Got The Windows Scam Call Again

[speedyquad]

i've gone the "But i have an APPLE" route lately. i've been known to break into a poor Indian accent and string them along. My favorite was when I kept calling the guy "Apu"(as in the Simpsons and Kwik-E-Mart). he finally asked why i had to be mean and said he had the wrong number and hung up on me.

 

[don5]

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

We can fix that for you. Be glad you don't get them as they are annoying. I usually answer the phone and after the guy introduces himself, I ask him what the scam of the week is? This upsets them for some reason. I don't know why.

 

[sawgrass]

Lately, when I get that call, I will interrupt them and say that I will buy their Windows service plan if you can answer one question. OK? "Who is Bill Gates?" Never have had a reply.

 

[Vegetaman]

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

Ah yes. I've gotten about 8 of these in the past year and I love to toy with them.

Last time I went through a five minute adventure trying to figure out "where my darn kids hid my computer" and ranting about various things, and I think they finally hung up on me.

 

[Wingmaster]

I had one call me this morning. After going along with them for probably 10 minutes he was asking questions that I couldn't answer because I wasn't on my computer. Then I said "you are scamming me" He started cussing and telling me a bunch of things he was going to do with my mother.
Then I thought it was kinda funny, he said I was wasting his time.
I wish I could waste more of his time.

Wingmaster

 

[old bear]

I've gotten several of those. The last two they even had my correct address. I strung them along for 5 or so minuets then advised them that I was "running a Mack" which is not true. Then I call them every mean, nasty, and degrading name I can think of.

As Mrs. old bear knows where this is going to end up, she either leaves the room or pushes me outside with the cordless phone.