This sounds like the same guy who called me "a stupid STUPID lady". I get calls like this two or three times a week. This time I told him I would ask my "IT guy" who just "happened to be here". Then I put him on hold for 45 minutes. I am on a no call list but it doesn't seem to help with these scammers.
My experience is similar to all postings, you can hang up but stringing them along is much more entertaining. Tell them you have multiple computers and ask for the users name of the Computer, ask for an IP address. If they ask you what type of Computer you have reply with a color or size. They want you to give them remote access to install their software and charge your credit card. If you keep them on long enough and they want Charge Card information tell them you do not have one and ask for Banking info to wire the Money to. You can also ask them if they know where you can buy some drugs or if they can recommend an escort agency. You could also pretend to be the police investigating a murder and you need their name and contact info for the investigation report. The possibilities are endless the whole point is to waste their time and call as long as possible.
I am always suspicious when I receive a call from anyone who speaks with a East Indian (British) accent. First of all they don't recognize American slang for one thing. The number they called from stated on my caller said New York. When I called number, The operator told me it was a not working number. When anyone calls, listen for background noise. It indicates a boiler room operation,
This is the second time this has happened to us. We just told him that we don't us Microsoft and we will be reporting this number. Then we hung up. (Mac user)
I'm near Toronto. This number just phones and stays silent. I'm guessing it's one of those voice activated callers, so when you speak, it goes through to a call centre and you get hit for a received call, or it activates some pointless automated message. Either way it's a scammer. Since I changed cell phone providers 2 months ago I've been plagued with these sorts of callers. I guess I'm on the phone list again of people to bug.
I got a call today from 718-377-9204.however, a female caller with, as usual an east Indian accent, said she was from Verizon and offered a free gift (tablet or something like that). All other comments associate this # with computer problems but this same #,said Verizon All a hoax of course.. I usually get calls from other #s for computer problems. I would ask the caller to hold, I get my bible and begin reading and after a while they hang-up. I thought they were not suppose to hang-up. I have another comment to post from one of those #s. i would advise, never call them back just Google the #.