MUX STX
Active Member
One that has been doing the rounds a lot lately is a call from Microsoft stating that you have a problem with your windows program, it IS a scam to access your bank details.
I was well aware of the scam long before they rang 4 times in a week, my wife took the calls and told them to..........well............ piss off.
The call went something like this...................
Hi I am from Microsoft software department and you are having troubles with your windows program and I am here to fix it.
I say oh really I was not aware of any problems, and the Indian chap says you need to be in front of your computer to fix the problem.
I stay calm and composed and tell him I am starting up my computer so he can fix my "problem"
I say, you will have to wait a while as I have a old computer that runs on petrol and it is a little slower then the newer models, surprisingly he say ok and stays on the line, he is now on the line for 2 or 3 minutes.
He says is your computer ready, and I say yes, he then says again you have a problem with your windows program.
Here's the kicker.........I say I don't have windows on my petrol driven computer, I only have doors, no windows.
He hung up and I have never had a phone call since, the secret is to scamming these %$#%^ is to keep calm and polite, keep them on the line as long as possible. The longer you keep them on the line the less honest people they can annoy.
Thanks for watching, stay tuned and I will tell the story about a telemarketer I told I was a little busy as one of my cows was calving and I needed the tractor to pull the calf out, I had him strung along for a good 15 mins or so................................lmao
I was well aware of the scam long before they rang 4 times in a week, my wife took the calls and told them to..........well............ piss off.
The call went something like this...................
Hi I am from Microsoft software department and you are having troubles with your windows program and I am here to fix it.
I say oh really I was not aware of any problems, and the Indian chap says you need to be in front of your computer to fix the problem.
I stay calm and composed and tell him I am starting up my computer so he can fix my "problem"
I say, you will have to wait a while as I have a old computer that runs on petrol and it is a little slower then the newer models, surprisingly he say ok and stays on the line, he is now on the line for 2 or 3 minutes.
He says is your computer ready, and I say yes, he then says again you have a problem with your windows program.
Here's the kicker.........I say I don't have windows on my petrol driven computer, I only have doors, no windows.
He hung up and I have never had a phone call since, the secret is to scamming these %$#%^ is to keep calm and polite, keep them on the line as long as possible. The longer you keep them on the line the less honest people they can annoy.
Thanks for watching, stay tuned and I will tell the story about a telemarketer I told I was a little busy as one of my cows was calving and I needed the tractor to pull the calf out, I had him strung along for a good 15 mins or so................................lmao
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