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In reply to the discussion: Phone Scammers Accidentally Call A Programmer, Regret It Immediately [View all]IronLionZion
(45,442 posts)25. There was a group of them that got arrested recently in India
In a rare bit of cooperation between the two countries' law enforcement.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2017/04/10/police-arrest-millennial-behind-multi-million-dollar-irs-phone-scam/#11b011f26ffc
"The alleged ringleader, Thakkar, known as "Shaggy," was said to be making more than 10 million rupees ($155,000) a day, or over a million dollars per week, at the scam's peak."
Not bad for a 24 year old millennial.
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Phone Scammers Accidentally Call A Programmer, Regret It Immediately [View all]
IronLionZion
Jun 2017
OP
Depending on his state of residence, couldn't the programmer have committed
ExciteBike66
Jun 2017
#1
It's the same reason I abuse these guys with abandon - who are they going to complain to?
NutmegYankee
Jun 2017
#47
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Pacifist Patriot
Jun 2017
#5
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IronLionZion
Jun 2017
#20
one up on the scammers. now, if we could only get transcripts that don't have such serious
niyad
Jun 2017
#29
my great-aunt only made it to the 6th grade i think. but she had a great bullshit detector.
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Jun 2017
#37
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oberliner
Jun 2017
#53