Fun With Sales Calls

[ws23jrt]

I got another call today that I had time to play with.

Hello--is this----? I said yes it is.
Do you know that your computor is infected?---Me -It is not
Yes it is. --Me-Are you Putin?
No--I want to help you with your computor.---Me-I have no problem with my computor.
Yes you do.--Me-No I do not.
You do not know of your computor problem.----Me-Hold on a sec. I will keep you on the phone until you hang up with this conversation.

He said "you do not know what is wrong with your computor". Let me show you. I said NO my computor is fine.
You do not know that it is fine because you are not a tec. -- I said --I am a tec. and have no problems here.
He said--You are not a tec. you do not know about computors. I said That is not true.
He said you lie. Me-now you are calling me a names.
He said that "I will give you a thousand dollars if you can show me that you know how to get into your computor". Me-- I will not give you access to my computor on your promise that you will pay me a thousand dollars by my doing so.
He said I was stupid and foolish to not let him show me that to be true.

This banter went on for some time like this with this guy talking over my responses to his questions.

After nearly a half hour I reminded him that I would not hang up on him.
I said---look -lets start over with this conversation. I intend to hold on to this call as long as you will. If you get paid a comission -this will not be your day with me. Now just what was it that you wanted me to do besides pull money out of my pocket and send it to you?

He said "I was of simple mind and that I was losing a chance to fix my computor". I said that I am a computor tec. and if I need help I will call 1-800-scam and ask for Putin.
He actually said his name was not Putin. and hung up on me. How rude.

 

[GetX'd]

That's funny. But I just don't have the patience. They get that big click in one split second after I say hello....

 

[ws23jrt]

That's funny. But I just don't have the patience. They get that big click in one split second after I say hello....

I usually just hang up but every so often the time and my mood is right to play.

 

[mmissile]

I tell them[solicitors] to hold on a second, UPS is at the door. Then I walk away......

One time I came back between 5-10 minutes later, and the solicitor was still on the phone. Kinda weirded me out.

 

[gdrill]

I have played with these calls on occasion. I actually helped the police take down a scam group in Quebec a few years back. I played the guy, telling him I had to borrow enough money for the payment, had him lead on to a few call backs and in the meantime the cops were doing their thing. They informed me they had caught at least some of the group. This was one of the ones where you pay a deposit and collect your "winnings".

For the most part when they call, I stop them and ask if this call is being recorded. Generally the answer is yes. I then inform them I am not interested in their product or service. If they continue, I remind them they are being recorded. Usually it ends up being a very short call.

 

[ws23jrt]

BTW on this topic it is a good idea to talk to our elderly family often and ask about stuff like this.
Usually they will get on board with an adventure to put scams off.
If not maybe their living money can remain with them. Spice in life.

 

[69SportSatellite]

I frequently get the phone calls about my "Windows" system sending "them" messages that it's failing...I respond, in my old-age voice, that I've already purchased new "windows" for the house and that they kept us quite warm this past winter. It's amusing hearing their exasperation trying to explain the difference to me...

 

[Ranger16]

I also get the calls from "Vindows" telling me my computer is setting red flags. I usually play with them and waste as much of their time as possible. I keep hoping the "IRS" will call and threaten me, but they haven't yet.

 

[mmissile]

We've had several messages left from the IRS. I'm never home to take one.

 

[Lighthorseman]

I like to mess with the East Indian guys who call saying your computer is messed up. I do an East Indian voice and say things like, "Singh? Is that you? It's Patel. I'm two cubicles over."

I then tell them about how much of a PITA it was coming to work, as I had two wait for three hours for the holy cow to move off the road, how my brother-in-law is prospering driving a cab in New York, etc.