Hilariously inept Xfinity Scam

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Hilariously inept Xfinity Scam

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Been getting a robo call once a day, with a computer voice obviously reading a bad english translation of a script. Something about "We have detected a signal repairman inside your home wiring and need you to contact us to send a repairman to service your home wiring." They leave an 800 number that has been associated with this scam, and several others.

Sadly, they're probably phone blasting all the retirees in my area, and suckering a few into giving up their credit card number or something.

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FlyingPenguin wrote: Sun Jul 25, 2021 2:17 pm We have detected a signal repairman inside your home wiring.
That sounds painful.
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I rcvd the Microsoft Support call today that said my PC notified them that some hacker was trying to access my SSN. I simply stayed on the line and when they answered with "How can I help you" I simply told them "You could help ALL OF US by simply dropping dead but if that's not an option, then how about you stop trying to scam people, like the human garbage that you are?"

I know it does nothing but it wastes their time and it felt nice to say. Help break up my Monday a little bit. Hopefully also cost them more in calls. I dunno.
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If you have time just make up names and SSN and give them to them and poison the database.
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I got a call the other day from the caller ID: [bunch of numbers] stating they were from Spectrum. Too bad that my current provider is Spectrum and they never call.
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