8 Jan
2019
8 Jan
'19
9:15 p.m.
On Wed, 9 Jan 2019, Guy Dunphy via cctalk wrote:
The phone rings, I pick up, there's a variable
duration interval of silence, then a pooiip! popping
sound (their system connecting this call to one of their operators, now that I answered),
then a
usually very Indian sounding voice (M or F) says something like "Hello, this is
Microsoft security service"
or "Hello this is product testing group."
I never bother to go along with it to see what their intent is. Just hang up usually.
"Windows Technical Department"
"Windows Company" !!?!
I had one jerk, with a very heavy accent claim to be Paul Allen!
I said, "Is this about the money that you owe me?" and he hung up.
(No, Paul Allen doesn't owe me any money)
Oddly, they usually hang up if I say,
"What kind of computer do you think that I have?" or
"Do you think that I have a computer??"