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"Anyway, If you ever receive such a call, do not follow along"

But then perhaps stringing them along means less time for them to be calling other people who may not be aware of this scam?

I think he meant do not follow their instructions through the actual phishing part.

Seems like a drop-in-the-ocean type of solution.

Worse, honestly, the value of your wasted time is almost certainly higher than that of the person on the other end of the call.