(732) 333-8872 Live electric rate reduction scam offer, recorded 21 June 2016 (Lower your electric rate by 20% scam offer)
Caller ID: "Private Caller"

You gotta love these scammers calling from India. Their goal is to get your electric company account number (which is very valuable to them) and they are so greedy that I kept them on hold for ten minutes twice in a row (they hung up after ten minutes and called me back and I promptly put them on hold for another ten minutes).

Their grammar is atrocious (how about this gem: "And the reason you are getting this discount because you are a old and loyal customer and you pay your bills on time. That's all the reason you are getting this discount, ok?") and I love they way they stop their sentences after four or five words, then reword the sentence with a different order of words. Just take a look at the transcript, below.

Also, how annoying is it each time they say something, followed by "ok?"?

When they put me through to their specialist to get my precious electric bill account number, I quickly put the call on HOLD after explaining that I had to go get a copy of my bill. You can clearly hear other agents calling other potential scamees.

And did I mention how annoying it was to have them constantly repeating "Ok?" after almost every sentence.

Following is a transcript of this live scam solicitation call:
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[me] Hello?
[they] Hello, my name is John...

[me] Hello?
[they] ...and I'm calling you from the...I'm calling you from the supply department of Public Service Electric Bill and this is to inform you dat [sic] you have been qualified to receive 20% discount on your electricity bill for the next twelve months. Alright?

[me] Ok.
[they] And the reason you are getting this discount because you are a old and loyal customer and you pay your bills on time. That's all the reason you are getting this discount, ok?

[me] Ok.
[they] And this and this savings comes to you with no cost no obligation and there are no other charges, ok?

[me] Ok.
[they] With this discount everything will remain same, nothing is going to change, only difference you will find instead of paying higher bills you would be paying 20% cheaper a lower bill, ok? So when you see so when you see your bill next month you would be really happy to see dat [sic] you are paying you are going to pay less as compared to what you are paying right now. Alright sir?

[me] I see.
[they] Ok now what I will do I'm going to provide you a confirmation I.D. number of a discount, ok? Oh can you grab a pen and a paper and any old copy of your electric bill.

[me] Uh can you wait for just a minute?
[they] Yes I can hold the line for you take your own sweet time sir. skip to time 3:15 Hello? Hello? Hello?

[me] Yes?
[they] Yes sir, you got your bill sir?

[me] I'm ready.
[they] Hello? So you got your do you have your bill handy?

[me] Yes I do.
[they] Yes uh sir what first I don my name and employee ID for the reference. My name is John Matthew.

[me] Uh is your name Mukerjee?
[they] Hello?

[me] Yes.
[they] Sorry?

[me] Yes.
[they] Sir my name is John my name is John Matthew. Ok?

[me] So did you say Mukerjee or Banerjee?
[they] John Mathew Mathew. Hello?

[me] Mathew Mukerjee?
[they] Uh Mathew...Mike...a as alpha...bee...hello are you listening this?

[me] Yes.
[they] Yes sir. M as Mike...A as alpha...Tee as tango...Aich as hotel...E as echo...egg as purple, ok?

[me] Ok.
[they] So my employee I.D. is four two one.

[me] Are you in the military? Are you in the military? Do you work at the Dum Dum Armory in India?
[they] I beg your pardon.

[me] I'm ready.
[they] Hello?

[me] Yes.
[they] Yes sir, can you just go on to the third page of your bill sir, there is a POD ID number which has been printed, can you just read me that number.

[me] Uhhh, you want me to have my bill?
[they] Yes sir, any old copy of your bill will work, sir.

[me] Ok, I think I have the most recent one, hold on a moment.
[they] Oh sure, sir. [background call center voices are heard]

[me] [skip to time 6:35] Uh just a second, I'm getting my bill.
[they] Uh yes sir, take your time. [more call center voices heard time  7:20 through time 8:50 then time 9:05 through 10:55. They finally disconnect.]
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