I had a good time on the telephone with some scam artist today.
The phone rings and this guy at the other end says he represents more than a hundred stores “in my area” that offer special discounts for senior citizens.
Just $150 to join this special club.
So I say, “Sounds great. By the way, what’s ‘my area'”?
Oops.
Apparently that wasn’t in the script.
“The area where you live sir. Just $150 to join the…”
Yeah, but what’s my area?
“The 808 area code area.”
But where’s that?
“This covers your whole city and we have…”
See ya.
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Idiots.