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 Just got one of those scam calls telling me that I’m facing legal trouble because someone has been shipping drugs in my name. They tried to get me to confirm my address by reading off a bunch of addresses, so they’re clearly trying to gain access to something. When I answered “no” to each address, they reminded me that I can be arrested for giving false information. 
 Then, they read a bunch of different bank names, asking if I had accounts with them. I said, “no,” and then, they wanted me to tell them where I do have bank accounts. I said, “I’m not giving you that information over the phone.” Then, they reminded me that they would “release my warrant,” and I’d have to go to the police department with my lawyer. I said, “Fine. I’ll do that,” and they hung up. 
 @90431d67 Scum of the earth, they are.  I genuinely don't know how they can sleep at night.  Even if one could argue the call center people are desperate and getting taken, they're still complicit.  And their bosses are triply complicit. 
 @90431d67 you should have said “I’m not happy giving you my address, but if you like I can provide you with one to forward the drugs to if that’s not too much hassle” 
 @90431d67 Did you tell them that scam calls are more likely to get them arrested, and in modern telephone networks are a lot easier to trace? 
 @90431d67 oh yeah, I’ve been meaning to tell you about that 😉