It is estimated that 56 million American adults have been affected as affected by scamresulting in $ 25.4 billion in losses, according to a 2023 Truecaller US Spam and Scam Report. It means that About 21% of American adults were victims by phone scams in 2023 alone.
Surprisingly, the report also revealed that, despite the stereotype of seniors Being the biggest victims of telephone scams, young adults between 18 and 44 were three times more likely to be enjoyed than adults aged 45 and over.
And although you can thwart these types of calls simply by hanging up (or by downloading Robocall blocker applications to avoid them entirely), many choose to promulgate very creative revenge.
This is obvious in the 15K + answers that people brought to the question asked on Reddit: “What do you say to the crooks instead of hanging up?
Did these people waste their time? Perhaps, but at least, they were very entertained along the way. In addition, this meant that the crooks had less time to tackle other potential victims.
You will find below some of the answers we have found the funniest, the most unique and, in some cases, the wildest. Take advantage of it and perhaps a bookmark to use for yourself.
1. “I repeated once ‘uh huh, continue ..” Again and again until they are really irritated and then hung me up. “”
2. “My grandfather let them do all their speech for about 20 minutes. He then told them that he did not have his hearing aid and asked if they could repeat everything. They hung up immediately.”
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3. “I saw once the calling identifier (landline days) with a number that I thought was a telehender. In a” difficult “voice, without saying hello, I asked:” Is he dead? “And about a beat and a half later, I said:” Because if he was not dead, don’t even think about coming back here. “Then what looked like a young woman on the other side said:” Uh, uh, uh bye! “I hope she had as much pleasure in saying her friends as I said mine.”
4. “The crook was Indian, I am Indian, I put my Indian accent and then accused him of having put a bad false Indian accent to make fun of me and told him that he should be ashamed of himself. It was a few seconds of pleasure.”
5. “I asked:” Does your mother know that you are stealing to make a living? “He replied:” Yes “. I hadn’t planned that.
6. “Start singing in Latin. Most hang up quickly. I was begged not to curse his family.”
7. “We have a Rick Roll extension. We make them transmit it after talking to them about the brief plug, then check the recording time the next day to see if they broke the record.”
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8. “You have reached the FBI division of telephone fraud, how can I help you?”
9. “Hi, we tried to reach you about the guarantee of your car. “” It’s great, what plans can you give me on my 97 Geo Metro? They generally abandon.
10. “I have once a crook to say” I love you too “. It was one of these vacation calls and vacation and I kept him in the line for all his Spiel. Tied with him saying that he had to end the call and I said to myself:” Okay. And he says reflexively “I love you too”. The highest point of my life. “”
11. “If they call on windows and doors, I tell them I live in a tent.” You call a tent, did you know? “If they call the CVC, I tell them that I live in a castle and that we heat it in winter by burning witches.”
12. “” Mr. Smashing Stuff, I call an accident in which you got involved which was not your fault. “” Oh it was not an accident, I wanted to hurt these people. “The break you get before being immediately degenerated to a” manager “is like a crack for me.”
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13. “I give them a number one number one figure at a time and I ask them to repeat it as a whole after each. Tell them that they were wrong when I finished and start again.”
14. “I have two things that I do. 1) I try to sell them wifi. I have nothing to do with internet services. But I can guarantee that my services are the cheapest in town and seeing what you call me, you must be interested. Now, before thinking” guy, I will really not get a good deal that I wish. “I can promise high quality buffers and streaming to a fast. ‘ Most people hang up.
15. “Is it what you wanted to be when you grew up?”
16. “I used to get a lot of” home safety “calls offering alarm systems and cameras. I would of course ask all the curious questions and then conduct them to believe that I used the alarm system and the cameras to keep people inside the house.”
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17. “Me – Do you believe in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ? Them – Yes. Me – He wants you to stop calling.”
18. “My new thing is to trolle them strongly as long as possible. If they will waste my time with endless calls, well, I’m going to do the same.” Satisfactory. “
19. “I tell them that my mother told me not to talk to foreigners and ask them to call me on FaceTime.”
20. “I can’t speak for the moment, I’m really here to fly the place.”
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21. “Hello, the caller number two! You are with the Sturge at Numbitty 902 Wa3dfm. What do you have to say on the Illuminati lizard?”
22. “I receive calls for cleaning the conduits. When they ask, I ask if they also make chickens or geese.”
23. “I pretend to be the stupidest guy in the world. They -” You should update the security of your home “Me -” like how? “They -” A camera on the front door is a good St. them – “Yes, of course.
24. “I take a deep inspiration and let escape a continuous raspberry. (Part noise with your Tonnit) Very long that I can. When I stop to breathe, I usually hear ‘..uh .. Hello?’ And then I resume a big breath and I continue.
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25. “I whisper in the microphone to turn the volume on their helmets, then suddenly start to scream.”
Admittedly, it might be useful to add to the warning that for many of these people, a scam may not be exactly a choice. All over the world, Cyberfraud powered by human traffickingIn which people are attracted to false advertisements and forced to tear out work, has become more widespread, especially after the cash register. So sometimes people on the other lines are themselves victims. So, even if it can be cathartic to give them a taste of their own medication, it is also good to keep in mind that many do not necessarily do so from their free will.