I was just getting ready to take my dog for a walk. Next time, if there is a Next time, and if I have some time I think I'll have a little fun.
I'll play along, but have so many issues following instructions I'll see if I can get the scammer to hang up on me. The more of their time I waste, the less time they have to target someone else.
Maybe have a problem accessing the app store. Then pretend the download aborted saying I'm out of storage space. Wait, I'll go to my computer. (And play even dumber) "Start menu? ... Let me see..." I'm running Linux, but I won't volunteer that, just "not Apple." Admin privileges? Wait... I can't find that. Maybe it is my router/firewall... Just a second, got the admin password for that written down in the other room (while I go make a cup of coffee in the Kuerig)... Ok, maybe if I reboot my computer... Wait, maybe if I reset the modem/router. No, I can't do that my phone is using wifi calling. I know, let me check the settings... Just a minute, have to let the dog out... No no, I appreciate you telling me, I want to address this...
I'll bet I can string them along for 45 min to an hour.
Once in a while i answer the phone like an granny on the hooch..try not to bust out laughing and say something crazy....like..did you just steal my chickens...i saw you in the hen house.
I had one continue for over an hour while I searched for my Medicare card and had him call me the next day and I repeated similar reasons for not finding my card and then on the third day my wife entered in the conversation and told the guy to stop calling because all in the house were hospice patients and will die very soon. That solved that problem. Taking their time costs them a bit of money, eating up their time and enjoying it..
“… Actually yes, he did have an Indian accent, and I don’t mean Navajo...”
I get calls from thick-accent Indians who identify themselves as George Smith or Bill Roberts….
I do that often; it’s fun. The best was when I pretended to go along with every step the guy directed me to do, and acting clueless about computers.
After about 20 minutes he asked me, “Now what do you see on your screen?”
I said, “I see the Virgin Mary.”
He shouted, “You see the Wurjun Mary?!”
I laughed and hung up.