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| Thread ID: 134785 | 2013-08-12 09:10:00 | Just received a windows scammer | Nomad (952) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1351127 | 2013-08-12 09:10:00 | I wasn't in the mood to chat ... I mentioned that I have a apple and they told me to wait. Just hanged up. Never thought I would receive such a call.... | Nomad (952) | ||
| 1351128 | 2013-08-12 11:21:00 | Was that your first call? I've lost count how many I've had now. I have given up on the 'playing dumb' trick and just tell them I don't have a computer - gets them off the phone in double-quick time. | Jen (38) | ||
| 1351129 | 2013-08-12 11:34:00 | Was that your first call? I've lost count how many I've had now. I have given up on the 'playing dumb' trick and just tell them I don't have a computer - gets them off the phone in double-quick time.Playing smart also tends to get rid of them quickly - tell them you'll pass them onto your IT department ;) | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 1351130 | 2013-08-12 11:42:00 | Playing smart also tends to get rid of them quickly - tell them you'll pass them onto your IT department ;)Not always... One woman phoned up saying she was from Microsoft in Auckland. I told her I worked there too (don't) and wasn't that a co-incidence! I suggested we meet up for lunch and everything, but she stuck to her script so got points for persistence. :rolleyes: |
Jen (38) | ||
| 1351131 | 2013-08-12 12:24:00 | I stopped trying to be tricky and don't care to be polite. I just hang up as soon as I realise what it is and don't say anything. You could try to string them along or give them an earful but really why waste your effort, they don't care. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1351132 | 2013-08-12 19:45:00 | Never had one of those calls, maybe the trick is to move house every year like we have for the past 2 years | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1351133 | 2013-08-12 21:47:00 | I tried to get them to do a remote login to my Virtual Box Mint install, but they insisted I should have a different pop-up dialog box after running ShowMyPC. They're just no fun any more! | Renegade (16270) | ||
| 1351134 | 2013-08-12 22:50:00 | I wondering if there is a way to give them a complicated linux box that would let them remote in and see how they donkey up .... Yes, first call. #00003261720000 |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1351135 | 2013-08-12 22:53:00 | I wondering if there is a way to give them a complicated linux box that would let them remote in and see how they donkey up .... Yes, first call. #00003261720000 I was thinking about a stripped-down Windows machine that doesn't have Explorer set as the shell :D |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 1351136 | 2013-08-13 04:54:00 | Windows scammer - it's like saying Windows ^ 2 | R2x1 (4628) | ||
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