Best Way to F w/ Phone Scammers?

[Cthulhu Calamari]

I've given up on blocking phone scammer numbers, etc. I will get a couple calls a day about "enforcement actions on my SIN number" or "<something in Chinese>."

 

I'm down to burn a couple minutes connecting to the live "agent," but what is the best way to maximize the shittiness I can cause that person's day?

[kelvinhall05]

Waste their time, or if they have to RDP into your computer, set up a VM to let them do their thing while using some social engineering ("hacking") to get into their computer. Can then delete their files or whatever you want. I've done it a few times, it's quite fun.

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

9 minutes ago, Cthulhu Calamari said:

I've given up on blocking phone scammer numbers, etc. I will get a couple calls a day about "enforcement actions on my SIN number" or "<something in Chinese>."

 

I'm down to burn a couple minutes connecting to the live "agent," but what is the best way to maximize the shittiness I can cause that person's day?

I think I know what calls you're talking about since I live in Vancouver too. But seriously... "don't be a dick" - Wil Wheaton. I just don't answer numbers I'm not familiar with unless I'm expecting a call from one. If you answer, it just puts you on a list for the scammers to bug you more.  

 

My personal favourite was the RBC Chinese department. Even in the public sector we get such calls on a daily basis. 

[Lii]

Change number

They usually sell those numbers between departments.. so if they have no luck into calling you, another scamagency could call you

Or you can block whatever unknown number that is coming into your cellphone

[Guest]

You can spend as much of their time as you want pretending to be interested in their products. 

 

I think they’re paid by commissions so if you waste their time it makes it worse for them. 

[pm128]

I never get phone scams, only stupid advertisements for things like Optical network, like f*** you man, 250Mbps can load 8k video, I don't need any more

[WindirBear]

I say racist things..... They just hang up.