Just got one of those scam calls telling me that I’m facing legal trouble because someone has been shipping drugs in my name. They tried to get me to confirm my address by reading off a bunch of addresses, so they’re clearly trying to gain access to something. When I answered “no” to each address, they reminded me that I can be arrested for giving false information.
@ramsey you should have said “I’m not happy giving you my address, but if you like I can provide you with one to forward the drugs to if that’s not too much hassle”
@ramsey Scum of the earth, they are. I genuinely don't know how they can sleep at night. Even if one could argue the call center people are desperate and getting taken, they're still complicit. And their bosses are triply complicit.
Then, they read a bunch of different bank names, asking if I had accounts with them. I said, “no,” and then, they wanted me to tell them where I do have bank accounts. I said, “I’m not giving you that information over the phone.” Then, they reminded me that they would “release my warrant,” and I’d have to go to the police department with my lawyer. I said, “Fine. I’ll do that,” and they hung up.
I would have known it was a scam either way, but what really clued me in was they didn’t use my legal name—after they told me that my identification card (drivers license) was found in one of the packages of drugs. They called me by my nickname, which isn’t on my license.
@ramsey sort of related: I signed up for a streaming service under the name "Nunya Biznass" which makes us laugh every time it asks if "Nunya" is watching, but it was also perfect for filing junk mail that was addressed to "Nunya" straight into the trash.
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