One up for the good guys.

[handrawn]

ah the joys of living in urban berkshire - I did live down the line from you in basingstoke back in the '80s for 18 months or so...

of course we rural types get our scammers too [and sheep rustlers], and petty theives... there is an online local area watch that sends email notifications and to which you can report, very useful

i would be tempted to say - oh my brother works there, hang on I'll just give him a ring.. and ring said nwatch.. if the guy hang around long enough...

[gwpriester]

This guy has way too much time on his hands. He is really good.

[1alexie]

Indians literally have the most distinct accents and they expect us to believe that their names are “Mark Robinson” or other English name.

[pauland]

Indians literally have the most distinct accents and they expect us to believe that their names are “Mark Robinson” or other English name.

I don't think the bad guys will be offering their real names in any event.

[handrawn]

you cannot assume anyway; in the UK after 2/3 generation or so, the second name at least could be anything; reckon be the same elsewhere where there is ethnic mix

[pauland]

you cannot assume anyway; in the UK after 2/3 generation or so, the second name at least could be anything; reckon be the same elsewhere where there is ethnic mix

Absolutely, but these guys are in Delhi and most overseas call centres with Indian staff will naturally have names that are typically Indian rather than British or western. I don't think we were considering British people with overseas roots.

Quite a few people with atypical names in Britain will use an anglicised variant of their name outside of their community.

[handrawn]

do the people getting these calls know that ? that they are not in the uk (wherever)