I finally got the phone call about my Windows computer

"They" call me about once a week, I don't answer but I know it's "them" because I've googled the phone number that shows on my caller ID which takes me to a link called 1-800 notes where people report tons of scam phone numbers and who they're from. My sister-in-law fell for this, whoa boy did she have problems getting her computer squared away after that. I use that 1-800 notes site to check out all the calls I get from unknown numbers. Repeated callers I block, "they" are next on my list to block if they call again. But first I might actually answer the phone the next time and give them a bit of a run around before blocking them.

I've gotten ""the call"" also--several times

At one time I was getting a lot of those calls. I've told them I knew it was a scam and I've also told them that I don't have a computer and they even got really nasty a couple of times. Once or twice when I knew it was them, I have answered the phone by saying I was the county sheriff's office/fraud squad and to which detective could I direct their call, lol, they hung up.

LOL!!! Good for you. I tell the scammers that all the time. I only wish everyone knew better so they did not get scammed. My sister emailed & asked me about this. I told her it was a scam. My MIL got the phone call about her grandson being some place & needing money. She was very upset as he had passed away not long before the phone call. She said even though it kind of sounded like him she knew it was not & told the caller that.

I block any incoming call that has an area code I don't know and the caller id doesn't have a person's name. Every once and a while I'll answer if I'm not sure and it reinforces that there's no need to check.

Good idea.........play along with them.......pretend that we are doing exactly what they are telling us to do..........say......'yes, I clicked on that', etc., etc.

p.s. Just keep them on the line.........time is money, so to speak.