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Turning The Tables On Spam Callers With Humor
Unless it's a family member calling, I rarely answer the phone. But once in a while, when I'm feeling saucy, I'll pick up on a sales call. My favorites come from Mumbai by way of a local area code. I listen to the pitch and thank them for calling. I tell them I've just received an inheritance of many millions and I'm eager to spend it as soon as possible. ("I can't tell you why, but I've got to do it soon!") The slightly suspicious but more excited salesperson then goes for the close - at which I tell him that whatever he's asking is way too little. "You must find a way for me to invest more than that!" I demand. He ups the ante. "That's not enough," I reply. We keep this up until he starts to laugh or hangs up.
Here's someone that does the same thing with spam...