Trolling the scammers
"Wait a minute, I have to boot it up. It takes a long time, so stay on the line." Put phone down.
5 minutes later: "It's still booting. Must have a virus, like you said."
Go to loo with phone, hold near bowl whilst you micturate and/or defectate. "Still booting.... OK what do I do now?"
"Wait a minute while I get my credit card."
5 minutes later: "Oh, I forgot to tell you, I run Linux."
"Yes, well, let me know when your software supports Linux. Have a nice rest of the day. I hope other people don't waste so much of your valuable time."
The key item here is that the more time you keep them on the line, the less innocent suckers will be rung up.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
