In the live stream room, after Frankie exited the connection, another netizen, "Ray," applied for a connection.
Elliot clicked "Accept".
In the small window appeared a 25-year-old office worker wearing a white T-shirt and a hat.
"Ray, did you also encounter a scam call?" Elliot asked.
"Yes, Boss," Ray nodded and said, "I received a scam call yesterday. The other party said my bank card was frozen and asked me to provide bank card information to verify my identity. I didn't listen carefully and just hung up. Unexpectedly, they called again. I didn't answer, and then they changed numbers and kept calling."
"Oh, tell me the scam phone numbers," Elliot said.
"138, and two other numbers, 136 and 135. These three numbers are all scams," Ray said.
Elliot wrote down the numbers, set up call forwarding, and used a virtual phone software to dial the first number directly.
"Du... Du... The number you dialed is powered off."
The first number was off.
Continue, dial the second number.
"Du... Du... The number you dialed is powered off."
The second number was also off.
Elliot then dialed the third number.
"Du... Du..."
Oh, the third number could be connected.
The phone rang three times, and Elliot hung up.
"Brothers, we can stir things up again. Now, we just have to wait for this scammer to call back," Elliot said with a laugh to the camera.
He glanced at the number of people in the live stream room; it had reached 80,000 in just this short time.
The bullet comments gradually decreased.
The netizens all quieted down, waiting for a good show.
"Du du du..."
Thirty-odd seconds later, the virtual phone software rang.
The scammer had arrived.
"Brothers, quiet down!" Elliot made a shushing gesture to the camera.
Then he answered the phone.
"Hello, this is the WealthPay Customer Service Center. My employee number is 008. The system shows that when you applied for a WealthPay account, you filled in student information and simultaneously activated Credit and Loan services. May I ask, are you still using this account now?" From the other end of the phone came a man's standard Federation accent, his tone gentle and polite.
"Mm," Elliot responded in a lazy state.
"This call is in response to national policy to notify you about your WealthPay account. You need to cooperate with the platform to update your student account information and convert it to adult information to avoid affecting your credit after the student channel is closed. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Mm."
"Okay, then I will now explain the modification process. Later, I will transfer you to our backend assistance manager. The assistance manager will verify your identity and, after confirming it's you, you can then update your work information in WealthPay. The entire process will take approximately three to five minutes. I will transfer you now..." The man seemed to sense no movement on the other end of the phone, so he asked, "Hello? Are you still there, sir? Can you hear me?"
"Mm," Elliot squeezed his throat and responded weakly.
"Okay, to protect the rights and interests of both parties, we need to use Horizon Conference for a video call with you. The entire call will be supervised by the Personal Insurance Association. Do you have Horizon Conference installed on your phone?"
"Mm."
"I said, do you have Horizon Conference installed on your phone?" The man repeated the question.
"Mm."
"If you have Horizon Conference installed, please open the software, and I will send you the meeting number."
"Mm."
The man finally realized something was wrong.
"Hello? Can you hear me? Do you understand what I mean? This is a big matter related to your personal credit. I'm not joking with you, sir!"
"Mm."
From beginning to end, Elliot only replied with an "Mm". He strongly suppressed his laughter and tried his best to remain calm.
"Haha..." He could endure, but the netizens couldn't. Some netizens laughed out loud.
In the dormitory of Lumina City University, Noah was laughing so hard he was doubled over, tears streaming down his face.
"Hahaha!"
"Noah, what are you laughing at? You're laughing like an idiot!" The roommate on the upper bunk leaned out and asked curiously.
"Hahaha!" Noah didn't reply; he couldn't stop laughing.
At this moment, the scammer's exasperated voice came from the live stream screen: "Mm your sister! Can you only say 'Mm'?!"
"Mm."
"Mm your mother, you're really a moron!" The man cursed angrily and then hung up the phone.
"Pfft... Hahaha..." Netizen Chloe, a girl with a ponytail, burst out laughing.
"Hahaha!"
In the internet cafe, netizen 'Quinn' laughed loudly, attracting the attention of those around him.
"Haha..." In the library, a girl wearing glasses, she was netizen 'Floating Life Like a Dream', laughed out loud, but she quickly realized she was in the library and quickly covered her mouth, holding back her laughter.
[Pfft!]
[Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter!]
[Can't stop laughing, even professional scammers can't stand cold violence! *Covering face*]
[Hahahahaha... I'm dying of laughter!]
[Cold violence is truly terrifying! *Tears*]
[Who understands the 'Southern drawl' scam call I encountered before! It gave me goosebumps all over!]
[At the generic customer service, you could get 10 packages by 'Mm mm mm' like this! *Covering face*]
[So, cold violence is really terrifying! *Heart* Hope I don't encounter such people in real life! *Awkward smile*]
[I also encountered such a scam call. The other party claimed to be a Federation Telecom customer service representative and said someone had topped up my phone bill by 8000 credits and asked me to provide bank card information to refund the money. At that time, I was still in my second year of high school. I thought, who would believe such an idiotic scam? Moreover, that person spoke with a thick regional accent, so I directly retorted to him: 'Don't your Telecom customer service representatives speak properly? If you can't even speak without a heavy accent, what kind of customer service are you? I don't understand what you're saying!' As a result, he was so angry that he immediately started cursing and then hung up.]
[Stop 'Mm'ing, stop 'Mm'ing, I can't stand it anymore! *Sobbing*]
[Is 'Mm' very perfunctory? *Black face* *Black face* *Black face*]
[Your string of 'Mm's made a handsome young man suffer a beating! *Covering face*]
[Even professional scammers can't stand cold violence! *Tears*] ...
The bullet comments in the live stream room completely exploded.
Netizens laughed incessantly.
The streamer was too funny; they had learned a trick today.
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(End of this chapter)
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Translator and Editor - Husband
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