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Amelia Adams's avatar

One of my favorite ways to waste their time is to start reciting a fake credit card number and then, before the last four digits, I say it's the wrong card- I have to get a different one. You can do this over and over and over again and they eventually lose their shit and call you something like a "mother chode." Great stuff. You're going the lord's work.

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Thig's avatar

Ok I have to do this one day. I pissed one off so bad he called me a “purpet” (puppet). I giggled myself silly

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VT's avatar

You’ll love dAIsy the AI-generated scam-baiting Granny then! Check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV_SdCfZ-0s

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Thig's avatar

Oh dear god I can’t wait to sink my teeth into this (at the moment surrounded family so videos are hard to digest)

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Reda Rountree (she/her)'s avatar

Several thoughts!

1) This is the most helpful, informative edition you’ve written so far, and you also kept it funny, which is very impressive!! I loved it!!!

2) Roll, Tide in the context of this subject had *me rolling* on the floor, dying!

3) Heather sounds awesome, we’d probably be best friends.

4) I’ll never fall for these scams because I’ve read and watched too many murder mysteries so I know how this ending goes, and sometimes more goes missing than just money!!!

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Thig's avatar

Ken Jennings: “People shout this after having sex with their cousin”

Jeopardy contestant: “What is… ‘Role Tide?’”

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Thig's avatar

ROLL Tide… joke fail. Thanks autocorrect

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VT's avatar

The Brits have found a brilliant public service use for that garbage AI crud that anyone who's ever received a spam call can appreciate -dAIsy, the scam-baiting Granny! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV_SdCfZ-0s

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Thig's avatar

I cannot wait to see this VT

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Avalune's avatar

I’ve had a lot of pig butchering attempts lately. Someone texted me about the airport and I figured it was a scam but also didn’t want someone waiting at airport because they fat fingered a number so I engaged but as soon as it transitioned to can we be friends I ran for the hills. Lot of weird ones lately about bbqs and some trip I was supposedly making to OH etc. It is hard to keep alert through the onslaught. Shame. Used to just be fake tv preachers mostly 😝

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Thig's avatar

It’s my opinion that any tv pastor is a fake pastor.

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Michele Peters (she/her)'s avatar

Great post, Thig. My day job is in Information Technology and am possibly more aware of the number of ways people can be scammed and IT STRESSES ME OUT, especially for people who just aren't aware. I am constantly trying to make my adult children aware, and really worry about the elder generation who seem to be a huge target. Anyway, enough of that.

Thanks for the Wednesday chuckle.

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Thig's avatar

I’m at home, and of course I hear “Hey son, what’s wrong with this thing on my computer?” And I want a t-shirt that says “I’m not IT”

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Michele Peters (she/her)'s avatar

🤣

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Sophie's avatar

This was brilliant.

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Thig's avatar

Thank you my friend Sophie! I love trying to make people smile (or at least have the chance to do so)

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Meaghan McIsaac's avatar

lol this made me lol for real

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Thig's avatar

Great! Hey it’s almost cold enough for HoCo season! (I will always love that, please draw one of your cool gals drinking HoCo!)

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Ruth E. Griffin's avatar

OMG that’s brilliant. The ‘2st language’ was 👌🏼.

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Thig's avatar

Generally if that goes over their head, I know I can go in for the kill

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Amy McGrath's avatar

Same as Elaine below. The scammer had the nerve - the nerve - to question YOU? I was getting so many texts from Republicans up until the election absolutely convincing me I was 'Evelyn' with demands for $$$. Wow. But as noted, this is serious stuff.

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Thig's avatar

It’s funny but serious… funny for me because I give just enough to information to keep them going.

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Elaine R. Frieman's avatar

Omg your response to the scammer! When you exasperate a scammer… 🤣🤣🤣 but really it is a serious issue and thanks for sharing. 🫶🏻

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Thig's avatar

It’s nice to know they aren’t complete bots and Ai and I get to annoy humans

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Elaine R. Frieman's avatar

“Am I talking to a fool?” Dead! 💀🤣

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Thig's avatar

I know, I died laughing when I saw that

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Renee Fountain's avatar

At least yours has a name. I've just been getting "Hey there what you been up to?" I really wanted to text back "just arranging my human hair collection" What about you? But... with my luck, that'll somehow allow them full access to my life, and I'll come home one day to find my dog curled up in their lap.

I just got "Hey would you like to get coffee?"... I'm a little down with the holidays... I'm thinking of going.

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Thig's avatar

As for coffee wear a Kevlar jacket and bring expired gift cards. 💳

Also holidays can suck. Other than Halloween I wish I could fast forward to May

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Thig's avatar

Hahaha oh man. Rearranging my hair collection. That’s funny and who’s the most famous lock of hair do you have?

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Renee Fountain's avatar

The most famous lock in the collection would have to be Uncle Fester.

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MonalisaSmile's avatar

“Am I a fool?”

Kinda an existential question for a scammer.

We are all fools. LOL!

I was crying laughing reading this! OMG, so funny.

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Thig's avatar

Miss Smiled, thank you so much and I’m glad I had the chance to entertain you. It’s a pleasure and makes me light up to hear comments like these! I’ll post these from time to time (as you can guess, I have no end of scammers like everyone does). Thanks for stopping by and I also am excited to see all your posts as well! :)

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