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(46,340 posts) Tue Feb 18, 2014, 07:36 PM Feb 2014

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Got another scam phone call... [View all]

Again a woman with an accent that sounded like she was from Africa.
Again, saying she was calling from Microsoft.

Like the one here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024517473

Decided to try a different approach, rather than being nasty.

I was super-nice, just having a great conversation, about football, politics, movies, TV, anything I could think of anytime the scammer tried selling me her spiel, I'd change the subject.

I did say "Oh BTW, I am recording the conversation, and I have your phone number here now."

*click*

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Got another scam phone call... [View all] Archae Feb 2014 OP

I told them the police chief was a friend of mine rurallib Feb 2014 #1

I got a weird one too. They said they were with the FBI Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #2

Are you serious Pretzel? JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #5

Be careful also JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #3

I like the "Let me go get my laptop" ploy.... MADem Feb 2014 #4

I am glad that you were coy and got over on the scam artist. John1956PA Feb 2014 #6

I asked him to tell me which computer had the virus XRubicon Feb 2014 #7

Oh BTW, I am recording the conversation, dixiegrrrrl Feb 2014 #8

Good strategy! Denzil_DC Feb 2014 #9

Sound a bit a redundant.... penultimate Feb 2014 #10

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