The Off Topic Topic

[KRonn]

So I keep getting these phone calls, with numbers originating from all over the world.  It's a recording saying that they are the Canada Revenue Agency, that there is a warrant for your arrest, and to please call them at a set number.

Now its obviously a scam - that's not how CRA, or arrest warrants, work.  Plus the fact they don't even use your own name is a kind of a hint.  But I keep getting these calls.  As does my wife.  And a lot of other people in Canada.  There've even been news reports about thesee scammers - apparently they're based in India.

My question - do they just target Canadians?  Or do they try this is other countries too?

It's a common scam in the US. I get those calls every once in a while. I also get scam calls saying I won Publisher's Clearing House and to call a number.

Also with a Publisher's scam, a copule weeks ago I got Facebook instant messages from my cousin in Georgia saying she won 150k in a separate PCH drawing. Said she saw my name on the list and do I need the phone number to call Publisher's? Heh, right. When I contacted my cousing by phone she said her FB account was hacked. I also changed my FB password, as they recently had some large numbers of accounts hacked.

[crazy canuck]

It turns out Canadian law enforcement and the FBI are starting to do something about it by putting pressure on Indian authorities to raid the scammers.

The raids were triggered by a visit from Canadian police to Noida, a suburb of India's capital New Delhi, following a CBC Marketplace investigation that revealed how and where many of the scammers were operating. An RCMP officer based in India, in cooperation with the FBI, approached Indian authorities to act.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/national-cra-india-rcmp-scam-1.4883796

[derspiess]

I get the calls from India offering to lower my credit card APR about 2-3 times a week.  If I have time to kill, I take the call and have fun with them as I've mentioned previously.  What I've learned is that after you insult them, they have to whisper their reply insults into their headsets.  I guess if the scammer supervisor overhears them cussing at you, they get in trouble

The calls from "Windows Security Department" have dropped off, and I still haven't gotten the IRS one.

[HVC]

So I keep getting these phone calls, with numbers originating from all over the world.  It's a recording saying that they are the Canada Revenue Agency, that there is a warrant for your arrest, and to please call them at a set number.

Now its obviously a scam - that's not how CRA, or arrest warrants, work.  Plus the fact they don't even use your own name is a kind of a hint.  But I keep getting these calls.  As does my wife.  And a lot of other people in Canada.  There've even been news reports about thesee scammers - apparently they're based in India.

My question - do they just target Canadians?  Or do they try this is other countries too?

Police raided a indian call center

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/police-raid-indian-call-centres-linked-to-cra-phone-scam-that-has-victimized-canadians/ar-BBP8yVe?ocid=spartanntp

[Josquius]

I get the calls from India offering to lower my credit card APR about 2-3 times a week.  If I have time to kill, I take the call and have fun with them as I've mentioned previously.  What I've learned is that after you insult them, they have to whisper their reply insults into their headsets.  I guess if the scammer supervisor overhears them cussing at you, they get in trouble

The calls from "Windows Security Department" have dropped off, and I still haven't gotten the IRS one.

I used to love those windows ones. The best thing to do was to follow their instructions...as best you can on a linux box.

[mongers]

Who knew there is an RV hall of fame museum in Elkhart, Indiana?

[Liep]

One of our many princes bailed from army training after a few months to begin a modelling career. The government changed the rule so royals not in the core family of the regent or crown prince won't be subsidized, dude's gotta make some money now.

On the right:

[Tamas]

This reminds me, does taking British citizenship involve swearing allegiance to the crown?

[Richard Hakluyt]

This reminds me, does taking British citizenship involve swearing allegiance to the crown?

Yes it does 

http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/media/2476/a-guide-to-your-citizenship-ceremony.pdf

[Valmy]

Well I guess I am never becoming a British citizen then

[Richard Hakluyt]

QEII > Trump 

[Tamas]

Well, that will be a bit of a moral concudrum.

Swearing alligance to the country is of course no problem and I would consider a privilege. Doing so to a monarch, however, feels weird.

Especially since if I do it, I intend to mean it.

[Valmy]

Well, that will be a bit of a moral concudrum.

Swearing alligance to the country is of course no problem and I would consider a privilege. Doing so to a monarch, however, feels weird.

Especially since if I do it, I intend to mean it.

In all seriousness note that the oath only requires you to be loyal to the monarchy according to law, which is not a very significant level of loyalty. Though I guess you might want to know exactly what the applicable laws are in that area before swearing.

[Tamas]

Well, that will be a bit of a moral concudrum.

Swearing alligance to the country is of course no problem and I would consider a privilege. Doing so to a monarch, however, feels weird.

Especially since if I do it, I intend to mean it.

In all seriousness note that the oath only requires you to be loyal to the monarchy according to law, which is not a very significant level of loyalty. Though I guess you might want to know exactly what the applicable laws are in that area before swearing.

Good point.

[Richard Hakluyt]

It is really allegiance to the Queen as head of state, not to the person Elizabeth.