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AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

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Original poster

To shout "What?" "What?"

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Hullygully · 07/01/2013 12:30

at a computer scammer? No I'm not, but I wanted to share the joy. Someone very kindly phoned me to tell me that my computer had some corrupt files they wanted to help with and I kept asking them to speak up, shouting "What? What's that young man?" at increasing volume until they hung up.

hahahahahahaha

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whatphididnext · 07/01/2013 12:31

ICBINEG · 07/01/2013 12:31

nice one!

God have they sunk so low?

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Hullygully · 07/01/2013 12:33

I want them to phone again now

I want to ask themn if they are single and would like to come round and help and grab a drink somewhere

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SunshineOutdoors · 07/01/2013 12:33

I'm pinching that response. Hope you don't mind

EmpressOfThePuddle · 07/01/2013 12:35

I want a computer scammer.
I want to initially assume they're selling double glazing and tell them my windows arw done already, then make them tell me exactly which computer they mean ("So is that the white one or the black one?"), then try to follow their instructions very slowly and at some point let slip that I'm doing it on a mac. And then IF they're still on the phone tell them I know they're scammers and they ought to know better.

Pilfette · 07/01/2013 12:35

Stealing that. It gets boring asking them whether it's the yellow wire or the blue wire that should be connected to the modem

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Hullygully · 07/01/2013 12:36

Oh I like the wire one, I'm nicking that too

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ChaoticintheNewYear · 07/01/2013 12:46

whatphididnext · 07/01/2013 13:17

I want them to call me - do you remember that old joke about calling IT support and support asking for the computer's reference number from the sticker on the back,
and user saying they can't see the sticker because it's dark due to there being a power-cut.

SarahStratton · 07/01/2013 13:19

I tell them we don't have a computer. That's usually met with a stunned silence.

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Hullygully · 07/01/2013 13:22

But where do you go next stratters? Don't they just hang up?

I want to toy with them...

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jojane · 07/01/2013 13:24

We had one once so I handed the phone to DH who works in IT, not sure what he said to them but he was on phone for ages winding them up!

jojane · 07/01/2013 13:25

I had one of those sky warranty scam phone calls once, let tem wittier on then said oh what department are you in, I work for sky, (which I did) they hung up sharpish!

omletta · 07/01/2013 13:26

One told DH to 'go fuck your daughter' after he denied having a computer - they just didn't belive him! Nice.

jojane · 07/01/2013 13:27

I suppose if you want to wind them up say lots of things like oh no what am I going to do now my computers got a virus? I have no idea what I'm doing, there's important files I need on my computer, oh god can you fix it, I've got my coutts credit card here etc etx

ExitPursuedByABear · 07/01/2013 13:27

LotsaTuddles · 07/01/2013 13:28

I had one who was waffling about a desktop computer, I said I haven't got one of those, he wouldn't believe me.

Do I live in the only household with no desktop pc, just laptops?

ChippingInNeedsSleepAndCoffee · 07/01/2013 13:29

Empress - you can have one of mine!! I just stand the phone down (line open) but I think I might have a go with Hully's great great granny tactic next time

FuriousRox · 07/01/2013 13:39

I want a scammer too. I had one a while ago sayimg he was from microsoft and i took great pleasure in telling him that all my software is ripped off rather than real so I didn't think he'd want to fix it for me. Blank silence the other end.

Next time I'm going to say "a virus? On our computer?? Oh god I have been looking at too much porn haven't I? My husband will leave me this time" and then start sobbing hysterically.

SarahStratton · 07/01/2013 13:39

Oh, if I fancy toying with them I go down the Godly route. Nothing like a good religious discussion first thing in the morning

BalloonSlayer · 07/01/2013 13:39

One I remember reading on here was someone saying, when asked to read out a number off the screen: "Um, it's not a number, it's some letters, some words, shall I read them out? - OK it seems to say Piss off and get a proper job you pathetic fucking scammer - Gosh how odd! Does that mean anything to you?"

Having said that a friend's teenage DD was messing about a bit with one of these callers and the bloke rang back and threatened to kill her, said the "I know where you live" stuff and all, so I tend not to wind them up.

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Hullygully · 07/01/2013 13:46

Am liking the porn one

not ,iking the i know where you live one

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Trills · 07/01/2013 13:48

I miss out on all of this because I don't answer the landline. Nobody I know knows the number. I don't even know the number.

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Hullygully · 07/01/2013 13:53

your life is impoverished trills

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Vix07 · 07/01/2013 13:55

Last time I had one of these calls my laptop was actually away for a new hard drive... he got v confused when I harangued him about whether it was/when it would be fixed, what on earth is taking so long etc!

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