On 08/08/2014 03:56 PM, dpatte wrote: > I usually put them on hold and see how long they last. The winner so far was6 minutes Done that when they start the call with "I'm calling long distance from xxx", listen long enough that I can say "please hold while I get my credit card".. M$ support, when I feel like having some fun I state things like "glad you finally called back, after you called last week(/month) it doesn't start up any more" followed with whatever failure I feel like giving them (no boot disk, blue screen, missing files, password no longer working, black screen) Of course it's also fun when you point them to a MAC, then he did tell a fairy tale about "when you bought your computer you registered your name, phone number and serial number and that's what we see, not what os you running and we do only support windoze". My mother in Sweden got the call and asked (in swedish) why the hell they couldn't speak Swedish so she would understand. As for duct cleaning, I just hang up, I don't even waste a second on them. At one point I did say it was an apartment or that I rented the house and wanted their phone number to give to the landlord but they refused to give any kind of contact info. Did see a show where they had tried to find out who is calling and it took a lot of work since the only one they manage to trace trough several proxies was in Pakistan. They also checked what happens if you actually order the duct cleaning and the initial good price is then ramped up when they discover that your normal home has abnormal number of ducts (which of course is a lie) and you have to pay extra for those extra ducts plus that the job it self was anything but good. /ps > > <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. > >
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