THIS SCAMMER LEGIT JUST TRANSFERRED ME TO THE POLICE!!! WHAT DO I DO??? I HUNG UP IMMEDIATELY WHEN THEY ASKED “WHAT IS THE ADDRESS OF YOUR EMERGENCY” (I Used a fake phone number and just in case i used a VPN aswell…)
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@Kevbarz2#108413 Because you said they were transferring you to a police department, and the fact that the phone number no longer seems to be in service, I’ve decided to disguise the last 4 digits as I wouldn’t that to happen to anyone else Incase the phone number did start taking calls again. I wouldn’t be concerned about being transferred though, although I wouldn’t have hung up immediately and instead explained the situation.
Thank you for understanding.
You ok? @Kevbarz2#108413
@Kevbarz2#108413 Stop worrying about it.
When someone on a VOIP system transfers a call to a police department, NONE of your details make it across in the transfer. Instead, the scammer's own carrier is being used to port over the call and the audio for it, so a pen trace leads back to the scammer.
Your first clue should have been the request from the police office for an address. Because the cops aren't getting an address carried over like they would normally get on a mobile or landline call, and most scammers are on VOIP carriers where they're not passing E911 data across, plus the scammer has no clue what your E911 data is so they cannot forge it.
Just tell the cop exactly what's up. "Yeah I'm dealing with a (whatever type) scammer, when I called the scammer back they cussed me out and then they forwarded the call over to you because they're mad. Sorry you got this call."
Police officers get just as many shit scam calls on their personal mobile phones as every other person does. They'll understand.
@Norm_Harrison#108478 No problem