Idea to answer the phone for every lad

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Master Baiter Joined: 14 Feb 2009 Posts: 209

Anyone ever tried having their K7 voicemail have a greeting that goes as follows? :

Hello?

Hello? Is this Mr. crackle...crackle...lliams? I can't hear you. Can you get a better phone?

Pause

I got your email. I still can't hear you. Hello? Call me back later!

Pause

I mean, that kind of tricks people here sometimes. I can't imagine the mugus would have any idea they're talking to a machine unless they call over and over again.

419Eater is my life Joined: 25 Feb 2009 Posts: 299

Mugus have a habit of calling more than once - they'd probably twig that it was the exact same message each time.

Also, wouldn't the *beep* that comes after the greeting telling people to start talking give it away a bit?

Nice idea, but might not work =/

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:00 pm

I like to burn their dollas by putting a maximum length greeting on those services. Something like "You have reached the **** Foundation. Please hold while we connect you to <character says their name>" followed by LONG on-hold music then "This is <character>. I am currently out of the office or on another line etc"

My favorite hold music is "Misirlou" by Dick Dale and the Del-Tones.

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:27 pm

I've got a script pending on a 50p/min line - goes a bit like this...

"Welcome to WU MTCN Secure Transfer Services. The sender does not know the MTCN, but will have given you a code to enter to securely receive it. Please enter your first digit"
<enters digit 2>
"Two. Thank you. Please enter your next digit or hold for an operator"
<enters anything>
"Thank you. Please enter your next digit or hold for an operator"
(loops)

Also fun is the fact that entering 3 will respond "Four". Just for shits and giggles.

Having problems with the provider just now, but I'll post the number for all to use when I can get it working.

Master Baiter Joined: 14 Feb 2009 Posts: 209

How does that work with the scammers cell phones? I assume most of them are on pre-paid sim cards down there that they have to refill. Would the phone company be able to take the charges out of their credits?

Also, yeah, I think there are some better ideas for voicemail intros, I just came up with something off the top of my head.

I got the idea because every time I hear them call a scammer on the scambaiters radio show, its always 20 seconds of "hello? hello? Who is this?"

Maybe a simple 'Hello?' followed by a 10 second pause and then "Wireless service interrupted. SCREECH SCREECH SCREECH SCREECH SCREECH SCREECH"

Anyway, I'll give it a try on a new bait and see if it works at all.

My other idea is 2 K7 Lines. One that goes to an office voicemail that says "I will be out of the country. Please leave a message or call me on my cell at K7line2" and then the K7 line 2 will say "The wireless customer you are trying to reach is currently out of range. Please try again later".

Should work well for safaris.

Trophy Videos · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:47 pm

@hoorah - Have you ever tried to get ahold of a cellphone company and haggle over credits and phone charges? I'm betting it's no easier for the lads. Wink

Master Baiter Joined: 14 Feb 2009 Posts: 209

No need to full quote a message directly above, just use "^^" - OD

Oh I'm sure once the charges are there it will be tough, yeah.

I just meant to ask if it automatically charged their phone, or if they would have to input a credit card number to continue, or if the call simply wouldn't go through because of the billing setup.

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:17 pm

I'm sure you'll find all our lads understand all about putting credit on their phones - most of the developing world has little landline infrastructure but well-developed mobile networks. The cunning plan is just to eat their credit as quickly as possible. Is that mean? Well it stops them calling vics, so I won't lose sleep over some scammer trying to get another scammer's MTCN from an ASEM spending all his credit Smile

Hence my (robot-voiced) message to keep them on the line as long as possible Smile

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:22 pm

hoorah wrote:

Anyone ever tried having their K7 voicemail have a greeting that goes as follows?

i tried it previouly, if it were a very long message it would work to waste their credits.

but if i remember correctly, at the end of the message the K-7 voice sez something, so you would be busted.

it's been a while, maybe I am mistaken.

Master Baiter Joined: 14 Feb 2009 Posts: 209

manbiteslion wrote:

I'm sure you'll find all our lads understand all about putting credit on their phones

Right, I realize that they understand the cell and they put money on them. My question was asking if toll numbers could deduct from pre-paid cell phones, or any phones in nigeria for that matter.

I 100% support it, I'm just wondering if it can actually be done.

Oh, BTW, I gave the "Hello?" thing a try on my K7. The recording time isn't very long, so its not long before the voice thing comes on asking you to send a fax or leave a message. I'll give it a try on some throw-away mugus and see if it works.

Not quite a Newb Joined: 19 Feb 2009 Posts: 69

I've just emailed a few telecoms companies here requesting a super premium expensive tariff for my scammers to call me on which will go through to an automated answering machine voice script, £1.50 per minute $2.15 seems a little bit generous, I want one that is a lot more expensive than that!

£3.00 a minute sounds about right. Obviously I'd have a range of voices ready and waiting for them.

I do like that idea up there getting them to press digits on their mobile phone pads, one digit between each voice instruction, that could really string it out a bit!

Similarly, if you get a lads mobile number, I wonder if it's possible to get an automated number to call their mobile and reverse the charges at a super expensive premium rate? That'd be hilarious!

Laughing

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:18 pm

The highest regular call cost in the UK is the 090 block (upto £1.50/min), they are not callable from overseas, but the 070's sometimes are. The 070 I use has had a couple of frustrated calls from lads, although I can't guarantee it was from overseas.

Edit: there's no such thing as reverse billing for premium calls/mobiles in the UK (or anywhere sane, surely?).

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:24 pm

Quote:

I assume most of them are on pre-paid sim cards down there that they have to refill. Would the phone company be able to take the charges out of their credits?

Most everything down there is a cash economy, hence pre paid billing. And when the credits are used up on the phones, they are gone.

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