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muriel_volestrangler

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16. I tried to put moral pressure on the person phoning

Thu May 10, 2012, 05:39 PM

May 2012

I got one in the UK - actually at my (elderly) parents' house. So I gave them all the reasons I knew it was a scam, and went on to how anyone should be ashamed of themselves for preying on retired people by trying to bamboozle them with technical BS, and if they had any self-respect, they'd resign from their job, and go home and apologise to their own parents for treating their elders and betters so shabbily.

They did stay on the line through all that. Whether it did the slightest bit of good, I doubt, but it felt good to say.

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I got a call today from someone claiming to be from Microsoft Technical Support [View all] Tony_FLADEM May 2012 OP

You Should Report This To The FBI Yavin4 May 2012 #1

I thought they were calling from India Tony_FLADEM May 2012 #2

Doesn't Matter. The Crime Was Committed in the USA. Yavin4 May 2012 #5

Agreed. bluerum May 2012 #4

Here's an email link SCantiGOP May 2012 #11

Happened to me, almost fooled me too Politicalboi May 2012 #3

LOL L0oniX May 2012 #6

Here's what you do... Violet_Crumble May 2012 #7

LOL! Poll_Blind May 2012 #9

same here, violet crumble SCantiGOP May 2012 #12

I tried to put moral pressure on the person phoning muriel_volestrangler May 2012 #16

Does Microsoft even have most people's phone numbers? GoCubsGo May 2012 #8

Microsoft Technical Support? HarveyDarkey May 2012 #10

I love these calls jberryhill May 2012 #13

I got one today from "Medical Office". DCKit May 2012 #14

It's BS, pure and simple SwissTony May 2012 #15