tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294802376557801671.post4468527691267775506..comments2023-06-13T10:43:45.073+01:00Comments on The whole damn world: Wasting timePaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07477727620596783913noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294802376557801671.post-17990143390248047242012-05-03T19:15:59.247+01:002012-05-03T19:15:59.247+01:00In the last 2 weeks, I have received 3 calls from ...In the last 2 weeks, I have received 3 calls from Filipinos, I think there have been a lot more. They often refer to the fact that I appear on the share register for BP. I do indeed own BP shares. Their first gambit is to get me to confirm that I do indeed own BP shares. "I would rather not say," would be a fairly standard reply from me to cold callers. Any way, this time I tried, "How can I help you?" to which there was never a satisfactory answer. I assume he was going to try and sell me some bogus investment. Any way, realising he was not going to get far with such a savvy guy as me, he took to insulting me, calling me a parrot! Bastard!Petenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294802376557801671.post-76806350819669489602011-05-11T17:38:16.939+01:002011-05-11T17:38:16.939+01:00They try to get you to visit a website. Presumably...They try to get you to visit a website. Presumably that site installs nasty things on your computer so that they can then steal passwords or turn it into a spam factory or whatever.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477727620596783913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294802376557801671.post-3902431997327414242011-05-11T04:58:27.844+01:002011-05-11T04:58:27.844+01:00Excellent. Go for the half hour. You are indeed wa...Excellent. Go for the half hour. You are indeed wasting your own time too but you know that already. How does the scam work any way?Petenoreply@blogger.com