# F\*ck With Scammer - Need Answer Fast! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 8, 2014, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-with-scammer-need-answer-fast/704090 "2014-11-08T19:55:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2014, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-with-scammer-need-answer-fast/704090/1 "2014-11-08T19:55:58Z")
I am on the phone with one of those scammers from “Windows”. I am stalling him with the idea that I need to turn on my PC. Help me fuck with him! All suggestions welcome! Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2014, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-with-scammer-need-answer-fast/704090/2 "2014-11-08T19:58:26Z")
I am trying to get him to repeat everything - his English is not real clear. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2014, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-with-scammer-need-answer-fast/704090/3 "2014-11-08T19:58:41Z")
Tell him you want to change your BIOS. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2014, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-with-scammer-need-answer-fast/704090/4 "2014-11-08T20:00:30Z")
BIOS - that’s good Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2014, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-with-scammer-need-answer-fast/704090/5 "2014-11-08T20:01:44Z")
He is just repeating himself. This is sort of new - he is claiming that my PC is generating errors because I haven’t been installing Windows updates. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2014, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-with-scammer-need-answer-fast/704090/6 "2014-11-08T20:04:58Z")
He said something about my license, so I told him to hold the line while I go upstairs and get it. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2014, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-with-scammer-need-answer-fast/704090/7 "2014-11-08T20:08:04Z")
OK, back. I am going to ask which one it is. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2014, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-with-scammer-need-answer-fast/704090/8 "2014-11-08T20:08:57Z")
Your driver’s license, I hope. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2014, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-with-scammer-need-answer-fast/704090/9 "2014-11-08T20:11:10Z")
He says it is on my PC, so I told him I am restarting my PC. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2014, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-with-scammer-need-answer-fast/704090/10 "2014-11-08T20:11:13Z")
Ask him if you need to close open windows, then leave and make window slamming noises. Then tell him you’ve closed all the open windows. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2014, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-with-scammer-need-answer-fast/704090/11 "2014-11-08T20:13:22Z")
I told him that at work, they always tell me to restart, so we need to wait until it restarts. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![LC\_Strawhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2014, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-with-scammer-need-answer-fast/704090/12 "2014-11-08T20:14:58Z")
Ask him what he thinks about stuff going on in the news … or some Dr. Phil style questions about his personal life. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2014, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-with-scammer-need-answer-fast/704090/13 "2014-11-08T20:15:23Z")
I told him I restarted, and I can’t find Windows on the Start menu. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2014, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-with-scammer-need-answer-fast/704090/14 "2014-11-08T20:16:32Z")
Tell you’d really like some help setting up online banking. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2014, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-with-scammer-need-answer-fast/704090/15 "2014-11-08T20:17:47Z")
He told me to click Start, and I haven’t updated the Netflix app, so I am installing the update for that. That should fix everything! Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2014, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-with-scammer-need-answer-fast/704090/16 "2014-11-08T20:20:36Z")
I am trying to get him to explain how to fire up Internet Explorer. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2014, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-with-scammer-need-answer-fast/704090/17 "2014-11-08T20:22:10Z")
I can’t get it to work - it keeps telling me that it is Google. I don’t want Google - I want Internet Explorer, don’t I? Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-with-scammer-need-answer-fast/704090/18 "2014-11-08T20:26:10Z")
He told me to type in the address bar. So I entered “Windows update phone call” into Google, and I will read him the text about Windows scams and see what he thinks. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2014, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-with-scammer-need-answer-fast/704090/19 "2014-11-08T20:28:32Z")
Damn - he caught on and hung up. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2014, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-with-scammer-need-answer-fast/704090/20 "2014-11-08T22:22:00Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > Damn - he caught on and hung up. > > Regards, > Shodan Too obvious with the trolling. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-with-scammer-need-answer-fast/704090.md?page=2)