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Jan 17, 2018 5:26 PM
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YonderPeachTree
we get so many of these at best buy, usually cute little old ladies whos grandson called and needs bail, and has a cold, and a new phone.
JoeHarkins
Got a call that my electricity was going to be shut off in 45mins unless I sent bought some cards. Could not even tell me my address.
WillJeSuis
If you had used up card, you should scratch the back but really scratch it all off vigorously and show them "Is this how to do it?"
ImYourHuckleberry84
This may be one of the greatest threads I’ve ever read.
Scusername
I particularly liked the Google SERP in the background.
stubbedToeTorture
I love happy endings
GuciGucci
"Calm down" :*
doomsdan1980
Don't mind them...
SpaceEx
"Seng" means bed in danish.
Enokk
"Don't tell her anything they are thief" ahahaha
DigitalWaffle
LoL high five to whomever did this. Can’t stop laughing! :p
ihaveapunningclan
Whoever*
Kaiser499
TEGHO
doing god's work
Tombaugh
Dont tell random retail clerk anything because they are thief
TruckloadsOfBroccoli
Don't mind them
AlopeRubyAspendale
You're doing God's work, OP.
steeloyangster
Thanks!
ThePerfectGif
Patty Clark, Patty Clark, con woman, try and scam me as hard as you can.
themechanic68
Who down votes this? The scammers?
sarahPumpkinPoster
I had an obvious scammer with the money order thing, made him overnight FedEx me the money order and that had to cost $25. Took it to police
FlaminGalah
Is that a money laundering scam?
LetThemEatCheesecake
How do people believe this ISNT a scam? He sounds like a robot
SpoonOfDoom
Yeah, and 500$ shipping cost? And that shipping cost is supposed to be paid via iTunes gift cards? Every part of this is ridiculous.
NanoPi
expected the background browser to become relevant, not disappointed.
Poopoopeepeevagina
Somebody tried to scam my mother, under the threat of my dads life. Super fucked up shit
Poopoopeepeevagina
Basically they had my dads info. Claimed he hit a girl with his car and was going to be murdered unless my mom paid. It was all BS.
WtfNotLikeThat
Love a good scam in the morning.
GuW69
In what sh*thole country does this scam even work?
ilovemyboobs
lonely elderly usually
onlyhalfghost
Any of them, if you get someone gullible and usually elderly enough to not be familiar with modern technology.
FwdSlashRoot
My boss got hit with this because the "IRS" convinced her she owed them money in iTunes cards. $300 pissed away. Wouldn't tell me til after
GuW69
Yeah, the IRS always wants you to pay in iTunes cards *LOL*
cunninglinguist85
Pfft, you should only deal with genuine Nigerian princes, not silly low life scammers!!!
iappreciategoodpuns
They are thief
santacruznp
Best line of the exchange lol
Gotbread
cloudless9
YES
DiceyBusiness
"I don't know you, fuck off." Is as far as the scam would have got with me.
924Carrera
Or "seems legit, buddy" or just straight up blocking them. While this is funny, I don't want to be scammed out of my time, either.
killmanatees
Joke is on them, my time is worthless
notjustapotato
"Agent Patty Clark." Sounds legit.
smoothoprater
Patty Burger
slappyhamsalads
Patty Mayonnaise
Wuuppa
ImMrbulldops
they used agent lawyer keith theodore when they contacted me from a friends hacked account. Agent lawyer is too official to pass up
BrainTaffy
Single female lawyer!
GGGenom
I used to live next to Patty Clark. Wonderful lady. How she got herself mixed up in this I have no idea.
postsshootoutofmybutt
“His name is...”
thatwasalie
Aegon targaryen
TehpenIsmytier
Robert Paulson
CongratsYouAreHereNow
Bob Vagene
LurkMasterP
I named my son Agent Patty Clark. Is that weird?
postsshootoutofmybutt
In memory of the great iTunes card agent.
LurkMasterP
Long may he agent.
mds308
She was the sister in the Dave Clark 5.
Steeveeo
It's really hilarious to me because this is the EXACT same method as a common IRS scam. "My name is Agent X with the IRS, you committed.. 1/
Steeveeo
tax fraud, go to Walgreens and buy 5 $100 iTunes gift cards or we will arrest you." 2/2
Steeveeo
They didn't even bother to get rid of the "Agent" bit...
Deaditequeenlivs
Wasting a scammers time should be classified as a public service.
NiggleNaggleSmashingBazel
Last night I was almost scammed. We had a chat about ethics. Turns out my friend got a new number and I was a dick bc he sent a game invite
bigdickdalrymple
I was REALLY bored one time and there was this live youtube channel that called scammers in India, they all took turns doing phone pranks
Guidocat
I have an hour commute. When they call I see how long I can hang on to them with stories of magic and wonder. It breaks up the podcasts.
MinnesotaPeach
Tax deductable too..
whytcrayon
(347) 514-7296 is Lenny’s #. When a telemarketer calls, put them on speaker, add call, merge calls, and go on mute.See how long they stay on
whytcrayon
Lenny is a bot that sounds like the perfect mark. He’s great at wasting the offshore telemarketers’ time.
Lamech777
Scam baiting is a fun past time
BoltActionGearbox
Look up James Veitch
trappercb10
We get 16 hours of paid volunteer time per year at work, maybe I can use this as such-my record to date is 8 "meows" on 1 telemarketer call
youknowwhatiamsaying
I got a call from an IRS scammer yesterday...from this number +1 614-754-0592. I tried wasting his time but he figured it out and hung up
whytcrayon
I can’t tell enough people about “it’s Lenny”. He’s a bot that you conference telemarketers in with. (347) 514-7296. Check it out on Reddit
FlyingButtPliers
I got one to start swearing at me last week. It felt like I won a prize.
youknowwhatiamsaying
This one time I was ducking with them and they figured out I was Indian and started swearing in hindi..it went on for like half hour
Ryolu
You should look up James Veitch on YouTube, he's done some funny things with scammers, you may like him if you liked the post
howdoyoumakeatissuedanceputalittleboogieinit
Thank you! Looked him up and had some good laughs from his tedtalks. So good.
JayPapy
Thank you so much for the tip. He was just what I needed. 'Bonsoir, my golden nugget. Bonsoir'
howdoyoumakeatissuedanceputalittleboogieinit
Hummus is going to be BIG.
firedove
Scamalot!
DukeDarkwood
It's only a model.
Ryolu
Yessir
theycallmeMrGlass
I love seeing posts when someone wastes scammer’s time so they have less to steal from someone else.
PotatoIsland
There's an entire Ted Talk of a game just wasting a scammers time.
SomethingReallyReallyClever
James Veitch for the curious https://youtu.be/_QdPW8JrYzQ
MrJBK99
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InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
Remember 419eaters? Not sure if they're still around but they were pretty hardcore with wasting scammers' time.
Wikipedo
I remember they convinced scammers to write out Harry Potter by hand ha ha
woowooslack
This: http://www.419eater.com/html/cyril_ifey.htm
infinitesemal
Or having one scammer getting the symbol of a fake church tatooed onto his arm
dmoore182
Why ITunes gift cards? Those visas would make more sense and sound more believable.
MultipleActs
Maybe because the scammer wants money for apple products
buttshredder
Nope, scammer will turn around and sell these asap for cash in Russia, SE Asia, or West Africa.
lordinho
The Visa cards have a lot of restrictions because of things like this
MayTheTriforceBeWithU
You can only use the Visa prepaid cards in the USA if you buy them there.
MoaConstrictor
My parents got hit by a scammer that wanted steam gift cards - probably gift cards are liquidible and easy to sell off?
RealScruffy
They sell them at a discount, since they stole them in the first place whatever they make is pretty much all profit.
Guitarrefreak
Apple should do a better job managing how this is done and be able to trace the scammer accounts based on who uses it
Guitarrefreak
Hmm I ran into this exact situation, and within a min or so after sending the snapshot, I tried to use the scratch code and it says redeemed
atleastIwasnt36
You fell for this?
Guitarrefreak
Something similar
Skully124
They can ask for any kind of giftcards. I work at best buy and we post signs about this scam during the holidays so ppl dont fall for this
EvanMacIan
The scammer sells the card, he doesn't use them so it's not linked to his account and he doesn't care if the person he sells to gets caught.
SirPooter
We do.
ISeeNippleWithoutLittleKids
He loves The Beatles
BurntToast127
Lmfao nice username haha
ISeeNippleWithoutLittleKids
InTheDistanceAPlaintiveEnglishHorn
Never heard of those Visa cards
dmoore182
They're gift cards that can be used anywhere.
TheOneInTheDinoSuit
Me either. Can u get one and scratch off the back so i can see what you mean?
SirSastonSquatch
They can be sold online quickly, and can't be traced back as easily afterwards. But maybe it's preference.
SirSastonSquatch
Or refunded, since they are not linked to a certain purchase.
dmoore182
Oh so they're using it to later get real money? I thought they were just using it to get music.
EmporerDragon
Yeah, it's pretty common to use gift cards as a way to quickly launder money.
GeminiBattle
They’ll sell it for less than it’s worth. $75 for $100 gift card. It’s all profit to them
SirSastonSquatch
Yeah that's what I think, just like people who steal laundry detergent or meat.
thegelatoking
I steal laundry detergent so my family can eat. I also steal meat my family will have clean clothes to wear.
MediaMuerte
Who tf buys songs on itunes?
MetalPsychologist
Don’t mind them
WhatKindOfBeesMakeMilk
ijustwantedtolookatfunnypictures
Raises hand awkwardly... I don’t buy cards anymore though because I got taxed for both the card and some other purchases (not music)
Srbic
is it porn?
ijustwantedtolookatfunnypictures
No...Who looks/pays for porn through iTunes? It was a few (PG) apps IIRC.
Shittyperson
No, its IPorn