Phone scam: your computer is infected (1 Viewer)

[jon_mx]

Good Lord. Just got another one of these calls. Was a bit brain dead from work, didn't feel like being very clever. But I think I pissed them off the most I have yet without even really trying.

Him: I'm calling about your windows computer.

Me: What windows computer?

Him: I'm calling about your windows computer. Are you in front of it?

Me: What windows computer?

Him: I'm calling about your windows computer.

Me: What windows computer?

<voice of someone else saying something like, "Tell him it's a-" and then cuts out, like he's got someone training him>

Him: I'm calling about your Microsoft windows computer.

Me: What Microsoft windows computer?

Him: Do you understand, I'm calling about your windows computer.

Me: Yes I understand. I'm asking you 'what windows computer?'. Do you understand the meaning of the word 'what'?

Him: I'm calling about your Windows 7 computer.

Me: What... Windows... 7... computer.

Him, very angrily: DON'T WASTE MY TIME YOU M#####F###ER!!!! HANG UP THE PHONE!!!

Me: What phone?

*click*

This is the Vinnie Barbarino method of dealing with phone scammers

 

[Dan Lambskin]

My mom got called a year or so ago and luckily she told them she needed to check with her son first and I told her it was a scam

Got called again a few weeks ago and i get a text

Mom: some guy called and said my computer is infected

Me: we've been over this...it's a scam

Mom: are you sure? He sounds so serious

Me: it's a scam