800-836-9955

ahh yes we are ahhh customer support technician for your computer device, and uh we uh found suspicious activity on your computer device and ahh we need to remove for 1000$....SCAMOSCAMOSCAM

"Hi this is tech support I'm calling about your computer mmmkay" was a male with a strong middle eastern accent. I said no its not and hung up, put the number on the block list.

Have gotten calls every day from these people. Huge scammers. They don't stop. Use many different numbers.

"Hello? Hahahaha "
Then they hung up

Ah yes calling from tech support to fix windows someone hacking your computer. Go to your computer now only we can fix it.

Same thing as everyone else.  I said" nice try scammer we don't even have Internet. "(We choose to not have Internet in our home. )  funny how we could be having problems without even having Internet,  huh. ?

Scammer called. Like the others, she told me I was having problems with my Windows on my computer. I asked her to please listen but she would have "no part" in that - just kept talking. I let her talk. Finally she asked if I was at my computer. I said "no". She asked me to go to my computer. I said "I can't". She said that this was the only way she could fix the problems and she needed me to go to the computer right now. I told her again that I could not. She finally asked why. (I think these people (?) are a little dense anyway.) I told her "because you called me on my cell phone and I'm not even home. If you had listened to me earlier you would have known that but you couldn't shut your mouth long enough for me to tell you. By the way, you now owe me fifty cents for the call - I charge by the minute" She hung up. I blocked the call. This is a SCAM!!!

Do not call registry is a joke.

...the DNC registry only works for legitimate, law-abiding businesses, it doesn't stop scammers and other criminals from calling.

we received a call too saying that someone was hacking into our computer, just hung up

same as above...I told them I do not have a problem with my computer and the man stated if I didn't he wouldn't be calling then he hung up on me???  Seriously people, didn't even give me a chance to hang up first.

Same deal but I made the guy think I was having issues with his instructions so I just kept stringing him along and at 1 point he called me a mother F'er and I still played along a little bit before I informed him my computer ain't been on for months and I was wasting his time so it was one less person her could scam and I proceeded to cuss him out and called him a mother F'er back and said yeah I heard that before he hung up

They told me to got [***] my self. And then proceeded to explain how to... I'm 13

Got a call on my cell phone while at work. Strong middle eastern accent. First he said he was calling on behalf of technical issues of my computer, and I said my computer is working fine. He said "ma'am I understand that I'm calling about suspicious activity or viruses" and I said "well I rarely use it but when I have it seems just fine to me." There was silence for about 10 seconds and then he hung up.

[No, I am not a space monkey: I just got this phone call 20 minutes ago, and I hope it makes ya laugh in the long run. Plus some information on how to trick [***] always lightens the mood!]

Tip, if someone calls you saying there is something wrong with your computer, this is how you politely [***] with them. Also, asking for the make and model of your device (burying the question in with other sentences or questions) gives you a bunch of information about if they are, or are not from Microsoft/Apple: he could not tell me the name of my computer, which I attached to the Microsoft registration information when I got it, and he NEVER used my name. If anything, I hope my post helps future people out with some simple questions if they try to be sneaky with you.

"Hello ma'am! We are calling about your computer! There is something seriously vrong with it! I am Peter!"

"Oh? Well then. How did you get my number?"

"Oh we are from tech support!"

".... oh.... well give me a minute to get to my computer *promptly starts wasting his time with filler information such as, 'well my computer has been running slower!' and 'I am glad you called'. It made him laugh and open for a mess up on his end. Then I hit him with this question:* Can you please tell me the make and model of my computer?"

"Vhat? No we are from tech support and want to help you!" < red flag, aaaannnnd he messed up.

"Uh-huh... *vapes and sips coffee* I have not even set up my computer. Peter, is it?"

"Yeah it's Peter."

"Okay Peter, thank you for your patience *sits there and goes on facebook* I shouldn't be too long. I still need to hook up to the internet where I am at."

"Vell let me know when you see the icons!"

"Sure thing. *sits there and watches cat videos*"

".... oh.... Well, I call back in 30 minutes. My name is Peter! Remember that!"

"Okay Peter. *Hangs up and blocks number*"

You are having problems with your windows and I am from microsoft.  When asked in what location he called me a liar, for what who knows.

Called and tried the "I'm calling about your computer" scam. When I told him that our laptop hadn't been turned on in months, they hung up. Lame!

Peacefully sitting at my desk working on a puzzle when I get this call..I hear a nice sounding terrorist on the line..*click

They called me early (6 a.m.) while I was still sleeping.  Scam, scam, scam.