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if you pick these calls up it proves you are a real number and will get more calls

instead, have your AI answer as "jacks Pzza" or "office depot headquarters boise ID" and they will re-classify your number.

if you want to fight for your number you have to start thinking of your phone number as part of a giant global database and convince the big data brokers you are not who you say you are

szert 2d ago

Good point but it's just fun to listen the recordings. Easy to tune the prompt like that once I get bored with it.

Also, I am not sure how this business works. I assume they buy leaked data then fish around. So every buyer or new breach brings new wave?

Anyway, I'm just happy to waste their time. Thogh someone said that sometimes they are paid per the hour. Ultimately I still contributing to make it less profitable and less time to harass others.

cyanydeez 2d ago

I pick up and wait for itto click. They dont care. These are automated dialers. You will stay on the list if it doesnt pick up.

In theory, sure. But not answering makes your value higher. It will never take you off the list.

szert 2d ago

I am pretty sure the two police scam attempts I uploaded are real people.

There are more , one guy spent almost an hour talking with the bot, even called back when the bot hang up because of the time limits I put on (it says I gotta go sorry). It played so well all the way, like pretending to search for email in spam folder, looking for a pen etc. :)

And a few automated crap AI like the add me on what's app and a whatever crypto bot.

cyanydeez 2d ago

My theory is: picking up, making zero noise and just waiting for it to hang up has a chance of marking it as a fax line or some other automated system. Eitherway, it wastes their time but never engages.

But it's also _not a real person_; these are automated dialers that wait for someone to speak, then they get transfered to a scammer. 99% of the time, there's not anyone listening at the start. It's only when you engage does it go to the scammer.

People conceptualize this stuff wrongly. Having worked in debt collection teaches you just how automated it all was, 30 years ago.

dawnerd 2d ago

Used to be true but these days there’s enough data on real numbers it doesn’t matter. I get 8 calls a day now across two lines. Every day. Exact same time exact same ai voicemail.

cjimesh 2d ago

Answering such calls puts an even bigger target on your head, doesn't it?

szert 1d ago

yeah, I am considering to tweak the bot to give away it's AI playing with them after some time. Currently I just steer it live from Telegram with some trolling instructions when I have time for fun.

orionblastar 2d ago

Good video, but the Callsitter repository returns a 404.

szert 2d ago

ouch, thx! Should be fixed now, I forgot to set it to public

proxy796 2d ago

That video was lit.. hahaha

Show HN: CallSitter – bot that answers my calls and wastes scammers' time (github.com)