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My best scammer wind up to date.

(132 Posts)
BridgetPark Wed 07-Apr-21 14:12:41

Well done Vampire Queen, these calls are so irritating. I have called I.D. so can usually tell if its friend or foe, but just occasionally i grab the phone without thinking. Then I just call them illegitimate but that i am a devout mormon, so i understand.....

janeainsworth Wed 07-Apr-21 14:07:47

It might go viral ?

janeainsworth Wed 07-Apr-21 14:07:09

vq I hope the call was recorded for training and staff amusement purposes ?

Deedaa Wed 07-Apr-21 14:05:34

Vampirequeen Now I want to see the film! grin

Sago Wed 07-Apr-21 13:59:06

Well done?

Tapdance6 Wed 07-Apr-21 12:53:12

Latest SCAM - Microsoft Windows. Virus alert comes up on computer/laptop. Gives lots of spiel and says it cost £3 odd for them to get rid of the virus. Don't give them any bank details as they say they need these.

vampirequeen Wed 07-Apr-21 12:45:38

Not the longest I've ever kept one on the phone but I definitely left this one confused and, fingers crossed, heading for Google.

17 mins on the phone with a cold caller/scammer explaining that I don't need life insurance because I'm immortal. She asked how old I was. I said about 4000 in Earth years. She started to ask me how, what I did etc. I told her I was a Watcher. She asked if it was a religion. I said no it is my job to watch the development of the human race. She wanted to know how many of us there were in the UK. I said around 110. She asked if there were watchers in every country. I said of course. We have to watch all over the world if we are to see how the human race develops. She asked if we met up. I told her that we didn't meet up. So she asked if we communicated and shared data. I said of course we did that in order to file our reports. She wanted to know what I looked like if I was 4000 years old. I said that I looked like a normal middle aged woman. I couldn't be in my normal form or I wouldn't fit in. She said she thought that maybe....yes only maybe lol...I was having her on and if I was real where did I come from. I told her from a planet in orbit around the star Sirius. If she googles it she'll find loads of information about ancient aliens from that star and watchers so she still won't know for sure ???????