Spam caller, ‘Chris’, trying to wheedle money out of me, presumably: “Customers are saying they’re having problems with their phone network. Are you having any?”
Me: “Yes, I am.”
‘Chris’: “What sort of problems?”
Me: “A screaming sound.”
‘Chris’: “Erm…?”
Me, getting into my stride: “Yes, whenever I try to make a call there’s a screaming sound. I think my phone might be haunted. By a ghost, maybe a spectre, possibly a wraith…”
‘Chris’: “ ¿”
Me, flying now: “I took my phone to a priest and he confirmed that it’s definitely haunted. I think it’s by the spirit of the little girl who was killed in a bombing raid in the 1940s…”
‘Chris’: hangs up
@arratoon i did that with romance scammers on MySpace. my page was entirely about traditional musics from around the world so i had a lot of fun getting them to pretend to be interested. i got to talk about music i love and they had less time for scamming. win-win.
also learned A LOT about their patters, which has been very useful since
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