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On 05/10/12 12:12, Simon Waters wrote: > On 05/10/12 12:01, paul sutton wrote: >> We need to get more people to simply HANG UP or tell em where to go then >> hang up. > Probably delaying tactics are what we want people to do. > > Tell them you need to get your son, wife, husband, and put the phone > down on the desk and see how long before they hang up. > > Obviously not always convenient, but it ties up the most amount of > scammer for the least amount of effort on our part. > However this is not always possible when you are waiting in for an Important phone call, but a good idea for if you can spare the time. Perhaps a mix of tactics is important I think one way to help the general user base out there is to constantly remind them that these calls are scams, if they need help contact a reputable computer dealer or even better install a proper OS. :) Paul -- -- http://drupal.zleap.net skype : psutton111 http://www.linkedin.com/pub/paul-sutton/36/595/911 http://www.raspberrypi.org http://www.ubuntu.com -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq