A guy (or gal) , heavily accented calls. They are calling from my department of electrical company or cable company.

[Srkdqltr]

When asked "what company.' They just say "your cable company or whatever"
I pushed for the name of the company and they hang up. It's so stupid.

[chouchou]

1. Hi! You've won!!

We're sorry...your Netflix account has been discontinued. Please reply your Login name and your password.

Your package was left at the wrong house this morning. We need your Name and Address to deliver the package to you.

(This is a good one) Yes...I've hacked your computer. I know all your passwords and all your dirty pictures and the name of that 16 year old girl you have been Fu****
Anyway...you can get out of this dilemma by sending 3000 dollars in gift cards...to...etc/...

[yagotme]

2. Got an e-mail awhile back where they actually had a picture of my house.

Said they observed me watching porn, and they were going to tell my wife/work/friends about it, unless I paid them XXX amount. I'm retired, so I told them to come on over, knock on the door, and we'll watch together. No answer...

[chouchou]

15. I love that one. Yeah..I'd invite them also.!

I'm sure they take pics all day from Google maps..

[yagotme]

16. Yup. Yhey get your address off the web,

Google map, and, voila! Probably don't even live in the US.

[yagotme]

3. I'm getting tired of the Medicare robocalls.

I'm not even eligible. I just let the robot drone on and on...

[AllaN01Bear]

4. i route it to answerbone.(voicemail) they get the point.

[yagotme]

6. If I'm bored, I'll drag it out.

Better me, than someone who might fall for it.

[AllaN01Bear]

8. a friend of mine uses a loud air horn. quack.

[AlanAdam]

11. I answer them all.

I am Clark Kent residing at 1260 Lois Lane. I even have a fake Medicare ID that I know by heart. I now get lots of phone calls asking to speak with Clark. I try to never let on that I'm scamming the scammers, almost entirely South Asian accents. When they can't validate the Medicare ID it drives them crazy. As someone said, better they spend time with me than someone naive enough to provide legit data.

[AllaN01Bear]

5. if i dontt recognize the number on my telltaile or the voice . i just ignore em.

[EdmondDantes_]

7. But surely the texts from the USPS from a foreign country code are real right?

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

10. or from Social Security

[Srkdqltr]

9. Aren't they fun?

[multigraincracker]

12. Try this one.

I’ll call you right back at the number on my caller ID.

This number is not in service.

[TheBlackAdder]

13. Most are from India. I get scores daily trying to steal money from elders.

Mostly SSA and healthcare scams, sprinkled with bogus home, tax and auto services.

Old people don’t stand a chance with all of the various tricks they pull. If someone has slight cognitive decline, they’re done for.

The US needs to pressure India, but shutting down an industry that brings billions into the country won’t be easy to do. While it violates two of the deadly sins, being a thief and associating with thieves, it just shows how morally bankrupt many are, just like the fake Christians that permeate the Republican Party.

[LogDog75]

14. I got a message left on my landline

A woman gave her name and said she's calling me because she and her mother have been wronged and she wants to talk to me before the end of the day before getting legal representation. She said she's researched me online and this is the right number to call. She left her number and it was a bit garbled but I looked it up and there's a warning about it being a scam.

One thing I don't do when I get a spam call or text is to panic. I examine it, research it if needed, and 95% of the time I either delete or report it as spam.