlayALLtheGames · Jul 27, 2014

Oh yeah, I've led a couple of the Nigerian email senders on for quite a while; sounding interested enough each time to keep them responding but ultimately bullshitting around and giving them no info, before sending them cocks. I traded many emails with what was clearly a guy trying pose as a girl. He sent me photos of some random woman. I eventually agreed to send him one of mine and it was actually a 3D furry horse thing with a huge dick leaking jizz. Another guy got a photo of some male porn star with a giant boner. One responded and went ape shit, cursing at me in hilarious, broken English. He mad.

CarpeDeezNutz · Jul 27, 2014

Randolph Freelander said:
You also just wasted your own time, so there's that.

I was entertained though, so not really.

Valkerionseven · Jul 27, 2014

Taco_Human said:
You talking about the Indian sounding people who call and tell old people that they have a virus? Then use Skype or team viewer to take control of their stuff?

I've been getting those calls recently too haha. Telling me I have a windows error and shit. When I asked why hes calling from a unknown number and what not he just kept asking me if I was near my computer. I kept copying him then finally hung up when I was bored.

They called back like 2 days later, so stupid.

RyanardoDaVinci · Jul 27, 2014

I do two things:

1. I lead them on for about 30sec, then out of nowhere I bashee scream into the phone and hang up.

2. During their opening pitch I yell, "That's my purse! I DON'T KNOW YOU!" and hang up.

Freaky Fred · Jul 27, 2014

CarpeDeezNutz said:
I was entertained though, so not really.

maybe he was too

BPoole · Jul 27, 2014

You just killed all of our times by not posting details. Seriously, what the fact?

Phrozenflame500 · Jul 27, 2014

Since OP provided no details I choose to believe he tracked down a scammer and locked him in his basement for three weeks.

Freaky Fred · Jul 27, 2014

instead of trying to waste someone's time, you could have tried to be his friend

CarpeDeezNutz · Jul 27, 2014

BPoole said:
You just killed all of our times by not posting details. Seriously, what the fact?

Phrozenflame500 said:
Since OP provided no details I choose to believe he tracked down a scammer and locked him in his basement for three weeks.

Wait... What details?

Bo Knows GAF · Jul 27, 2014

Freaky Fred said:
instead of trying to waste someone's time, you could have tried to be his friend

Or used the wasted time to make a worthy thread full of details

"Thing happened to me. Ha! Do things happen to you?"

Astral Dog · Jul 27, 2014

Rm88~ said:
In Mexico there is (was?) a common scam where a northern-sounding person would call and pretend to be your cousin who lives in the US. Well, they tried (and failed ) twice with me, but the second time I spent at least 30 minutes talking with my "cousin" and asking him all kinds of stupid questions, it was interesting testing his creativity. Then I told him "I don't really have a cousin in the US" and ended the call.

What did he say?

enigmatic_alex44 · Jul 27, 2014

noquarter said:
Yeah. Heard the best way is to sell a digital code on eBay, have them pay, send them the code, then use the code. They won't be able to scam you and you might be able to get the money back from PayPal, for something.

XD
I remember that MESS of a thread. I remember the mod title change as well lol

CornBurrito · Jul 27, 2014

Rm88~ said:
In Mexico there is (was?) a common scam where a northern-sounding person would call and pretend to be your cousin who lives in the US. Well, they tried (and failed ) twice with me, but the second time I spent at least 30 minutes talking with my "cousin" and asking him all kinds of stupid questions, it was interesting testing his creativity. Then I told him "I don't really have a cousin in the US" and ended the call.

I hope you elaborated a story where the two of you experimented, asking him if he remembered and goading him into providing details.

Dalek · Jul 27, 2014

CarpeDeezNutz said:
Wait... What details?

Hey guys just had a hilarious conversation. LMAO

Can you believe it? Isn't that hysterical?

terrisus · Jul 27, 2014

noquarter said:
Yeah. Heard the best way is to sell a digital code on eBay, have them pay, send them the code, then use the code. They won't be able to scam you and you might be able to get the money back from PayPal, for something.

Supermanisdead said:
yeah i love doing that. there was this guy who bought a digital game code from me once, but he was really a scammer (i just knew it in my heart of hearts), so i just took his money and redeemed the code myself. almost got scammed, but lol, i bet that scammer is mad

BPoole · Jul 27, 2014

CarpeDeezNutz said:
Wait... What details?

Idk maybe how you wasted the scammer's time, what he was trying to do, what you did to avoid being scammed, etc.

Dalek · Jul 27, 2014

BPoole said:
Idk maybe how you wasted the scammer's time, what he was trying to do, what you did to avoid being scammed, etc.

I hope OP is never asked to testify in a court hearing.

Mariolee · Jul 27, 2014

BPoole said:
Idk maybe how you wasted the scammer's time, what he was trying to do, what you did to avoid being scammed, etc.

Lmao

CarpeDeezNutz · Jul 27, 2014

Dalek said:
Hey guys just had a hilarious conversation. LMAO

Can you believe it? Isn't that hysterical?

BPoole said:
Idk maybe how you wasted the scammer's time, what he was trying to do, what you did to avoid being scammed, etc.

He was trying to get me to give him details about my account, let him take control of my comp and I just fucked with him the whole time.

CarpeDeezNutz · Jul 27, 2014

Dalek said:
I hope OP is never asked to testify in a court hearing.

Testify for me

. Less see your chops.

Bo Knows GAF · Jul 27, 2014

CarpeDeezNutz said:
He was trying to get me to give him details about my account, let him take control of my comp and I just fucked with him the whole time.

You scammed a scammer and proceeded to then scam everyone that clicked on this thread

RM8 · Jul 27, 2014

Sub Boss said:
What did he say?

Afterwards? No idea, I ended the call before he could say anything, lol. In hindsight I should have waited, but I honestly was a bit nervous

CornBurrito said:
I hope you elaborated a story where the two of you experimented, asking him if he remembered and goading him into providing details.

Lol, this would have been gold. Maybe if it ever happens again!

bobawesome · Jul 27, 2014

Uh...thanks for letting us know? Wanna go into a little more detail, champ?

CarpeDeezNutz · Jul 27, 2014

Bo Knows GAF said:
You scammed a scammer and proceeded to then scam everyone that clicked on this thread

That will be 20 dollars please. Also, what's up mang?

smurfx · Jul 27, 2014

Supermanisdead said:
yeah i love doing that. there was this guy who bought a digital game code from me once, but he was really a scammer (i just knew it in my heart of hearts), so i just took his money and redeemed the code myself. almost got scammed, but lol, i bet that scammer is mad

how did you know he was a scammer though?

CarpeDeezNutz · Jul 27, 2014

bobawesome said:
Uh...thanks for letting us know? Wanna go into a little more detail, champ?

Dude was trying to take control of my comp, damn. Thought gaf was about one upping these dudes my bad did not expect the hostility.

Currygan · Jul 27, 2014

Linkhero1 said:
Yeah. Had a couple of Jehovah's Witnesses come to my door.

lol, these guys.
"sorry we're Satanists" is still the best answer, just to see the look on their face. It also applies to Mormons

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heliosRAzi · Jul 27, 2014

CarpeDeezNutz said:
Dude was trying to take control of my comp, damn. Thought gaf was about one upping these dudes my bad did not expect the hostility.

Well, shit, we gotta have some details, not wasting our time by saying you wasted another guy's time.

Freaky Fred · Jul 27, 2014

kill a scammer's time with this one simple trick

RevDM · Jul 27, 2014

CarpeDeezNutz said:
Anybody else do this? Time spent with me is time not scamming someone else.

Who's time was really wasted?

CarpeDeezNutz · Jul 27, 2014

heliosRAzi said:
Well, shit, we gotta have some details, not wasting our time by saying you wasted another guy's time.

Ah. Guy said he needed to get control of my computer to resolve a virus, I bullshitted him for a bit until he got bored and hung up,

ShogunX · Jul 27, 2014

CarpeDeezNutz said:
Dude was trying to take control of my comp, damn. Thought gaf was about one upping these dudes my bad did not expect the hostility.

What hostility? People want details. You cant just make a thread about a scammer and have the content of the story be ''LMAO''

.

CarpeDeezNutz said:
Ah. Guy said he needed to get control of my computer to resolve a virus, I bullshitted him for a bit until he got bored and hung up,

Bullshitted him how? did you offer pics of you in suggestive poses? did you ask him his a/s/l? what?

Freaky Fred · Jul 27, 2014

CarpeDeezNutz said:
Ah. Guy said he needed to get control of my computer to resolve a virus, I bullshitted him for a bit until he got bored and hung up,

you could just update the OP

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