Got The Windows Scam Call Again

[Straightshooter2]

I just got a call from Alex (with a strange accent) at the Windows Help Desk. This time I went to a different tactic. I sounded puzzled and said, "Windows? We don't run a Windows system, we run a Linux OS." Silence on the other end of the line. So I went ahead and hung up. I love it when a plan comes together. Next time I think I'll string him along for a while.

CW

 

[Comrad]

It's great entertainment to string them along. I almost look forward to their calls now. Winter time, got to get out of the house more I think.

 

[Salty RI]

I got one the other day, he said his name was Joe, I said Hi Joseph how are you doing today, he said not Joseph my mane is Joe.

 

[WuzzFuzz]

Hola Joe. ¿Cómo usted está haciendo este día agradable?


Hello Joe. How are you this fine day?

Look out though, he may answer you.....


WuzzFuzz

 

[rwsmith]

"Hawlo, my nome is Wictor

If you've got a lot of time it may be fun to pretend to do what he says, but ask a lot of questions like you can't understand what he wants you to do. Maybe get to the point where you say, "I've got to put the phone down while I type this in" and hang up.

 

[rock doc]

My wife got the call the other day. She kept repeating. "What, what? I no understand you saying." in a similar accent as the caller, and she finally hung up.

 

[REM 3200]

If you've got a lot of time it may be fun to pretend to do what he says, but ask a lot of questions like you can't understand what he wants you to do. Maybe get to the point where you say, "I've got to put the phone down while I type this in" and hang up.

I did that to one of them about a year ago.
Wow, did he get upset when my computer wouldn't do what he thought it should have done.
I don't know how it could have, it was off at the time.

 

[diamonback68]

I let them tell me I have the problem, then I tell them "Well, fix it then, I gave your people $189.95 a year ago for such problems and I still have 3 years left on my warranty". Drives them crazy trying to figure how to get around that.

 

[wrhk33]

The last time I got the "Computer" call I just told him I got rid of my computer. Fastest I ever got rid of the guy.

 

[meaneyedcatz]

Years ago I got a call and I told them we were sitting down to supper. Gal kept talking and would not let me get in a word edge wise.

I put the phone down and sat down with my family to eat. After a full 10 minutes I was curious so I picked up the phone and the gal was still talking. I hung up after that.
What a set of lungs.

 

[GaryS]

This is why I don't answer the house phone unless I recognize the number. In some cases I don't answer the phone if I DO recognize the number, but that's another story.

 

[hpfenning]

I tell them I have an Apple!

 

[e3mrk]

I received one of those calls,The Guy had a heavy Indian accent and said His name was Allen and that I had downloaded a nasty Virus on My Computer and I needed to go to a website to get rid of it.
I told Him that We have five Computers and did He know which one the Virus was on,(I could hear Him talking to someone in the background) After about ten minute of messing with Him I gave My Son the Phone and He messed with Him for another ten or fifteen minutes untill He told Allen that We use Ubuntu. By that time the Guy was really mixed up and hung up.
We had a great time with Him and hope He calls again when I have more time to have fun.

 

[Pbchucker]

If I feel like stringing them along, I have told them, " I have a hard time remembering things since the surgery, could you call back when the nurse is here?"

Or, "You called my cell phone and I am on my way home right now, but traffic is backed up. Can you call back in half an hour when I can get to my computer?" One time they actually called back and I said, "I am still stuck in traffic, there must be an accident up ahead. Can you call me tomorrow?"

 

[Ben_hutcherson]

The last time I got one of those calls, I was playing around on my Apple Titanium Powerbook running OS 9. This is a dead operating system, although still surprisingly useable on the internet thanks to dedicated group of people whokeep an up-to-date browser going for it.

In any case, when I told the guy I was running Mac OS 9.2.2 and using Classilla and that I was pretty sure there weren't any viruses currently in circulation, he was at a loss for words long enough for me to hang up.

Most of the time, I just say "I'm a Mac user" and hang up.

 

[Rick_A]

My wife got one the other day. She said we didn't have a computer. He said "you are lying mam!" and she hung up.

 

[pawngal]

Gee, I feel left out, I never get those calls. Yes, 3 computers all running
Win7.

 

[BobC357]

Like the rest, I enjoy taking them for a ride. I do IT and cybersecurity consulting so, it's easy to take advantage of these scammers. Its great when you get them so confused they don't know what they're doing. Ask them to give you their IP address so you can see how its done. Always good for a laugh.

 

[Cyrano]

When I get calls like that I wish I remembered some of the Vietnamese I learned some 50 years ago.

 

[Ben_hutcherson]

Maybe I'll spring this problem on the next one who calls, and see if they can help me sort it out...