: Impersonating a trusted authority (e.g., the IRS or tech support).
: Transferring you to a "supervisor" to add a layer of professional credibility to the lie. scam-script
: Discouraging you from talking to others or hanging up. : Impersonating a trusted authority (e
: Features that verbally notify a caller that a conversation is being recorded can cause scammers to hang up immediately, as they prefer low-effort targets. Anatomy of a Scam Script : Impersonating a trusted authority (e.g.