BA HA HA! my mother just recently dealt with one of these scam artists you describe here she got a call from some dude saying "my name is Poll Weelson (Paul Wilson) I am calling about your windoos computah" to which she replied "no your name is not Paul Wilson and my computer is none of your business so don't call here again Habeeb!" shows what these scam artists know my family doesn't even USE Windows anymore we've been proud Linux users since about 2013 or so! 5's

When I get the Windows call (usually from China) I play along, pretending to push the buttons the caller tells me. Then, when he asks me what I see on my screen I tell him "a baseball game" or "a man at an airport" or whatever is on my TV at the time. I then inform him that I don't own a computer. At this point the caller will usually use some Anglo-Saxon colloquialisms in a Chinese accent. Best one so far--some guy with an Indian accent called and said he was in San Francisco and was making appointments for a home improvement company. I told him I could use a new roof and siding. He knew my real name. I told him Patrick didn't live here anymore, but as the new owner I could use some repairs. I told him my name was Scandinavian, a bit hard to spell, but I would sound it out for him: U-P-P Y-O-R-R. A week later some guy called me from Kansas City and asked for "Mister Yorr". He was trying to find the bogus address in Kansas City, Missouri that I had given the telemarketer. I told him some hacker had gotten to my phone, then hung up on him. Upp Yorr!