Those silly scammers.

I recently received a call from a gentleman claiming to be from Microsoft. He told me that my system had been sending out errors and he was calling to remove the issue. In case the title did not tell you enough, he was not really calling from Microsoft and there was nothing wrong with my computer at all. These scammers cold call people in hopes of getting someone who will pay. Occasionally, they call someone that knows about them and has nothing better to do then mess with them. This was one of those times and below is a reproduction of the call, which I wrote down.

Me: "Hello?"
Caller: "Hello sir, I am calling from Microsoft-"
Me: "Why is Microsoft calling me?"
Caller: "Well sir, there is a computer registered to this phone number which is sending out errors and issues."
Me: "Wow, that sounds bad. So the errors are infecting people?"
Caller: "No sir, the errors have infected your computer and we are calling to help you remove the issue."
Me: "OK, I see."
Caller: "OK then, are you in front of your computer?"
Me: "I am."
Caller: "OK, is the computer on?"
Me: "Yes it is."
Caller: "OK, and I am given to understand that you are running Windows Vista, is that correct?"
Me: "No, I'm not running Windows at all."
Caller: "Sorry?"
Me: "I'm not using Windows." (Yes I am.)
Caller: "OK, then I am sorry to bother you sir."
Me: "Wait, hold the phone. You said I had a problem with my computer. Why do you want to hang up on me now?"
Caller: "We are calling from the Windows Call Center-"
Me: "That's right, then how did you know to call me?"
Caller: "We have nothing to do with any computer that is not Windows." (Answer the question I asked!)
Me: "Then how did you know to call me? Because I was having a issue with my computer, and I was pulling my hair out. But somehow, you knew to call me."
Caller: "I am afraid I have to hang up now."
Me: "No! You are not going to tell me that I have a issue with my computer and then when I want to solve the issue, you are just going to hang up on me."
Caller: "Sir, you can call tech support for your computer and they will help you remove the issue. But because you are not running-"
Me: "Oh, wait. I know what the issue is. My Windows 7 PC is not plugged in. Thanks for your help tech."
Caller: You're welcome."
Me: "Have a nice day. Bye."

I must say, I enjoyed messing with this guy. He called me and told me I had an issue. So I can prove him wrong and mess with him. By the way, my phone number is not registered with anything I had to fill out to buy my computer. This proves that it is cold calling.

I hope you enjoyed reading this, and I hope I gave you a good laugh. Remember, if someone like this calls you, you will now know and will be able to have some fun of your own. Be sure to sound off in the comments, thank you for reading.