tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post2854093152943406815..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: A Failure in IronyAndrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-34396515464674963842014-08-04T12:13:14.387-07:002014-08-04T12:13:14.387-07:00Alex H: Yeah, it was pretty fun.Alex H: Yeah, it was pretty fun.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-23025006020067905012014-08-02T21:11:33.355-07:002014-08-02T21:11:33.355-07:00Great post. Not every post needs an analogy, and t...Great post. Not every post needs an analogy, and this is one of them. :D Got a kick out of this. Great way to handle a scam call.Alex Hursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05556334141936498897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-22556797942806181952014-07-31T14:09:18.381-07:002014-07-31T14:09:18.381-07:00Rebekah: I get a lot of those, too. A lot of those...Rebekah: I get a lot of those, too. A lot of those.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-36240287251840904862014-07-31T11:09:27.840-07:002014-07-31T11:09:27.840-07:00HAHAHAHAHA.
Oh, I wish I could mess with my scam ...HAHAHAHAHA.<br /><br />Oh, I wish I could mess with my scam caller that way. Sadly, whenever I answer there is absolute silence on the other end, and then the call disconnects in a few seconds.<br /><br />I finally got smart enough to set the ringtone for that call as an audio recording of complete silence.Rebekah Loperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09910220361720811916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-7519399798700555952014-07-30T16:32:42.202-07:002014-07-30T16:32:42.202-07:00Jean: Oh, yeah, I get the credit card one, too. &q...Jean: Oh, yeah, I get the credit card one, too. "This is a call about your current credit card account." Or something like that.<br />Still, I think my favorite is the email about my Blizzard account, because I don't have one.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-78996953331109943662014-07-30T12:17:03.205-07:002014-07-30T12:17:03.205-07:00Glad to see you're giving them a entertaining ...Glad to see you're giving them a entertaining hard time. I've talked with these guys too. My favorite question is: Which one of my computers? The one with windows. I have eight computers, if you can't tell me exactly which one has the problem, I'm going to hang up. They never seem to be able to get that one right. <br /><br />It's the credit card scam call that bugs me the most because it's automated. I don't even have anyone to mess with or hang up on.Jean Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047709505502621618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-55336572689089962312014-07-29T16:56:12.053-07:002014-07-29T16:56:12.053-07:00Briane: Yeah, I always go directly to the website ...Briane: Yeah, I always go directly to the website and do everything there are get my info from there.<br /><br />Stephanie: I know! Did I say they called back again the next day, too? Because they did. CRAZY!Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-61378159309569412552014-07-29T12:03:49.218-07:002014-07-29T12:03:49.218-07:00OMG, hilarious. I love stories of people messing w...OMG, hilarious. I love stories of people messing with telemarketers. You would think your first try would have made them realize you're onto them and mark you off their lists. It's crazy they KEPT calling you after that!Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-61802597151911595932014-07-29T11:07:56.733-07:002014-07-29T11:07:56.733-07:00You handled it well.
People have to be really car...You handled it well.<br /><br />People have to be really careful. Last year when we bought a new laptop, I had some issues with setup and called what I THOUGHT was the Dell helpline. It was NOT, and after two attempts to get me to pony up $250 and a credit card number I got frustrated enough to tell them I was recording the call, and they hung up. I kept screen shots of the chats, too.<br /><br />I finally went to the Dell Website itself, making sure that I read carefully the google results. So they can trip up a lot of people.<br /><br />The main thing to remember is that almost no legitimate business issue starts with a phone call or email, and when they do, you should always tell them you will call them back, then look up the customer service number yourself and call that back. That'll weed out 90% of these. Brianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616494058636881575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-10067707444797229072014-07-29T10:22:45.076-07:002014-07-29T10:22:45.076-07:00Lauren: Awesome!
Rusty: Your computer is complain...Lauren: Awesome!<br /><br />Rusty: Your computer is complaining a lot. Kind of like when you make kids do chores. Like the world is coming to an end. I hear "you can't believe what this guy makes me do" a lot.<br /><br />Maurice: They may be the same calls. They use the phrase "we're calling about your Microsoft computer" in a way that makes them sound like they're working with Microsoft.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-79156362526241631072014-07-29T08:45:14.943-07:002014-07-29T08:45:14.943-07:00Those are a lot better than the calls people have ...Those are a lot better than the calls people have been getting from "Microsoft" but these sound a lot more fun. It must work on someone right? ROFLMaurice Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338165486757095191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-10681358660163166972014-07-29T05:11:45.661-07:002014-07-29T05:11:45.661-07:00Good work, Andrew. Hey, how's my computer doin...Good work, Andrew. Hey, how's my computer doing?Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-22598844970827231372014-07-28T21:08:12.547-07:002014-07-28T21:08:12.547-07:00Ha! Brilliant. This made my evening, honestly. :)Ha! Brilliant. This made my evening, honestly. :)Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15292139796803739003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-58350746311798868892014-07-28T17:22:51.273-07:002014-07-28T17:22:51.273-07:00Michael: I think it probably is a bad one for peop...Michael: I think it probably is a bad one for people who are uneducated about computers. Oh... thinking about it, I hope they don't call my parents.<br /><br />Loni: That would be hilarious!<br />One of them called me back the next day insisting that I had told him I wanted a call back.<br />heh<br /><br />Jeanne: Oh, he wasn't going to connect me to the actual BBB. The BBB has a... I don't know what they call it, but something that amounts to a fraud alert up about them.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-44553597418702322522014-07-28T15:43:44.370-07:002014-07-28T15:43:44.370-07:00Making one of them laugh through his script is def...Making one of them laugh through his script is definitely a win. I'd like to know what would happen if you actually did call the BBB. Or maybe he would have given you a number of a heavily accented agent.J E Oneilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-49668287311160760692014-07-28T15:32:29.301-07:002014-07-28T15:32:29.301-07:00Hehe, I think it'd be fun to get two of those ...Hehe, I think it'd be fun to get two of those guys on the line at the same time, and conference them in, letting them go at the conversation the same way you did, only both adamantly insisting who they are. :)Loni Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126958230703180761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-13946679990833926862014-07-28T15:21:17.556-07:002014-07-28T15:21:17.556-07:00Thanks for the heads up. I hate fraud and this sou...Thanks for the heads up. I hate fraud and this sounds like a bad one.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-21521627898858848232014-07-28T14:02:21.772-07:002014-07-28T14:02:21.772-07:00Alex: I'm sure they'll get to you.
Jo: Fr...Alex: I'm sure they'll get to you.<br /><br />Jo: From what I can tell, the entire "company" is in India, so they may have had they're scheduling off.<br />Too bad that slam doesn't translate through the phone line.<br /><br />L.G.: Unfortunately, I have no other recourse.<br /><br />ABftS: I've never gotten a call about my car, but we get lots of calls about our "credit card" and our "utilities."<br /><br />Janie: It's amazing the lengths these guys will go to, but they seem to make a lot of money out of it, according to the estimates.<br /><br />Tell the President I said hello!Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-38381848976198986522014-07-28T12:56:26.363-07:002014-07-28T12:56:26.363-07:00That is absolutely hilarious. I like to mess with ...That is absolutely hilarious. I like to mess with callers, too. I speak with an accent or talk in a foreign language (sometimes a language of my own invention); I say that I've died; I'm the housekeeper and Madam is not at home; I am the voice mail of some important person and leave a message after the BEEEEEEP. The phone call that disturbed me was when my name and phone number showed up as the caller. Yes! Miraculously, I called myself. A virus took over my browser last week. It used the same colors as Google Chrome, but it was called Snap-Do. Then ads appeared, telling me to call a phone number because something was wrong with my computer. The ad even said "Windows." Of course, I didn't call, and that evening, Willy Dunne Wooters and I spent a tiresome two hours killing the virus. <br /><br />Love,<br />Janie<br /><br />P.S. President Obama is looking over my shoulder as I write this comment.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-45585309980736687732014-07-28T06:37:13.296-07:002014-07-28T06:37:13.296-07:00I loved this. No analogy necessary. This is just p...I loved this. No analogy necessary. This is just plain fun. I've never thought of parroting their own words back at them. <br /><br />I don't get calls for computer stuff, but I always get those "your car is out of a warranty" calls. Which is always fun to ask them if they know what I drive, because they also say "doesn't matter." So I tell them something like, okay, I drive a 1981 Toyota Corolla with 500,000 miles, how much of a warranty can I get on that? And suddenly they do care. And by that I mean they hang up in anger.A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-85810988657419463582014-07-28T06:24:06.786-07:002014-07-28T06:24:06.786-07:00This is why I don't answer the phone anymore.This is why I don't answer the phone anymore. Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-13366954018277418072014-07-28T06:24:03.940-07:002014-07-28T06:24:03.940-07:00This is why I don't answer the phone anymore.This is why I don't answer the phone anymore. Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-54435921677135871962014-07-28T05:56:58.564-07:002014-07-28T05:56:58.564-07:00I have Alex. At 3 a.m. I was absolutely furious. T...I have Alex. At 3 a.m. I was absolutely furious. They wanted me to get up and turn on my PC. Being half asleep it took me a bit to realise what this was about and I slammed down the phone. Not had one since. If I get calls at that time of the morning I think it's an emergency not some idiot spamming me.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-85379772626995431522014-07-28T03:41:42.134-07:002014-07-28T03:41:42.134-07:00Hey, you might as well have fun with it! Clever to...Hey, you might as well have fun with it! Clever to tell them you're with Geek Support. Don't think I've received any of those calls.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com