Beware!

[Guest DaveW]

Just had one of these phone calls with an Indian voice on the other end. I was suspicious and rang off as how would Microsoft have my landline phone number?

http://greekgeek.hubpages.com/hub/telephone-scam-computer-virus

[Black Pearl]

Had a couple of these - best fun I've had in ages.

Seriously, play along, be deliberately awkward, act dumb, tell you have lots of computers with every flavour of Windows, refuse to be drawn into telling them which you use first....then.....then....tell them that actually you use a Mac.....brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Instant end to the call.

One of the most entertaining five minute phone calls I've had.

[Barbara]

Depends on what kind of mood I am in, If I don't recognise the number or if it is International or out of the area I don't answer the phone, if its important they will leave a message.

My favorite is the conservatory one, "Oh! you can fit one onto a first floor flat?, I didn't know sky hooks worked that well. :D

Edited January 29, 2013 by blackrox

[NannyFerret]

I get lots of those bank calls or recorded messages trying to get money back for you from one thing or another. I usually leave them on hands free and go off until they have hung up.

I'm seriously thinking about hooking my old answering machine back up.

Neither of my daughters answer their home phones now, as it's the last thing that they want after working all day. If it's urgent we quick them a quick rting on their mobiles and ask them to pick up the landline.

It's it terrible that people have to resort to this just to get a bit of peace after a hard days work?

[FUJI]

We tend to ignore all International calls, unless we know a friend or relative is on holiday and might just need help......We can't ignore .....Unavailable ...flagged calls because some come from doctors, hospitals and care workers etc........

But......if I do answer a call I don't want to bother with I carefully place the receiver by the TV speaker......they soon hang up.

FUJI

[KateW]

Where I used to live, I got calls trying to sell me roof insulation. When I told them I didn't have a roof, you could almost hear the 'nutter' bells clanging! They could never work out that I lived in a ground floor flat!

[Black Pearl]

Got a call at the Metrocentre just before I left telling me all about the fantastic offers available on cavity wall and loft insulation.

Took them about five minutes before they actually asked if we had a loft or cavity walls, until then I played along - such fun.

[FUJI]

Got a call at the Metrocentre just before I left telling me all about the fantastic offers available on cavity wall and loft insulation.

Took them about five minutes before they actually asked if we had a loft or cavity walls, until then I played along - such fun.

Ha Ha....somebody else on here is a ..Miranda...fan?

Such Fun!

FUJI

[Black Pearl]

Huh?

[colinb]

Huh?

Such Fun

And another doing the rounds are emails from Fedex saying their ‘sorry you were out when they tried to deliver a parcel’ there is a link but gawd knows where it goes.

Ask yourself this …

Why did they send an email and not just pop a card through your door,?

And how would Fedex know your email address as it is not something they would need to know when delivering parcels?

Delete!

Edited January 29, 2013 by colinb

[Kobione]

Glad to say we get very little of these sort of calls. Did have a burst of the microsoft ones a while back, but stopped now.The only thing we have had recently were messages on both mobiles, telling each of us 'Congratulations, your number has been randomly selected and you have won one million pounds'!! I wish!

[Guest DaveW]

I once was foolish enough to fill in a shopping survey and have received competition letters from abroad ever since. I love the ones that tell you that you have won something and to send a handling fee to release it. In the case of a money prize I once used their prepaid letter and told them to deduct the handling fee and send me a cheque for the balance. I heard nothing more and they have never bothered me again! :smiling: