[Coco] Just got a call from my "computer technician"

[William Mikrut]

I knew a guy who went into straight  'special person' mode with these guys:

"HI... will you be my friend...."

He even kept a window salesman on  the line for 30 minutes only to have the
salesman find out he was interested in windows for his bomb shelter.
On May 3, 2015 3:43 PM, "Christopher R. Hawks" <chawks at dls.net> wrote:

> On Sun, 3 May 2015 14:56:02 -0400
> Barry Nelson <barry.nelson at amobiledevice.com> wrote:
>
> > Last one of these calls I got I said:
> > Me: I'm sorry, I'm sort of busy right now, let me get your name and
> > number so I can call you back, and can you give me an address to mail
> > a check to so I can pay for your service. Technician: We take credit
> > cards, I can take one over the phone. Me: I don't have a credit card,
> > I don't mind waiting till you receive a check though, I don't use my
> > computer much. Technician: Ok, you can mail a check to (gives address
> > in India), and you can call me back at (gives phone number). Me:
> > Great, let me make sure I got that right, it's … Technician: Yes,
> > that is correct. Me: Ok, I have to hang up now, I need to give this
> > information to the US justice department. Have a nice day!
> > Technician: <Click!> <Dial tone>
>
>
>         ROTFLMAF !!
>
>         Gotta remember that...
>
>
> > On May 2, 2015, at 5:53 PM, coco-request at maltedmedia.com wrote:
> >
> > > Date: Sat, 2 May 2015 12:10:16 -0700
> > > From: John Guin <johnguin at hotmail.com>
> > > To: "'CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts'"
> > > <coco at maltedmedia.com> Subject: Re: [Coco] Just got a call from my
> > > "computer technician" Message-ID:
> > > <COL402-EAS42417B751652F0DE68A5A02D9D40 at phx.gbl> Content-Type:
> > > text/plain; charset="utf-8"
> > >
> > > I managed to keep the guy on line for almost 15 minutes.  I felt
> > > pretty good that at least I could slow down the scam a little, tiny
> > > bit.
> > >
> > > John
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
> Christopher R. Hawks
> HAWKSoft
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