I received a phone call last week from a scam artist.

It was obvious from pretty early on that he was going to pretend I had a bunch of computer problems and then either sell me a really expensive download to stop the alleged problem, or allow him access to my computer so he could steal personal data.

Scams like this annoy me. My grandparents are both in their 80s but try to use computers as best they can. (They like facebook, and Skype). Calls like these could easily bamboozle them into thinking something was wrong and handing over money for something they really don’t need.

So I figured the best thing I could do was waste some of the callers’ time.

Which is what I did and I recorded it.

Enjoy!

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PS – What I tell him near the end, which finally pushes him to hang up, is genuinely true!