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* On ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOnDeck'', Zack and Cody go to the top of an Indian mountain hoping to meet a religious man who can help Cody reach nirvana. They discover that the so-called "religious man" actually runs a technical-support center for computers... the same one that Mr. Moesby has been trying to contact so that he can fix his computer.
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* On ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOnDeck'', Zack and Cody go to the top of an Indian mountain hoping to meet a religious man who can help Cody reach nirvana. They discover that the so-called "religious man" actually runs a technical-support center for computers... the same one that Mr. Moesby Moseby has been trying to contact so that he can fix his computer.
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** In Italy, you'll get an Operator from Albania.
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* India also has a large number of companies that run technical support scams, tricking people into sending them money by pretending to fix nonexistent computer problems, often by pretending to be other computer companies. India's government has started cracking down on these companies, but it's slow going, as there is evidence that local police forces may be turning a blind eye to the crime in exchange for a cut of the profits. In addition, scambaiters and white-hat hackers such as [[https://youtube.com/channel/UCBNG0osIBAprVcZZ3ic84vw Jim Browning]] and WebVideo/{{Kitboga}} have been working to sabotage them, but as there's still plenty of them out there, there's hardly any risk of potential content for videos and investigations into scammers running out.
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* India also has a large number of companies that run technical support scams, tricking people into sending them money by pretending to fix nonexistent computer problems, often by pretending to be other computer companies. India's government has started cracking down on these companies, but it's slow going, as there is evidence that local police forces may be turning a blind eye to the crime in exchange for a cut of the profits. In addition, scambaiters and white-hat hackers such as [[https://youtube.com/channel/UCBNG0osIBAprVcZZ3ic84vw Jim Browning]] WebVideo/JimBrowning and WebVideo/{{Kitboga}} have been working to sabotage them, but as there's still plenty of them out there, there's hardly any risk of potential content for videos and investigations into scammers running out.
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* India also has a large number of companies that run technical support scams, tricking people into sending them money by pretending to fix nonexistent computer problems, often by pretending to be other computer companies. India's government has started cracking down on these companies and several hackers like [[https://youtube.com/channel/UCBNG0osIBAprVcZZ3ic84vw Jim Browing]] have been working to sabotage them but there still currently are a lot of them active.
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* India also has a large number of companies that run technical support scams, tricking people into sending them money by pretending to fix nonexistent computer problems, often by pretending to be other computer companies. India's government has started cracking down on these companies companies, but it's slow going, as there is evidence that local police forces may be turning a blind eye to the crime in exchange for a cut of the profits. In addition, scambaiters and several white-hat hackers like such as [[https://youtube.com/channel/UCBNG0osIBAprVcZZ3ic84vw Jim Browing]] Browning]] and WebVideo/{{Kitboga}} have been working to sabotage them them, but there as there's still currently are a lot plenty of them active.out there, there's hardly any risk of potential content for videos and investigations into scammers running out.
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* ''Film/Transformers2007'': a distress call from Lennox in Qatar trying to get air support is redirected to a disinterested Indian operator. According to director Creator/MichaelBay, this was based on a true story, presumably minus the giant robot attack.
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* ''Film/Transformers2007'': a distress call from Lennox in Qatar trying to get air support is redirected to a disinterested Indian operator. According to director Creator/MichaelBay, this was based on a true story, presumably minus the giant robot attack.[[note]]The inspiration was the 1983 Grenada campaign, [[https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/that-time-a-soldier-used-a-payphone-to-call-back-to-the-us-to-get-artillery-support-in-grenada/ where the communication lines were so messed up that the soldiers on the ground had to call long distance back to America to get a message relayed back to the forces off-shore to call in air support]][[/note]]
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* ''Film/Transformers2007'': a distress call from a US Army soldier in Qatar is redirected to a disinterested Indian operator. According to director Creator/MichaelBay, this was based on a true story, presumably minus the giant robot attack.
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* ''Film/Transformers2007'': a distress call from a US Army soldier Lennox in Qatar trying to get air support is redirected to a disinterested Indian operator. According to director Creator/MichaelBay, this was based on a true story, presumably minus the giant robot attack.
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* ''Film/{{Transformers}}'': a distress call from a US Army soldier in Qatar is redirected to a disinterested Indian operator. According to director Creator/MichaelBay, this was based on a true story, presumably minus the giant robot attack.
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* ''Film/{{Transformers}}'': ''Film/Transformers2007'': a distress call from a US Army soldier in Qatar is redirected to a disinterested Indian operator. According to director Creator/MichaelBay, this was based on a true story, presumably minus the giant robot attack.
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* An early episode of ''Series/TheColbertReport'' episode used this to illustrate outsourcing. Stephen was flattered that they put his call "all the way through to India", probably because he's a celebrity.
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* An early episode of ''Series/TheColbertReport'' episode used this to illustrate outsourcing. Stephen was flattered that they put his call "all the way through to India", probably because he's a celebrity.
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** A good rule of thumb as to whether a call is legit or not, is when they don't even address you by name, but still want to "confirm your details". DO NOT give them any details, but instead get them to confirm that ''they'' have your details (they will have to have them if they are going to 'confirm' them). Once they say yes, simply ask them what ''your'' first name is. Chances are high that they will just hang up. Regardless, if you are in ''any'' doubt, just go into your local bank/police/tax/etc branch to deal with this issue.
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* ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'':
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* One of WebOriginal/QuackityHQ's {{Running Gag}}s involves him calling a Indian operator just to mess with them.
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* One of WebOriginal/QuackityHQ's [=QuackityHQ=]'s {{Running Gag}}s involves him calling a Indian operator just to mess with them.
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* In one episode of ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen'' Charlie goes to buy some marijuana from his pharmacist, who video-calls a purported Indian doctor to give him an "examination" and write a prescription. In the middle of the call, the doctor answers another call for [=DirecTV=] customer service, using a very fake-sounding American accent.
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* They seem to have gotten into headhunting as well, at least for tech jobs. Post a profile on a major job-hunting board and you'll start getting inundated with emails from recruiters with Indian-sounding names, most of which are "urgent", light on details, and only tangentially related to your actual interests and qualifications.
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* In the ''Series/{{Life}}'' episode "Hit Me Baby", Crews gets tech support for his Bluetooth from an operator in India (though she refuses to disclose her location), and he ends up calling her back during his latest case to bounce ideas off her.
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* In the ''Series/{{Life}}'' ''Series/{{Life|2007}}'' episode "Hit Me Baby", Crews gets tech support for his Bluetooth from an operator in India (though she refuses to disclose her location), and he ends up calling her back during his latest case to bounce ideas off her.
