Phone scam warning

[T1 Terry]

Your mate is called Brain?

Is it an ironic nickname and he's actually as thick as mince?

My poor spelling, but love the reference as being thick as mince, better than 2 long planks, it would be in the Aussie tradition as well, like calling a red head bloke Bluey or someone who has a tendency to steal stuff is called Jack .....

T1 Terry

 

[MG Clive]

My poor spelling, but love the reference as being thick as mince, better than 2 long planks, it would be in the Aussie tradition as well, like calling a red head bloke Bluey or someone who has a tendency to steal stuff is called Jack .....

T1 Terry

It was short planks when I was a lad, I guess that's inflation for you.

 

[Ian Key]

It was short planks when I was a lad, I guess that's inflation for you.

When have you ever known an Aussie downplay something?

 

[GaryMG4]

I have Android call screening activated on my phone which allows Google Assistant to answer unknown calls, ask who is calling, and then provide a real-time transcript. It doesn't screen known numbers so friends, family and businesses don't get screened but scammers with spoofed numbers or suspect numbers that have been reported as spam do. They hang up as soon as they realise they are being answered by AI.

Unfortunately at the moment it is only available on Google Pixel phones and newer Samsung Galaxy devices via the native phone app's settings.

And iPhones.

 

[GaryMG4]

I've not had any for a while, I usually do a reverse security check on them, ask for last amount or 'challenge phrase'. About 3 weeks after the last one I got a text from an unknown number that started 'Oper something, stating we believe you may have been scammed please contact this number', I sent it to the scam number, it turns out it was the police gathering evidence as they had caught the scammer.

 

[T1 Terry]

It was short planks when I was a lad, I guess that's inflation for you.

If the planks were short, why would they need to be thick, the longer the plank, the thicker it needs to be so it doesn't break in the middle ...... thick short planks just doesn't make sense .... or have I missed something

T1 Terry

 

[Archev]

If the planks were short, why would they need to be thick, the longer the plank, the thicker it needs to be so it doesn't break in the middle ...... thick short planks just doesn't make sense .... or have I missed something

T1 Terry

Precisely- that’s it

 

[T1 Terry]

When have you ever known an Aussie downplay something?

Like a Digeridoo? You can't up play one of those, that's a Digeridon't .........

Maybe the Aussie cricket team could play with only half the team, to give the poms a chance

T1 Terry