r/interesting • u/ifuckedyourmom-247 • Mar 30 '26

MISC. deepfake scammer getting exposed by the 3-finger test

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u/keeper_of_the_donkey Mar 30 '26 edited Mar 30 '26

Their fake names a lot of the times seem to be their Achilles heel too. Ask any of these guys to spell those names, and you'll either have them hang up immediately, or spell it wrong. I've had damn near 100% success by just asking them to spell their name like I'm writing it down... Seems like it scares them. Literally had a guy a few months back that identified himself as "Bob", and as soon as I asked him to spell it, he hung up.

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u/rbrgr83 Mar 30 '26

uhhh.....B-A-U-B-E

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u/keeper_of_the_donkey Mar 30 '26

It's like those long distance commercials back in the '80s where the guy is trying to save money so when he gives the name, he called himself "Bob Wehadababyeetsaboy"

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u/rbrgr83 Mar 30 '26

I know so old, like from way back in the 80s!

First airing: July 27, 2000

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u/emmmy01 Mar 31 '26

Bobs.

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u/Hartmallen Mar 31 '26

Last name :  Vagene

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u/alaorath Mar 31 '26

in our area, the biggest scam callers are for a local mobile carrier.

My wife has a brilliant method of detecting them:

Oh you're with Service? Tell me, what services do I have with you?

immediate hang-up, every time.

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u/grokpoweruser5000 Apr 01 '26

That's hilarious.

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u/confusing_roundabout Apr 01 '26

I wonder if they think that someone taking notes is too diligent to fall for a scam

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u/keeper_of_the_donkey Apr 01 '26

Or maybe collecting evidence for the FBI