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Indian Scammers Revisited
Posted on 3/25/25 at 3:24 pm
Posted on 3/25/25 at 3:24 pm
So, I addressed this some time ago but, hey, why not again?
Since I get so many of these calls at this point, I've taken to going ahead and answering them and, to say that I'm not very kind would be an understatement. If I happen to not be busy, I've learned to milk the frick out of the call until I finally deliver something like hoping their whole family dies in a fire.
It occurs to me based on sheer volume, that there must be thousands if not 10s of thousands of people...........primarily in New Delhi doing this shite for a living and it obviously works on enough old people to justify the effort.
Tell me why I shouldn't view this as an indictment of Indians on the whole? Clearly, on top of all of the callers, their are hosts of people from family members to simply the locals that know they basically steal from helpless people.
I used to generally like Indian people but frankly, I'm revisiting this general belief.
Since I get so many of these calls at this point, I've taken to going ahead and answering them and, to say that I'm not very kind would be an understatement. If I happen to not be busy, I've learned to milk the frick out of the call until I finally deliver something like hoping their whole family dies in a fire.

It occurs to me based on sheer volume, that there must be thousands if not 10s of thousands of people...........primarily in New Delhi doing this shite for a living and it obviously works on enough old people to justify the effort.
Tell me why I shouldn't view this as an indictment of Indians on the whole? Clearly, on top of all of the callers, their are hosts of people from family members to simply the locals that know they basically steal from helpless people.
I used to generally like Indian people but frankly, I'm revisiting this general belief.
Posted on 3/25/25 at 3:34 pm to Grumpy Nemesis
you could check out the Scammer Payback youtube channel - that is all this guy "Pierogi" does....
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Posted on 3/25/25 at 3:38 pm to Grumpy Nemesis
So because call centers, based In India Are full of scammers you want to loath Indians as a whole. You think they don’t try to get every aging individual regardless of race? I have a friend whose mother is Colombian and father is Indian. The Father was trying to call Dell support and instead of going through Dell’s website just googled Dell support and the 1st contact listed turned out to be an India Call center scam number. His mother had called him frantically and he convinced his father to hang up.but he had already withdrawn $900 and deposited into bitcoin. His was now filled with malware and he had to get it removed by a shop.
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Posted on 3/25/25 at 3:38 pm to Auburntiger
One thing Trump could do is lean on Modi to stop it
Posted on 3/25/25 at 4:04 pm to memphisplaya
So because call centers, based In India Are full of scammers you want to loath Indians as a whole
I didn't claim it to be reasonable. That said, clearly, there is cultural acceptance of the behavior on such a wide scale.
I didn't claim it to be reasonable. That said, clearly, there is cultural acceptance of the behavior on such a wide scale.
quote:I'm not sure what point you think you're making here. They target the west. Sure, that probably means they get the occasional Indian, but probably not very often.
ou think they don’t try to get every aging individual regardless of race?
Posted on 3/25/25 at 4:05 pm to Auburntiger
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you could check out the Scammer Payback youtube channel - that is all this guy "Pierogi" does....
Yeah. I've seen a few of those. But frankly, they aren't satisfying. I'd rather just see the whole building fall down on these people..............HOPEFULLY, on family day.

Posted on 3/25/25 at 4:27 pm to memphisplaya
Can't fix stupid. If it's a red dot Indian on the other end of the line, assume it's a scam. You would think legit Indians would want to fix it more than anyone.
Posted on 3/25/25 at 4:29 pm to dalefla
quote:To be fair, I've read that a lot of Indians who live in the west do hate this shite...........but, like I said. CLEARLY, it's culturally acceptable behavior back home.
Can't fix stupid. If it's a red dot Indian on the other end of the line, assume it's a scam. You would think legit Indians would want to fix it more than anyone.
Posted on 3/25/25 at 4:31 pm to Grumpy Nemesis
I've said before, but the politicians that solves this would never lose another election. Someone needs to make this their number 1 issue.
If Trump made an EO stopping this and threatened to send fricking Seal teams into any foreign country to take out the telemarketers, he would be a national hero.
If Trump made an EO stopping this and threatened to send fricking Seal teams into any foreign country to take out the telemarketers, he would be a national hero.
Posted on 3/25/25 at 4:32 pm to Grumpy Nemesis
No judgment, but It's more acceptable in their culture.
Posted on 3/25/25 at 4:32 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
quote:I'm on team kill them with you. LOL
If Trump made an EO stopping this and threatened to send fricking Seal teams into any foreign country to take out the telemarketers, he would be a national hero.
But, shite. Don't we have any cyber warfare capabilities that could address these pieces of shite?
Posted on 3/25/25 at 4:33 pm to Grumpy Nemesis
Is there a compelling argument in there somewhere? Garbage post.
Posted on 3/25/25 at 4:33 pm to Grumpy Nemesis
Let me introduce you to the United States Congress before we nuke India.
This post was edited on 3/25/25 at 4:35 pm
Posted on 3/25/25 at 4:33 pm to theballguy
quote:Can you imagine coming home to your wife and saying, "honey, we're going on vacation. My commissions from scamming old people this week are going go be awesome!!!"
No judgment, but It's more acceptable in their culture.
Posted on 3/25/25 at 4:35 pm to Jorts R Us
quote:Not sure I was arguing anything but I do think this is something that affects a lof of people who are the least among us and no one seems to care.
Is there a compelling argument in there somewhere? Garbage post.
Posted on 3/25/25 at 4:36 pm to Grumpy Nemesis
They stopped CP for the most part or ran it to the dark web for the tor users. They could protect our elderly much more than they do but the ACLU & the SPLC would advocate for the spammers who prolly were getting USAID funding.
Posted on 3/25/25 at 4:39 pm to Grumpy Nemesis
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Not sure I was arguing anything but I do think this is something that affects a lof of people who are the least among us and no one seems to care.
You're not going to find anyone here that is sympathetic to scammers. They suck and if you want some free entertainment go check out Scammer Payback on YouTube. Making sweeping generalizations is silly, though.
This post was edited on 3/25/25 at 4:40 pm
Posted on 3/25/25 at 4:45 pm to Jorts R Us
quote:I don't think it's a generalization to acknowledge that at least in New Delhi, it is CLEARLY a socially acceptable behavior.
You're not going to find anyone here that is sympathetic to scammers. They suck and if you want some free entertainment go check out Scammer Payback on YouTube. Making sweeping generalizations is silly, though.
Posted on 3/25/25 at 4:49 pm to Grumpy Nemesis
quote:
I don't think it's a generalization to acknowledge that at least in New Delhi, it is CLEARLY a socially acceptable behavior.
Right. Well, below is what you wrote so...
quote:
Tell me why I shouldn't view this as an indictment of Indians on the whole?
Posted on 3/25/25 at 4:52 pm to Jorts R Us
quote:And, honestly, I know it's not fair.
Right. Well, below is what you wrote so...
But, THEIR CITIZENS DO KNOW that they are the worldwide pariah in this area and THEIR GOVERNMENT not only doesn't do anything about it but frankly, seems complicit.
So..............
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