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On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 12:46:24 -0600, Villanueva > wrote:

> sf wrote:
> > On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 09:45:25 -0600, Janet B >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I'm guessing that everyone in this group knows that. This particular
> >> scam is the largest ever in the US and has suckered millions of
> >> dollars from the gullible. They have been calling me for almost a
> >> year now. I think their calling machine has a crush on my answering
> >> machine.

> >
> > What's really funny is somehow my cell number was given out for people
> > to call, so I got to tell them it was a scam and not to fall for it.
> > Just doing my part to protect the gullible from themselves.
> >

>
> Log all the harassing calls that come in, this is actionable.


It was just the clueless responding to calls from the gullible,
nothing that bothered me. Certainly no harassment from the original
party. The calls stopped once they got a clue that their marks were
dialing a wrong number.

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sf wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 12:46:24 -0600, Villanueva > wrote:
>
>> sf wrote:
>>> On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 09:45:25 -0600, Janet B >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm guessing that everyone in this group knows that. This particular
>>>> scam is the largest ever in the US and has suckered millions of
>>>> dollars from the gullible. They have been calling me for almost a
>>>> year now. I think their calling machine has a crush on my answering
>>>> machine.
>>>
>>> What's really funny is somehow my cell number was given out for people
>>> to call, so I got to tell them it was a scam and not to fall for it.
>>> Just doing my part to protect the gullible from themselves.
>>>

>>
>> Log all the harassing calls that come in, this is actionable.

>
> It was just the clueless responding to calls from the gullible,
> nothing that bothered me. Certainly no harassment from the original
> party. The calls stopped once they got a clue that their marks were
> dialing a wrong number.
>


It's almost worth posting a honeypot number and using a cheap tracfone
to round up the froggers and their gang of bullies, innit?
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On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 14:48:07 -0600, Villanueva > wrote:

> sf wrote:
> > On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 12:46:24 -0600, Villanueva > wrote:
> >
> >> sf wrote:
> >>> On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 09:45:25 -0600, Janet B >
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I'm guessing that everyone in this group knows that. This particular
> >>>> scam is the largest ever in the US and has suckered millions of
> >>>> dollars from the gullible. They have been calling me for almost a
> >>>> year now. I think their calling machine has a crush on my answering
> >>>> machine.
> >>>
> >>> What's really funny is somehow my cell number was given out for people
> >>> to call, so I got to tell them it was a scam and not to fall for it.
> >>> Just doing my part to protect the gullible from themselves.
> >>>
> >>
> >> Log all the harassing calls that come in, this is actionable.

> >
> > It was just the clueless responding to calls from the gullible,
> > nothing that bothered me. Certainly no harassment from the original
> > party. The calls stopped once they got a clue that their marks were
> > dialing a wrong number.
> >

>
> It's almost worth posting a honeypot number and using a cheap tracfone
> to round up the froggers and their gang of bullies, innit?


At this point I am happy knowing how deeply I'm embedded their heads.

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sf wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 14:48:07 -0600, Villanueva > wrote:
>
>> sf wrote:
>>> On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 12:46:24 -0600, Villanueva > wrote:
>>>
>>>> sf wrote:
>>>>> On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 09:45:25 -0600, Janet B >
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm guessing that everyone in this group knows that. This particular
>>>>>> scam is the largest ever in the US and has suckered millions of
>>>>>> dollars from the gullible. They have been calling me for almost a
>>>>>> year now. I think their calling machine has a crush on my answering
>>>>>> machine.
>>>>>
>>>>> What's really funny is somehow my cell number was given out for people
>>>>> to call, so I got to tell them it was a scam and not to fall for it.
>>>>> Just doing my part to protect the gullible from themselves.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Log all the harassing calls that come in, this is actionable.
>>>
>>> It was just the clueless responding to calls from the gullible,
>>> nothing that bothered me. Certainly no harassment from the original
>>> party. The calls stopped once they got a clue that their marks were
>>> dialing a wrong number.
>>>

>>
>> It's almost worth posting a honeypot number and using a cheap tracfone
>> to round up the froggers and their gang of bullies, innit?

>
> At this point I am happy knowing how deeply I'm embedded their heads.
>


I don't think even the CIA has ever had an asset that far in, lol...
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