Was I being unreasonable to keep a scammer on the ropes for 2 days?

[Sweepies]

Light-hearted really and just wanted to share, loads of these scams floating around out there and the worrying part is some people probably do fall for them, but I had my fun.

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I've had a scam call at 6.39 am today and one yesterday just before 7 am. I was really cross today as for the last 2 mornings I've legged it downstairs in case it's about my elderly ill Mum.
The one this morning was an Amazo scam. The idiot didn't use caller withheld so I know it's a Brighton number. I'm considering having some fun ringing them at all hours now , but I would have the sense to use caller withheld.

Be careful with this it’s super common for scammers to spoof legitimate random phone numbers.

in other words someone right now could be getting a scam call from your phone number.

Brilliant! Well done, OP!

Oh, very good!

"Conner". Majestic.

Thanks @saltinesandcoffeecups I'll just imagine what I'd say instead

That was a funny read.

Bob Servant would be proud!!! Love this!

You are a legend. I love the Connerlingus line, genius 🤣🤣🤣

You are brilliant!!!

Same😂😂

Connerlingus! You really need to get into comedy 😂

This is brilliant. Who gave up first, OP - you or the scammer?

I'm surprised they didn't twig when you said Connor was a bit of a prat's name...

Send old Connorlingus this thread!

I think this is the first time I really have laughed out loud on Mumsnet! Favourite part for me was about how your dad is balancing the rollos on his eyes then eating them and that's why I'm divorcing him!

Yes, truly funny 😆

That was bloody brilliant!!!

The image of the dad and the rollos had me howling with laughter.

It might well be the real name on an account they have control of, or someone 'friendly' who takes a cut to send the rest on (Google money mules for how that can work). It won't just stay in that first account, they'd line up others to funnel it through before it gets to the end point.

Well done OP.
You have created a template for us all to follow when we're next scammed.

Haha that's the best thing I've read in ages!!

Brilliant! I had that text and tried to get an answer back to wind them up but they ignored me 😂

CONNERLINGUS!

Absolutely dying at that;I do love stringing conman along but usually it's the ones that appear to have gotten themselves lost in my DM's

Also the have you had an accident at work cold callers;my husband tells them his boss managed to slam the van door on his penis;that usually stumps them.

That said the actual bosses mum once accidentally shot his dad in the penis with an air rifle...................

Bloody brilliant!
My husband used to put our kids on the phone when we had scammer calls, 10 mins of my smartass toddler on the phone waffling at them and they’d give up!

Please could you say which websites, I have a similar situation.

I once strung along a scammer from “Microsoft” who called my elderly DM. I had to put him on hold a few times but carefully followed every instruction until the screen went black…he hung up on me when I realised I didn’t have a computer and had been doing this to a microwave.