Just got one of those phone calls claiming to be from Microsoft

[SheilaT]

about my computer. I listened to the woman who had a very heavy Indian accent, go through her little introductory spiel about how they were receiving reports that my computer is infected, and I said, "No it's not." There was perhaps 30 seconds of silence, then she hung up.

Wow. That was amazingly easy.

Lately I've been getting these calls slightly more often.

[drm604]

1. My mother gets those calls and she doesn't even have a computer.

She tells them that she doesn't have a computer and they hang up. So that's all you really have to do.

[hollysmom]

3. that neve worked for me,they insist I have one,. I have told them I have a Mac,

still they persist. I finally bought a big whistle, the loudest they have, but have not had the courage to use it yet.

[trueblue2007]

2. SOMETIMES I SCREAM AS LOUD AS I CAN.

sometimes i give the phone to hubby and he talks strange to them

i have a whistle and blow it loud. they love this.

sometimes i call them a liar and when they ask why i say this to them, i tell them i don't even have a computer.

mostly i screen calls and don't answer the phone from strange phone numbers

[onehandle]

4. I've gotten those. And I have a Mac.

That company needs to be tracked down, held responsible, and fined to death.

[drm604]

5. They're probably not in the US.

They may be in India.

[RebelOne]

17. Same here.

I tell the caller I have a Mac, so J am not worried about the Microsoft problem.

[drm604]

6. The easiest thing to do is just hang up.

They're scam artists and you don't owe them any courtesies.

[uriel1972]

7. lately I've gotten ones claiming to be from the phone company...

Yeesh.

[hobbit709]

8. I tell them my security software says the attacks are coming from them. "Click"

[DawgHouse]

9. I was at my parents house when my Dad got a call from them.

I think he felt pretty sure he was being scammed but he suddenly handed the phone to me because he said he couldn't understand the lady. It took me a minute or so to figure out what was going on, and I was quite rude to that lady once I did.

[Hayduke Bomgarte]

10. We've also gotten these calls

As well as almost every other imaginable BS annoyance call. Asking to be removed from their calls lists has proved to be a waste of time as have repeated reports/complaints to the National Do Not Call List.

Now we've taken to simply not answering calls from numbers we don't recognize or from calls that have the numbers blocked. Those calls are answered after 4 rings by our fax machine, with its squeals and squals.

[Initech]

11. I tell them that I build my own computers. CLICK.

[onethatcares]

12. I give them the

phone numbers for the folks from the IRS who say I owe them thousands and are willing to settle for less if I do it right now.

[love_katz]

19. You win the internetz today!

[Hassin Bin Sober]

13. String them along for an hour. That's what I do.

I tell them I have to go downstairs and reboot the computer several times. It takes a looooooong time to reboot (while I do some real work).

Them: "No no no, don't reboot again! "

Me: "what did you say while I was rebooting ?"

Me : "Oh sorry. This is all too stressful. I'm going to throw the fucking thing in the trash"

Them: " that won't wok because now your phone line is infected"

Me: "fuck off"

[clarice]

14. I got one too. Also the IRS scam calls. nt

[LibertyLover]

15. I've gotten them at work

I either tell them they are full of shit and hang up, or, if I'm feeling generous, tell them I'll alert my IT department, thank you and good bye.

[MrScorpio]

16. I tell them that I don't have a computer

*Click!*

[cwydro]

18. My mother got one of those calls today.

If I get one, I'm going to tell them they should be ashamed of themselves.

[steve2470]

20. someone told me something wise years ago....

Paraphrased, "I never asked these cold-call salespeople to call me". Which is 100% true, except these are vile criminals. Hanging up is the least rude thing I can possibly do to unsolicited sales calls or scam calls, because I'd probably say something rude if I tried to get off the phone with my usual politeness.