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I just received a call from a "microsoft rep"
I used quotes because I really don't think he was. he spoke with <span>Indian/Pakistani accent. he kept saying that there was an error report that I sent. after I told him that my computer is perfectly fine, has been perfectly fine since I bought it and that
i never sent an error report, he changed his story. he said that my computer automatically sent an error report. I then told him that I have been using Ubuntu (an operating system based on Linux. also note that this is not really true.) and he said that if
the computer was on, then a report can be sent. he kept telling me to go to start-> right click computer/my computer -> device manager.....
I never went past that point. I told him that I know plenty about computers and that I have actually built my own. At which point he said "....I do not believe you are a technical person, and I, a technical person, can help you". Those were his exact words.
Another fishy thing was their number. My phone displayed 1-000-000-0000 which (according to yahoo answers </span>
<a href="http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060919180505AA4G8T5" target="_blank">
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060919180505AA4G8T5</a>) is something telemarketers use to bypass new laws and the number (probably) can't be traced.
after he wasted 15 minutes, I told him that I do not believe he is from microsoft, and that I would report him. And here I am now.
I don't think he was a real rep, but if he was (which I really doubt) let me know and would you guys actually call your customers?
Thanks,
Quillan hong
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I used quotes because I really don't think he was. he spoke with <span>Indian/Pakistani accent. he kept saying that there was an error report that I sent. after I told him that my computer is perfectly fine, has been perfectly fine since I bought it and that
i never sent an error report, he changed his story. he said that my computer automatically sent an error report. I then told him that I have been using Ubuntu (an operating system based on Linux. also note that this is not really true.) and he said that if
the computer was on, then a report can be sent. he kept telling me to go to start-> right click computer/my computer -> device manager.....
I never went past that point. I told him that I know plenty about computers and that I have actually built my own. At which point he said "....I do not believe you are a technical person, and I, a technical person, can help you". Those were his exact words.
Another fishy thing was their number. My phone displayed 1-000-000-0000 which (according to yahoo answers </span>
<a href="http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060919180505AA4G8T5" target="_blank">
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060919180505AA4G8T5</a>) is something telemarketers use to bypass new laws and the number (probably) can't be traced.
after he wasted 15 minutes, I told him that I do not believe he is from microsoft, and that I would report him. And here I am now.
I don't think he was a real rep, but if he was (which I really doubt) let me know and would you guys actually call your customers?
Thanks,
Quillan hong
View the thread
