Frustrating the Enemy

How to Annoy a Scammer

Although it's kinda sick, I love seeing these scammers getting annoyed and frustrated as they try to steal our money.  So many unsuspecting people in Canada (and elsewhere) are getting calls from some guy at a call centre in India who tries to convince them into giving them money via a credit card.

What they want to do is frighten you into giving them money to "fix" a problem on your computer.  They often say they are from "Windows" or the "Windows Service Centre," neither of which exist in reality.  Windows is a program, not a company.  Microsoft is the company, Windows is the product.  But because people are familiar with the term "Windows" they become confused and sucked into paying money to fix a non-existent problem.

A friend sent me this video and after watching it I learned there are dozens, maybe even hundreds of these kind of videos on YouTube.  People are catching on to these pranksters and scammers and taking the time to hit them where it hurts and pump up their frustration level.  I recommend you watch a few of these to get ideas on how to scam the scammers.

For me it's difficult to keep a straight face while talking to these guys but I manage sometimes to annoy them.  Most of the time they call at very inopportune moments like when you're in line up to the check out at the grocery store, or washing your car.  But I encourage you to make these bastards as frustrated as possible so that they may stop calling Canadians for fear we are on to them.  Tell your neighbours too.

Until next time....
Happy Computing!

Big Mike