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[dotty.]

Just had a call from this strange looking number, rather rude chap without a Lancashire accent asked my if my computer was running slow. i engaged in a rather confusing conversation whereby I purposefully misunderstood him and thought I had actually won a computer. He got quite agitated with me. He wanted to remotely access my home PC but I told him I couldn't find the remote for the PC but I had the TV remote if he wanted to use that. He's hung up on me, how rude.

[Mick-Talbot]

yes, you were very rude indeed.

[askyourgran]

I would have hung up on him earlier than that dotty

[dotty.]

well it was his dime, hopefully he'll not try again.,

[pussnboots]

haha good one, I had a call like that.

[DEN53]

Its a scam, dotty.

[dotty.]

is it Den? lol
Hi puss, bastards aren't they? good job I have caller ID, I answered it in a doddery voice to crack on they were ringing someone really really old, still tried to con me though.

[MarkRae]

I've had quite a few of these now. Normally, I just hang up if I'm busy, but I have strung them along a couple of times with a load of technobabble, e.g. "Do you think the interleave factor on my hard disk has jumped over a memory segment across the overhead underhang?" "It's possible", was the reply... :-)

[dotty.]

ahhh mark, the Phoebe Buffay Phalange plan, I like it

[mrs.chappie]

Get the WD40 out....

[MarkRae]

Another one was, after nearly ten minutes of increasing exasperation from the scammer:

"What version of Windows are you running there?"
"Windows?"
"Yes, Windows!"
"What's that?"
"OK, what does it say when you switch your computer on?"
"Hello Mark."
"Yes, but are there four rectangular boxes?"
"No."
"What is there?"
"Either a penguin or an Apple, depending on whether I've booted my Mac into MacOS or Linux"
At that point, he hung up...

[Cowtipper]

Hilarious. If I have time I'll keep them going. I talked to a siding salesman for half an hour once before I told him I rented.

[mrs.chappie]

Was he a Pakistani called Brian?

I've had him on too.

[SIRandyraven]

Wish they would call me ...
I have an old Commodore Pet in the loft ...
Tune that to run faster sucker lol

[Mamyalynne]

I always have cold callers running around in circles, a good laugh.

[boxtops]

Dotty, this is a classic thing, they pretend they can tell from where you are that your computer is running slow. Load of rollocks, all they want to do is sell you a solution. Tell them to go whistle.

[marval]

They don't like me, I have had no calls.