Telephone Scammer

[George7941]

Got a call from a 1-800 number claiming to be the Fraud Investigation Department of CIBC (Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce) and wanted my credit card number (I do have a CIBC card) and expiry date. I played along and gave the scammer a fake number and expiry date. He put me on hold for a few minutes, came back and asked me to double check the number. I then read out the 3 digit number on the back of the non-existent card in front of me.. He put me on hold again for a few minutes and then came back and said everything was fine with my card.
I did not expose myself to any risk, did I, by playing along?

 

[levi]

I did not expose myself to any risk, did I, by playing along?

You're probably safe. But not the poor guy who has the card number you pulled out of thin air.

 

[researcher]

LOVE THIS!! so funny.. scamming the scammers!

 

[demarpaint]

LOVE THIS!! so funny.. scamming the scammers!

I mess with them all the time, I find it very amusing.

 

[Leo99]

Last time that I got a call from the fraud department was asking me if I recently purchased $24 worth of fastfood in the Netherlands. Lol. Was not me.

 

[AutoMechanic]

I don’t even pick up the phone usually if I don’t recognize the number. I don’t even like talking to people I know on the phone I especially don’t want to talk to an army recruiter or scammer or telemarketer lol . Why haven’t they resorted to texts yet? Then I might play along cause I’ll text all day I want nothing to do with talking on the phone. I hate even taking calls from people I know. I’m like text me man this is the 21st century and everyone has smartphones so it’s not hard to text.

 

[TimeFlies]

When I am not working, or busy, I almost enjoy a scam caller.
Messing with them is rather enjoyable.
The last one was some guy claiming to be a cop, and if I didn't pay my fine immediately he would have me arrested.
I told him that I was home, and would be home all day, so to send the cops over anytime, but make sure it was before dinner time, because I had to cook for my grandmother and I. He was now yelling into the phone, and i said dude calm down, its only 10am, just send the cops before 5pm is all I'm asking you to do. He hung up on me

 

[Owen Lucas]

If there is an accent, it's fraud, easy as that, just hang up or better don't answer. Now scammers are using voice cloning software that can sound like a family member or another non-accented person, so be extra careful. Use secret words / passphrases with family. It's sad we have to think this way, welcome to the future!

 

[Cujet]

IRL Rosie on YouTube does a great job messing with the scammers. Very funny.