I usually put them on hold and see how long they last. The winner so far was6 minutes Sent from Samsung Note 3 <div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Jean-Luc cooke <jean-luc [ dot ] cooke [ at ] trustificorp [ dot ] com> </div><div>Date:2014-08-08 2:18 PM (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca </div><div>Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] FYI: Phone Scam for Windows Support </div><div> </div>On 08/08/14 13:06, Richard Guy Briggs wrote: > I've strung a couple of them along... One guy told me my computer was > infected with a virus. Try following their instructions with "unhuh" and "yup" trying to use your memory of what windows looks like. And when they say "now you see dis says you have how many viruses" You say, "It says zero, everything's good". Another script breaking ploy making them question their own scripts and tools ($$$). > Any idea how to also get rid of the "Air Duct Cleaning Service" and > "Credit Card Services" liars too? Got a 6 year old? Say "Sorry, I need to hand the phone to the decision maker in the house". Train your kid to ask questions like "what's your favourite colour?" and "if you were a my little pony, which one would YOU be?" Also worth recording for future use ... like their wedding. -- Jean-Luc Cooke +1-613-263-2983 _______________________________________________ Linux mailing list Linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux