This is my first post on this site, and I wish I could start off on a better note. But right now I am living in a slight state of fear. I called one of these number provided in the forums. (I will provide which one in the comments) It started off as my normal wasting of an indian scammers time. Real zipcode, fake everything else. (So I can know what I am talking about) Basically I went on for a while as a man as John Marston. This scammer wanted me to go the bank, and get all of my money in the saving (again I gave him a fake everything) The part that worried me you ask? He wanted to meet me. At my home. After a while of just saying that was fine and proceeding with the conversation and “walking to the bus stop so I can go the bank” I asked, do we have to meet at my home. Then he asked for my address, then i promptly responded that I live in a apartment and don’t know. Then he started listing off random apartments and I said I was unsure which one, he replied with a “We can figure it out when you get home” I replied with something like I don’t feel comfortable with someone coming into my home. Asking if we could meet somewhere else he hung up. I am a little worried, any advice or reasurrence? (Sorry if this was poorly made or if I used the tags incorrectly.)
Odds are he meant that he’d find your address with your help. However, in the future, you should never use your real phone number (not even with *61) to call scammers because they can discern real information based on a google search for your number. Use textnow or bobrtc or google voice.
Provided he has no means of accessing your real location, you should be safe. In the future, try picking some abandoned house on google maps and using it as your base of operations, or pick and apartment building and give a nonexistent floor. I like to meme and say that I'm at 8th BD boulevard, spokane washington, where BD stands for broken dreams.
@Federal#115505 There’s all sorts of scammers, some of them (especially SSA) now have the Equifax breach database that they consult when they make calls and receive them.
If you were calling an SSA scammer or a tech support scammer and the voice was Indian; don't worry about him being located near you (I'm assuming you're in the USA)... you have nothing to worry about. He is located in either Gurgaon or Noida in New Delhi, or Kolkata... all in India. The lion's share of both SSA and Tech scams come from those 3 locations.
Even though the scammer is nowhere near you that is no reason to let your guard down.
We have had incidents in the past of scammers who have valid identity information try to SWAT scambaiters. I haven't heard of a successful attempt but it has been attempted before. This is the primary reason why you should never use your own phone when calling a scammer back. Scammers will do and say anything they can if it can throw you off, and if that means trying to look up your local police station and then feeding them a phony complaint to try to get back at you--some of them will do it.
This along with many other reasons is why the community has built BobRTC. You can dial a scammer on BobRTC and none of your real information can ever get into a scammer's hands. And unlike a real telephone, it has been designed so that a scammer cannot block the calls except by shutting off their PBX and pulling the plug; which is something not possible on Google Hangouts or Skype.
@kenzo#115532 Different gangs have different standards for checking on fake info you give them if you are baiting but it seems there are some things they have in common. Some will ask what phone number you received their call on. Most will ask for your full SSN which they will check against the state it was issued in and the date issued. They will check your address to see if it exists. They will check to see that the zipcode you give them is the correct one for the street address. There are tools on the web to check all these things.
In the course of the bait they will give you things like your 'Case ID' and/or 'Warrant ID' as well as their name and badge number. They will tell you to write these items down and, unless you have a good memory, you should write them down as you may be asked to 'confirm' these things as you get passed from thug to thug. I'm convinced they won't think you're serious if you can't parrot these things back if asked.
Finally, when they put you on mute don't forget that they are still listening to you so be careful what you say. I speak from experience. Got dropped once for laughing while they were muted.
Remember...NEVER EVER give then any personal information at ANY TIME.
@Federal#115504 nothing to worry about dude. The said Bhen Chod uses this as a ploy. But the Ed ice you’ve been given to not use your phone number is solid.
Sorry for the late reply everyone. I appriciate the advice and will no longer be using my real number. (Once I figure out to record myself I may begin posting myself talking to them) Have a good one.
Have a good one.