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flamin lib

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14. I got that call. Called them back. The fellow had a heavy accent, Indian? Pakistani?

Reply to appleannie1943 (Original post)

Sat Jul 21, 2018, 03:49 PM

Jul 2018

Couldn't tell but then I'm not great at such things and who cares anyway. Kept him on the phone about 10 minutes jacking with him. He said he was located in Arizona with the fraud division of Microsoft. I couldn't help myself I laughed a little at that. Then I held the phone a little at from myself and said loud enough for him to hear, "Is that long enough Agent Smiley? Do you have him located yet?".

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Just received a message on my answering machine claiming to be from microsoft. [View all] appleannie1943 Jul 2018 OP

Next, 'IRS' will call! elleng Jul 2018 #1

I already ignorred the IRS and have no intention of contacting the phony Microsoft appleannie1943 Jul 2018 #3

I've received more than a few of those. Hong Kong Cavalier Jul 2018 #4

Have you gotten a call from the Chinese IRS yet? Retrograde Jul 2018 #12

JUST got somesuch, on my phone! elleng Jul 2018 #13

It's a Well Known Scam Leith Jul 2018 #2

Or a grandson in trouble Phoenix61 Jul 2018 #5

My mother in law who lives in Arizona got one of those calls kimbutgar Jul 2018 #8

I got one of those calls last week kimbutgar Jul 2018 #6

Got it the other day. BarbaRosa Jul 2018 #7

SCAM call! Ignore. manor321 Jul 2018 #9

Invite them to fuck off. No other response. BSdetect Jul 2018 #10

The threats from the IRS Turbineguy Jul 2018 #11

I got that call. Called them back. The fellow had a heavy accent, Indian? Pakistani? flamin lib Jul 2018 #14

The IRS...NEVER CALLS.. IRS always contacts people through the mail.. Why? Stuart G Jul 2018 #15

As a Microsoft Certified Professional I can assure you that Microsoft does not call consumers milestogo Jul 2018 #16

lucky you.. i get the microsoft calls from a real live person who can barely speak english. samnsara Jul 2018 #17

For some reason that nice Nigerian prince FuzzyRabbit Jul 2018 #18

It's a scam. Fooled somebody I know. Don't respond. yardwork Jul 2018 #19

LOL - so the "foreign countries" angle becomes the latest scare tactic. Totally Tunsie Jul 2018 #20