Another Phone Scam?

[hoggy952]

Well I don't know this takes the biscuit, I had a call supposedly from Sky television in Bolton from an Asian sounding woman, and the phone display told me it was an international call stating that there had been a few problems with the rollout of the new cards and was my stb OK and she needed me to take the card out of my stb and read out the numbers to her. I challenged her to prove to me who she really was because I doubted her authenticity. She said she could give me my Sky account number,

I replied how does that prove anything as I do not even know what my Sky account number is, as she had confirmed my name and had telephoned my home number she obviously had my name and telephone number already but her request seemed unreasonable to me. When I again asked her to prove to me who she was she hung up, well it just goes to show that information is leaking around the world from servers all over the country and you have to be on one's guard. I can only assume they would somehow have take over my viewing card if I had given her the details and I would have been paying for the privilege of someone else watching on my basic subscription. What else could the call have been about as I am sure they would not be so unprofessional as to hang up...would they

[melloned]

Wouldn't even answer an international flagged call on my mobile Mate , if you're not expecting one , it'll probably be a scammer , and if it isn't , they'll leave a voicemail .

[dctyper]

mmm and you get charged to answer

[jamieb]

maybe got your number from here BBC News - Secret mobile phone codes cracked

[patkins]

All sorts out there. Conned myself a few years back. Be v careful.

[karlpowell]

I had an international number ringing me from sky ( I all so am in Bolton) they offered me cheap movies for a year but wanted my viewing card number , when i challenged her the call was interrupted .


make me think now

Karl

[chroma]

I put on the act to disturb callers to their core.

Step 1: Ask what the caller is wearing.
Step 2: insist they refer to you as "Oooh Morris" be firm on them using a sultry voice.
Step 3: grab your cheek and rapidly tug it to emulate masterbation noises.
Step 4: begin moaning and insist they talk dirty to you.

They never call back
So lonely

Answering the phone when i see an unknown number as "Harrys Horizontal House of Pleasure, chief Whipstaff speaking. How may i service your call?" is also a winner imho.

Failing this get into a long winded existential discussion, begin by asking them to remember when they where 8 years old, what did they dream of doing? astronaught? footballer? rockstar? tank driver? then begin slowly and firmly mocking their lowly position in life for coping out and giving up on their dreams.
"Just imagine that room full of eager students, waiting for you to teach them Physics... but naw, ye shat it! instead your working some dead end job, ringing up complete strangers, devoid of any real emotional contact, slowly dying inside."
Do it subtly enough and you can eventualy bring the caller to tears for maximum win!

[hoggy952]

I put on the act to disturb callers to their core.

Step 1: Ask what the caller is wearing.
Step 2: insist they refer to you as "Oooh Morris" be firm on them using a sultry voice.
Step 3: grab your cheek and rapidly tug it to emulate masterbation noises.
Step 4: begin moaning and insist they talk dirty to you.

They never call back
So lonely

Answering the phone when i see an unknown number as "Harrys Horizontal House of Pleasure, chief Whipstaff speaking. How may i service your call?" is also a winner imho.

Failing this get into a long winded existential discussion, begin by asking them to remember when they where 8 years old, what did they dream of doing? astronaught? footballer? rockstar? tank driver? then begin slowly and firmly mocking their lowly position in life for coping out and giving up on their dreams.
"Just imagine that room full of eager students, waiting for you to teach them Physics... but naw, ye shat it! instead your working some dead end job, ringing up complete strangers, devoid of any real emotional contact, slowly dying inside."
Do it subtly enough and you can eventualy bring the caller to tears for maximum win!

people pay good money for that

[Fleabum]

I put on the act to disturb callers to their core.

Step 1: Ask what the caller is wearing.
Step 2: insist they refer to you as "Oooh Morris" be firm on them using a sultry voice.
Step 3: grab your cheek and rapidly tug it to emulate masterbation noises.
Step 4: begin moaning and insist they talk dirty to you.

They never call back
So lonely

Answering the phone when i see an unknown number as "Harrys Horizontal House of Pleasure, chief Whipstaff speaking. How may i service your call?" is also a winner imho.

Failing this get into a long winded existential discussion, begin by asking them to remember when they where 8 years old, what did they dream of doing? astronaught? footballer? rockstar? tank driver? then begin slowly and firmly mocking their lowly position in life for coping out and giving up on their dreams.
"Just imagine that room full of eager students, waiting for you to teach them Physics... but naw, ye shat it! instead your working some dead end job, ringing up complete strangers, devoid of any real emotional contact, slowly dying inside."
Do it subtly enough and you can eventualy bring the caller to tears for maximum win!

I'll have to try that one!

[Meat-Head]

just tell people the guy who owns the place is out, i'm just a burglar,

[chroma]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zu4nZMIL0M]YouTube - unwelcomed telesales attempt!![/ame]

[dlsmithsr]

Wow. Unbelievable.

[Meat-Head]

YouTube telesales attempt!!

That is cool as fcuk. Good find dude.

[tomhick024]

funny as fcuk!

[zerofool2005]

maybe got your number from here BBC News - Secret mobile phone codes cracked

Thats a different thing
Thats breaking the encryption of the packets while they are in transmission to the base station. And vica-versa. It means you can wire-tap wirelessly (Ironic)