WD>>>> Just had a very friendly call from someone from Microsoft speaking WD>>>> to me in a Hindi or Pakistani accent explaining that I was causing WD>>>> the world wide internet to crash.... FB>>> Don'use Microsoft stuff! :P FB>>> Instead use a mix of Linux and Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil! :D JM>> They are scammers. They are calling me from time to time and I'm JM>> only using Mac or Linux. HD> I am using only RISC OS and Linux at Rasberry Pi's. The best thing HD> you could do is not saying a word and hang up immediately. Or do not HD> pick up the phone at all when no calling number is shown.
When I get a scam call (or just a call from unknown number), I pick it up, immediately mute the phone and listen for 2...3 seconds: that's enough for callers to introduce themselves, or, otherwise, I leave the phone silently connected wasting their time and money.
-- Alexey V. Vissarionov aka Gremlin from Kremlin gremlin.ru!gremlin; +vii-cmiii-ccxxix-lxxix-xlii
