NFR Phone scam

Non-fishing related
Got a 3rd call today from some jerk claiming to be from the IRS. Spoofed number with a 509 area code. There was so much Hindi in the background I asked him how the weather in Kolkata was.
 
We still have a landline at my house. Simply because it still works when the power goes out and that makes the wife feel more secure. There is no cell service so cell phones are dependent on wifi calling which requires internet which requires power. It's a good theory, except our landline service is so janky that it goes out every time it rains.
 
I have a landline. My wife and I have cell phones. Sometimes I even know where mine is. It's always with me when I'm on the road in case I need to make a call. I don't have a device that accepts or sends text messages. If someone has something to tell me they can call me. I'm always happy to talk to people on the phone. Now I know some of you will think I'm an old cranky fuddy duddy and except for the cranky part you'd be right.
 
_WW_ said:
Got a phone call today on the landline from some "officer" with a foreign accent from Homeland Security, he asked for me by name. They wanted to know when a good time to come over and talk to me would be.
"Talk to me about what?"
There's been an investigation of you started up. So when is a good time?"
"There ain't a good time."
"Well then we'll be there within 60 minutes!"
I hung up.
They never showed.
Bummer.
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Yikes. Sounds like a classic case of ICE phishing.
 
I feel like scammers have gotten pretty lame lately.

I had a self-proclaimed hacker tell me they knew my address, but I already know my address. And if they can't do better than what the white pages or OnX can do, they really need to step up their game.

Time before that I had a guy from "Your Computer Company" on the phone for over 45 minutes as he increasingly impatiently tried to walk me through what I assume is giving him remote access to my Windows computer. Long story short, I don't have a Windows computer. Can't believe it took us 45 minutes to figure that out, but I had fun.
 
I like the foreign accented scammers. I've got a pretty good foreign accent myself, when I want to.
I just invite them over to roast a goat and sodomize a chicken, or the other way around, your choice, fine either way.
Surprisingly it's quite the conversation killer...
Who knew.
 
That's no way to talk about your Mom...
😁
 
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