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Message 1735115 - Posted: 18 Oct 2015, 4:23:22 UTC - in response to Message 1735110.  

I've had such calls from "Microsoft in Calcutta" on a few occasions. (Yes, they even track us down here in southern Africa.) For amusement, I play along with them, pretending to be (and sounding like) a complete idiot. I pretend to be doing what they ask me to on my computer, deliberately taking a few wrong turns and making them go back to repeat some of the steps (just to rile them up and waste a bit more of their time). Once I've been suitably amused, I will typically drop the idiot act, inform them that they've been had, and that they're a bunch of #$%&@!* criminals. This usually leads to a shouting match, and I try to end the call when the caller is in mid-rant!


LOL. I di that one time myself. My wife kept getting a call from some clown saying he was from micosoft saying our windows was infected. I was allways at work and she would say call when hesd at home. They called her for a week straighjt telling her the problem needed to be fixed. She told them she did not know a thing about computers. I guess they thought she would give in. I had told her it was scam right off.
They did call when I was at home. I tried to understand his thick accent. I did what you did and played along. I only lasted 10 minutes before I told him he was trying to hack my computer. He got ticked off but I hung up on him. So far no calls for 2 years.

I built My PC from parts, so I know what is in it, I've faced rootkits, trojan horses, viruses and such, I've come out shining, but then I also disinfected other peoples PCs, namely a friend of Mine, one of His employees was good at getting infected, that stopped after I got done. I'm not afraid of some two bit jokers from India.
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Message 1735141 - Posted: 18 Oct 2015, 8:14:17 UTC
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I get a bit of fun with them asking WHICH computer they are connected to.
I have 9 online crunching.
Once I start asking for the IP addy of the one they wish to connect to, things go south for them pretty quickly.
As in uh, uh, uh...the script on the screen does not cover this...uh uh click.
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Message 1735607 - Posted: 20 Oct 2015, 3:20:59 UTC
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I do not recall a phone call about this scam, but when I get a crank or scam call, I treat them to something like the following: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1GyPLQmdec.
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Message 1783315 - Posted: 28 Apr 2016, 21:37:37 UTC
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Sorry to dig up an old thread, but rather than start a new one, I thought adding on would be better.

These scammers have been calling us once a week or so for the past few weeks. We have four phone numbers: Two land lines, and two cells, and once we receive a call on one phone number, the next ones get called within a few minutes. My general greeting to them lately is laughter, and then they ask what I'm laughing about and I tell them, "You", which gets a quick hang up. They really need to delete our numbers. We're on the Do Not Call list.
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Message 1783385 - Posted: 29 Apr 2016, 4:56:36 UTC
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I always like when they call me i got a vm setup just for them ...virtual cpu clocked at 233mhz 256mb ram and win 7 on it icons and anything clickable does something random when it's clicked so instead of lets say opening internet exploder it will suddenly open the file manager or show you display properties etc

so i waste a couple hours of their time where they can't bother someone else
known phone numbers of scammers are stored in my ringroup and get forwarded to the local police station

you guys remember the google scammers that try to sell you advertising on google?
sometimes i pretended they called google advertising and i demanded money for services rendered .

the newest one that is beeing actively developed is cryptolocker which uses windows build in encryption to lock your files and then they demand a ransom

so if you ever see a sudden popup that says you are infected and you hear alarms and a voice talking to you DO NOT try to close it ...just pull the plug from the computer and then restart

If you click on it may it be the x anywhere you download a trojan that will install all kinds of nasty stuff

Gordon these ppl are scammers somewhere in india do you think they give a crap about your do not call list ???lol
I came down with a bad case of i don't give a crap
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Message 1783480 - Posted: 29 Apr 2016, 14:24:19 UTC

Ad-block, flash-block and noscript have kept me safe so far.

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Message 1783490 - Posted: 29 Apr 2016, 14:45:49 UTC - in response to Message 1735141.  

I get a bit of fun with them asking WHICH computer they are connected to.
I have 9 online crunching.
Once I start asking for the IP addy of the one they wish to connect to, things go south for them pretty quickly.
As in uh, uh, uh...the script on the screen does not cover this...uh uh click.

I've done that. I have been called close to 50 times. Sometimes I just hand up, and sometimes I play with them a bit asking for IP addresses. My wife once asked them if they had parents, and when the guy said yes, she told him his parents would be very upset with him for lying to people, and that his god would reject him.

On a slightly different note, I have always wanted to go to the door naked holding a boa constrictor when the Jehovah Witnesses show up....

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Message 1783492 - Posted: 29 Apr 2016, 14:47:07 UTC - in response to Message 1783490.  

On a slightly different note, I have always wanted to go to the door naked holding a boa constrictor when the Jehovah Witnesses show up....


LOL!
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Message 1783529 - Posted: 29 Apr 2016, 16:47:10 UTC - in response to Message 1783490.  

On a slightly different note, I have always wanted to go to the door naked holding a boa constrictor when the Jehovah Witnesses show up....

Steve
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When they show up with the little ones in tow, I ask them why they are going door to door prostituting their eternal soul. Of course the kids are too young to understand, but the JW's put me on the don't knock list.

Another is to ask them why Peter is a "good" man for offering his virgin daughters to a group of men to be gang raped.
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Message 1783546 - Posted: 29 Apr 2016, 18:27:36 UTC

or as someone I know once said when answering the door having just jumped out of the bath "Oh do come in, we could do with another couple for a foursome".
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Message 1783552 - Posted: 29 Apr 2016, 18:56:20 UTC
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I don't wish to appear a contrary person, but the
Jehovah Witnesses that we see here are in fact a
very nice elderly couple from the town just over
from us. They are never impolite, and they
are not accusatory or judgmental in any way.
I don't think the fact that I always assure them
that my 'Dry Leprosy' is in no way infectious to
them is one of their main concerns. They always
leave us quickly with a few pamphlets, and friendly
smiles all around.

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Message 1783553 - Posted: 29 Apr 2016, 19:14:44 UTC

Those door to door people like the JW are ok. My grandfather used to invite them in because he was lonely and just wanted to talk, but he also liked to yank their chain.
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Message 1783569 - Posted: 29 Apr 2016, 20:48:36 UTC - in response to Message 1783553.  

Those door to door people like the JW are ok. My grandfather used to invite them in because he was lonely and just wanted to talk, but he also liked to yank their chain.


My mother in law did the same thing. She would bring them on in and force them to spend hours listening to her.
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Message 1783584 - Posted: 29 Apr 2016, 21:55:52 UTC - in response to Message 1734724.  

a unique ring tone, one that I use for calls that I don't answer.


I use a silent ring tone for those calls, so I don't even hear it.

If this URL doesn't work for you, just Google "silent ringtone."

http://jetcityorange.com/silent-ringtone/
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Message 1783587 - Posted: 29 Apr 2016, 21:59:07 UTC - in response to Message 1783569.  
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Those door to door people like the JW are ok. My grandfather used to invite them in because he was lonely and just wanted to talk, but he also liked to yank their chain.


My mother in law did the same thing. She would bring them on in and force them to spend hours listening to her.


+1 each, to both Gordon Lowe and Carlos for that. LOL

Out here We don't see any JW's, it's either too HOT or too COLD or the homes are too dang far apart.
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Message 1783594 - Posted: 29 Apr 2016, 22:27:51 UTC - in response to Message 1783490.  
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I get a bit of fun with them asking WHICH computer they are connected to.
I have 9 online crunching.
Once I start asking for the IP addy of the one they wish to connect to, things go south for them pretty quickly.
As in uh, uh, uh...the script on the screen does not cover this...uh uh click.

I've done that. I have been called close to 50 times. Sometimes I just hand up, and sometimes I play with them a bit asking for IP addresses. My wife once asked them if they had parents, and when the guy said yes, she told him his parents would be very upset with him for lying to people, and that his god would reject him.

On a slightly different note, I have always wanted to go to the door naked holding a boa constrictor when the Jehovah Witnesses show up....

Steve



actually you gotta try the open the door naked with a boa constrictor and telling them if they see the black figure in the corner with the horns and then you tell em you can t talk to them or he gets angry

also a sign having a picture of a blood transfusion bag and a supersoaker stating below .....if you yehovas whittness and ring the door bell you will get a blood transfusion with this supersoaker

another good one is a sign that says only Aunty Jemamas whitness are welcome here ......with a pic of auntie jemama on top holding pancakes
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