Cold Callers

[classic33]

With a little effort and ingenuity, it's possible to keep the Indian virus scammers on the line for up to an hour without them twigging they're being wound up.

Apart from being immensely satisfying in its own right, it's also gratifying to know that while they're talking to you they can't be scamming anyone else (like, sadly, my Dad a couple of months ago).

Like this?
http://www.geekschat.net/threads/my-computer-is-sending-infected-files.4547/

 

[Black Sheep]

someone I know has had an 0845 number fitted at home, he now puts this as his phone number whenever he buys something online / puts in his details.

over the space of a couple of months he's made £10 from cold callers phoning him!

 

[snorri]

A recent cold caller knew my name but was somewhat reticent to identify himself, so I hung up on him.
He phoned back very shortly afterwards to inform me that "Civility costs nothing Mr Snorri"

 

[mr_cellophane]

I love the ones that say
"Can I speak to Mrs C"
Me - "No"
and then they just carry on with their script.