Hello, my name is Apu, how can I help you?
Apparently you’re not alone.
According to the article, the scammers learned to use various American accents.
My grandson does an excellent indian accent where he says, “Can I have your security information, please.”
LEFTIST ELECTION WORKER: I, uhh, uh, have to alter some results, and was told that it was easy, but...I'm confused and if I don't get this done, my precinct election supervisor is going to have my ass.
DOMINION TIER 1 SUPPORT TECH: No problem! Are you in front of the machine you wish to tamper with?
LEFTIST ELECTION WORKER: Yes.
DOMINION TIER 1 SUPPORT TECH: Good! Touch the upper left and lower right of the display screen at the same time, and it will bring up the Admin menu.
LEFTIST ELECTION WORKER: Uhh...okay...(fumbling sounds) I think I have it, and...(panicked) Oh, God! It's asking for a username and password! F*ck, I don't have either of those! F*ck! F*ck! F*CK! What...
DOMINION TIER 1 SUPPORT TECH: Sir, please don't worry. I can provide you with the credentials you need to login, that isn't a problem.
LEFTIST ELECTION WORKER: (uncertainly) What? Won't they have changed it?
DOMINION TIER 1 SUPPORT TECH: (cheerfully) Of course not. We discourage that. As a matter of fact, only Dominion can change it, and we talk our customers out of it when they request us to do it. So, the default username is "password", all lower case, and the password is "password", again, all lower case.
LEFTIST ELECTION WORKER: (relieved) Ah! Ah! Thank God, that worked, I am in. What do I do now?
DOMINION TIER 1 SUPPORT TECH: Do you see the menu item that says "Tamper"? Click on it. When it opens, click on the "Switch Votes" option, and then on the left, from the pull down menu titled "REMOVE VOTES" select the candidate you wish to remove the votes from to transfer to the other candidate, and then from the "ADD VOTES" menu to the right, select the candidate you wish to transfer the votes to.
LEFTIST ELECTION WORKER: (choking with relief) Is that it? Is that all?
DOMINION TIER 1 SUPPORT TECH: Almost there. Make sure you don't mix up those candidates! We wouldn't want that, would we? Okay, now go to the "METHOD" pull down and select either "VOLUME" or "PERCENTAGE". Just a tip, we usually discourage the use of the "VOLUME" setting, since you can get into trouble with that one...too many things to go wrong. I suggest using "PERCENTAGE" and setting it to a relatively low number, 5-10% won't attract much notice. However, if you are desperate (chuckling) and you REALLY sound like you are, I have seen people go as high as 20-30%, but that can be risky. I suggest 20%. Then, before you click "SAVE", be sure to uncheck the "Enable Logging" option. Wouldn't want to leave a trail for someone to follow, but...that is your choice.
LEFTIST ELECTION WORKER: (giggling) Oh, thank you! Thank you! Now that I know how, I can get all the voting machines configure correctly before the supervisor shows up, and we will be ready to go! Oh, thank you!
DOMINION TIER 1 SUPPORT TECH: My pleasure! That is what we are here for, after all. One more thing-when the polls close, before you do ANYTHING, go to each machine, re-access the Admin screen and Tamper dialog box, and click the "RESET" button. That turns logging back on, and sets all the other options to the default values, and you will be golden. Nobody will suspect a thing. If someone sees the logging off and the options selected, that could be problematic for you. Is there anything else I can help you with today?
Actually, they used standard American-sounding names like "Steve Smith" delivered with a thick Indian accent. That alone should have aroused people's suspicions, but it fooled many.