Apparently the only reason we have a landline phone is so Indians can call five times a day with the "Hello, my name is Kevin and I'm calling from Windows Technical Support.........." scam.
They were calling us only a few times per week and I would have fun: "Oh, I hate cleaning windows! Can you come clean my windows? I won't even make you get naked or nuthin like that!" & such.
But one day last week they got to my wife. She asked to talk to their supervisor, that we're on the do not call list, that she would appreciate them removing our number from their list, etc. (She's a sweet, wonderful, intelligent woman who happens to be absolutely naive.)
Yeah, now they call 5 times a day.
FYI: They flat out hang up if you tell them you don't have a computer or if you say you have a mac!
I give them my IP of 127.0.0.1
Grtechguy wrote:
I give them my IP of 127.0.0.1
On a similar note, every time someone from Craigslist want to send me a certified check, I have them send it to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave in Washington. I think I got one guy to send $30k for a GTX with no engine.
NOHOME
UberDork
12/16/15 5:22 p.m.
This time of year, when the marketers call, hand the phone to the kid and tell them Santa is on the line.
Brian
MegaDork
12/16/15 5:28 p.m.
I haven't had this call yet. With my extent of screening calls I won't. But with an outlook of berkeley Microsoft, I could have some fun. 
Keith Tanner wrote:
Grtechguy wrote:
I give them my IP of 127.0.0.1
On a similar note, every time someone from Craigslist want to send me a certified check, I have them send it to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave in Washington. I think I got one guy to send $30k for a GTX with no engine.
Howsabout 1060 West Addison 
bluej
SuperDork
12/16/15 6:03 p.m.
A whistle is what you want. Full blast, no warning, right into the receiver. They'll stop. 
I get them occasionally, but never pick up (I look up the number later on and see it's a Microsoft scam call.) If you do pick up, they know it's a live number. I wouldn't be surprised if that gets your number put onto a list that is shared with other scammers.
WildScotsRacing wrote:
Keith Tanner wrote:
Grtechguy wrote:
I give them my IP of 127.0.0.1
On a similar note, every time someone from Craigslist want to send me a certified check, I have them send it to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave in Washington. I think I got one guy to send $30k for a GTX with no engine.
Howsabout 1060 West Addison
I dunno, I like the thought of them sending fraudulent financial instruments to the Feds. Or the Fed's house.
As well the heavy Indian voice of the IRS, letting me know I'm going to jail unless I pay them on the spot.
For years now we let the answering machine rake the calls. If it sounds interesting, then we'll pick up. Works well enough for us.
I don't have a landline or I'd totally mess with these guys using a VM.
If you are so inclined, you could always set up a virtual machine and berkeley with them. Let them remote desktop into "your computer" with a horrifying desktop background or something to that effect.
Our landline, is a fax machine with no paper in it. They can call it all they want. You want to talk to me, call my cell. If you are out of state, I'm not going to answer, leave a message. If it's important to me, I'll probably call you back. I haven't answered a sales call in a long time.
In reply to Kenny_McCormic:
Or setup a linux box to look like Win 7 and see how long it takes them to figure it out.
stroker
SuperDork
12/16/15 7:36 p.m.
I used to just wait until they started their pitch then set the phone down quietly on a towel or piece of cloth. I'd go back five minutes later and hang up.
etifosi wrote:
Apparently the only reason we have a landline phone is so Indians can call five times a day with the "Hello, my name is Kevin and I'm calling from Windows Technical Support.........." scam.
Kevin Costner or Kevin James?
Or even Kevin O'Toole?
Sounds like you need to build a Telecrapper 2000.
asoduk
Reader
12/16/15 10:30 p.m.
The most annoying part of these calls is the awful call quality. It makes it hard to even have fun with.
Mike wrote:
Sounds like you need to build a Telecrapper 2000.
I rather like that idea! Going to show that to the boy child tonight, maybe we'll make one.
