I baited this guy so well that it lasted over THREE hours, with the help of my husband, of course, He is great at following my lead.
The original number I called was ( 903-207-1108). I got "Officer Shawn Rabari, Badge # 59372".
At first, he was extremely rude, trying to intimidate me, raising his voice and interrupting. He said he had to ask me some questions to see if I was eligible for a settlement. He asked if I had been arrested, ever had tickets or ever had a warrant. I said, "Of course not, I would lose my nursing license." He did not care that I was a widow living with two children in a mobile home and my husband was in the USAF and was killed in a training accident. We went thru the whole script and then it got interesting. He SNEEZED! I put on my nurse voice and said I was concerned about his health and gave him medical advice on how to treat his illness because he sounded really sick. His attitude changed 180 degrees but he still said I owed $3928 but I could start by showing good faith and getting a $500 Federal Electronic Woucher. I told him I could not go out because my kids would not be home for 20 minutes. He wanted to know ages and names (this is why I have my persona written down) He said he would wait and wait he did. I went about doing my regular housework knowing my husband would be home soon. I hand him notes telling him what part I need him to play. So when he walked thru the door I had him ring the bell and be the UPS delivery guy. We conversed and he told me that the school bus got hung up behind a traffic accident so they would be late. Shawn waited. Finally, I said the kids were coming up the street. My husband then turned into my 13-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son. I asked my "daughter" to babysit her brother and to do her homework and there was to be no TV. I picked up my purse and keys and walked to the "old pickup" and Shawn and I went to the bank (I just drove around and came home)! I had a conversation with the "Bank Manager" who was hard of hearing and the "Teller" who was retiring and "she" counted out $500 in twenties very slowly and put them in an envelope. "She" asked me what the money was for and I told her it was for my son's birthday and of course a gift for my daughter and reminded her that it was four years since my husband had died so I needed flowers for his memorial. Then Shawn said, "DId you get the money?" and I said yes but I now had to use the ladies room. So I did and flushed and washed my hands and then talked to the "Bank Manager" again on the way out. When I was back in the "pickup" Shawn said, "Do you know everybody in your town?" I said "Of course!" and he told me that he wished he lived in a small town like that.
Back into the "pickup" to drive to the supermarket to get Google Gift cards, so I drove around awhile and came back home. When I got to the front door the "Manager" of the store told me they were closed due to a robbery. We talked about it and talked about each other's families for a good long time. I said to Shawn, "What do I do now? " He told me to go to Dollar General so I drove around and it was funny because I went over the railroad tracks just as the gate came down and the train zinged by. No soundboard could possibly have sounded like the real thing did. All the while I talked to him about his cold and he told me about his wife who would not let him stay home sick and his bratty kids. Finally, I got to Dollar General and found the "Manager" and asked him where the gift cards were. So the "Manager" asked what kind and started listing Birthday card? Christmas cards? Thank you cards? I said, " NO, the kind that look like credit cards". He told me where they were and I asked if he had $500 worth of Google Play cards. He went into a tirade about IRS scammers and asked if I was talking on the phone to a man with an accent and we had an argument about how I could spend my money how I wished and he said that the store would not allow him to sell them to me. He grabbed my phone and let "Shawn" have it and hung up. "Shawn" called me back twice on a different number and I could not answer fast enough so I called him back. I said, "Well can you believe the nerve of that man! He said you were stealing my money but I don't believe him". "Shawn" said that he was going to contact Dollar General and report him. HAHA! So then back into the car and I said, " What now? And he actually sighed. He said, "Can you go to Lowe's?" I said well I think so. Let me ask this man from church who is in the parking lot." "Nice Old Gentleman" and I talked about his granddaughter and his wife and then we played the who's on first game with directions. I said, "I go South on Northeast Street and turn West and go North on West Ave South?" and "Nice Old Gentleman" said, "No you go North on Southwest and turn East on West South West Blvd. then go South at Stinky's Bar and then North past the Bait Shop and East past the house with the milk can for a mailbox". I asked him if Lowe's had Google Play cards and he said no they only had Lowes' cards. "Shawn" said, "Ask him about Stripes." So I did and he told me nope they didn't have them either. I said to Shawn, "Well, I don't want to go to Clovis, New Mexico because it is 27 miles and you will die from your cold by then." He was really getting attached to me by then, no kidding. He said he would work it out with his supervisor so I would not have to pay the rest after I told him I would have to work double shifts for a week to pay the taxes and a babysitter. So I then said I had to use my GPS to find the way because I forgot how to get there already and I spent 20 minutes trying to get the directions and I said, "Well, here we go again!. I feel so bad, Shawn, like I am stringing you along all this time with you being sick and all. I said to be sure and call me back if we get disconnected because there is poor cell service in THAT part of town and ain't it good that my dead husband bought me a Glock 17 for protection and that I had strapped it on before I left the house. And OOPS we got disconnected basically because I WAS TIRED! He called me back over the course of a fourth hour 42 TIMES!!!!! And he texted. And he left messages
Here are the three numbers he called from besides my original call:
202-858-9634 -- 3 calls
202-660-0277 -- Text (Pick the call) (Shwan is here. Try to call but not going to u have to call back soon as possible Thanks) and 4 calls
202-239-8804 - Two voicemails (Ma'am this is Shawn. You have to call me back as soon as possible) and (Please please call me back okay?) and
35 calls.
I did feel bad for a moment but he was still trying to get $500 bucks out of a military widow with 2 kids. He could have at any point said never mind after all that back there. Whew!
