I start by thanking them for the money that I am going to receive from their company. I further explain that the money will be coming from the class action suit that I have joined against them for calling a 'do not call' number. Usually I hang up to their flabbergasted "What?"
When you answer and say hello to a robo-dialer, thats what tells the robot that your's is a working number,and that it has a live sucker on the line,and your number is then moved to the"sucker"list,once your number is on that list, it stays on FOREVER! Welcome to our little club.Your number will be sold/traded/shared with every other scammer here in the USA and around the world.You can complain/biXch/and moan all you want to the FBI,CIA,NSA,FCC,FTC,OPRAH, and even Hawaii 5-0,but your number will always and forever be on that"sucker list".When they call,consider it a challenge,mess with them with the goal of wasting as much of their "valuable"time as possible, press 1 to speak to a"representative",then feed them as much B-S as possible,give them goofy/FAKE names,addresses,credit card numbers,toll free customer contact numbers on the back of the card,etc.etc.Since I retired,one of my personal favorites,is,when they ask for the toll free number on the back of the card, I give them a VERY kinky toll free sex-chat number,(google for a list of these),then just wait for them to come back on the line.Usually hilarity ensues,but be prepared for their true evil personalities to emerge,hold the receiver a couple of inches from your ear in case they have an air-horn/whistle.I've been messing with them for about 5 years now and actually look forward to their calls.I usually average about 10-15 minutes per scammer,here's my routine,I pretend to be senile and/or hearing impaired,and make them repeat things 3 or 4 times,then finally give them that "nasty" phone number,HaHa!But remember,they are trained,professional grifters,their ultimate goal is to get your checking acct./credit card/debit card info so they can transfer your money to them.My husband tells me I need a hobby,I tell him I already have one.It's called scamming the scammers.Stay safe out there fellow club members.
I used to do that. Now when they ask if I pressed 1 for the lower interest rates I tell them, "No, i pressed 1 to make your miserable criminal life as miserable as I can make it. If they want to stop the abuse all they have to do is take my number out of their robo dialer.. Then I lay into them with a continuous foul stream that they cannot get a word in edgewise. They hang up. I have noticed that the chippers sales talk at the begining is now more of a sullen, unhappy mode. Good.