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meowroarhiss t1_irszbck wrote
What do the bots do with our info?
healthydoseofsarcasm t1_irt0j1a wrote
Take over the world!
Link77709 t1_irt0qgn wrote
Put your number on a list to sell to scammers/telemarketers. To be honest it doesn't even matter. They'll just call the number and you'll either pickup confirming your number is active, decline the call confirming the number is active, or it will go to voicemail confirming the number is active.
Scoobydoomed t1_irt19gv wrote
Jokes on them...I cancel my phone number every time I get one of these calls
XueShiLong t1_irt33qv wrote
hahahaa beotch if you don't know my name you def don't have my number
Poopingatwork123 t1_irt60lr wrote
New bot, who dis?
KnightOfThirteen t1_irtbdn7 wrote
I don't answer my phone at all unless I have the number saved, and I don't call back unless they leave a voice-mail with verifiable info.
PrisonerV t1_irtd0im wrote
All the scam texts I get go into a scam folder now so I've answered a few of them.
Basically it goes like this:
> Hi RandomName > > Whats up? > > Nothing, this is RandomName? > > Nah, you misdialed > > Oh sorry, I got the wrong number by mistake. > > It's okay > > Feels like you are a good person. > You want to be friends?
bob_bobington1234 t1_irtqmvu wrote
I usually text back something embarrassing or homicidal. Like "Stop screwing around Boris, did you get that woodchipper? This guy isn't going to take himself apart". Or "hey baby, I had a great time last night. The way you moved in that Donald Duck costume just got me going. And that was the most amazing rub down with a&w root beer I've ever had". Usually I escalate from there and just make it weirder.
Beepbeep7838 t1_irubhq6 wrote
Ive gotten two that just say “hi friend” with nothing else. I figured if it was a real person theyd follow up with anything else since i have all my close friends numbers saved
Independent_Season23 t1_irue5x7 wrote
I laughed harder at this than I should have 😂
enGaming_YT t1_irvdqjq wrote
Telegram is infamous for spamming!
enGaming_YT t1_irvdsj2 wrote
This happens most of the times on Telegram.
bob_bobington1234 t1_irvh9p6 wrote
Covid brought 2 things to the forefront for me. I got a lot more scammer calls and I had a lot of spare time to mess with them. Now it's a hobby. My wife is the legend though, she kept them on for an hour.
Euphoric-Reply-5942 t1_irxj81j wrote
I learned this from a scammer and serial debt fraudster over the pandemic: Change your voicemail to remove your name. So many people, myself included leave/left their names in the voicemail. People can look you up via your name and see it's connected to such number via a simple internet search. This will:
#1. Help anyone know your number is active and you're the one responsible for it. #2. Help debt collectors know it's your number and to continue to harass you for money #3. Gives cops the ability to gather sensitive information about you more easily
The best thing to do is either set up a robotic voice for your number. Or to speak your number. The latter will enable people who know you to know they got the right number, but prevents outsiders from knowing who you are.
Euphoric-Reply-5942 t1_irxjfck wrote
I get way less spam/scam messages after I did this. You should try it too!
Independent_Season23 t1_iryafui wrote
Haah that is great! I’m usually too annoyed to have all that patience!
meowroarhiss t1_iryeg76 wrote
Done! Thanks, buddy.
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