Do you think I'm stupid?

[azziria]

If you ring me on a bad line from an Indian call centre, tell me your name is John and that I've downloaded something on my computer that will harm it, I'm afraid I'm not going to switch said computer on and follow your instructions to 'fix the problem'. Seriously?

Comments

[ladyegreen.livejournal.com]

That's a truly awful bid for chaos there.

[shinysylver.livejournal.com]

...people come into the library that would fall for that. They are always trying to get info on the latest scams cause they think they are real ways to make money.

[stellarmeadow.livejournal.com]

I don't think it's you specifically...I think they think about 75% of the people in the world stupid...and I'm not sure they're wrong.

I bet the person driving in front you from your last post would fall for it! ;)

[aguynamedrick.livejournal.com]

I got one of those, but it wasn't on a bad line.

John (or what ever his name was): You need to go to the control panel.

Me: Ok, I'm there

John: You need to go to [some window]

Me: I don't have that on my computer

John: He repeated the program than said, you should have it.

Me: No I don't

John: what version is your operating system

Me: Fedora 13

John: What?

Me: Fedora 13

John: What's that?

Me: Linux

John: You don't have Windows

Me: No.

John: This doesn't apply then.

[alba17.livejournal.com]

Oh LOL, yes.

[alamo-girl80.livejournal.com]

OMFG I think we got the same guy calling here the other night!

Hubs answered the phone and was like "What? What did you say?"

John is impossible to understand.

Hubs: "I don't have time for your bullshit. I even can't understand your bullshit." and hangs up.

What kind of scam is that?