Overheard
The phone rang yesterday.
Herself picked it up.
âHello?â¦.â
âYes, I do have a computerâ¦â
âYes, itâs switched on and Iâm looking at it nowâ¦.â
[I should point out that the computer was switched off and at the other end of the house.]
âViruses? Ooooo, that sounds nastyâ¦.â
âOK, I have done thatâ¦â¦â
âWhat am I looking at? Photographs of my weddingâ¦â¦.â
âGoogle? Whatâs Google?â¦..â
âWhat key?â¦â
âI canât see that keyâ¦..â
âYouâll have to speak up, son, My hearing isnât the bestâ¦â
âNo I donât see the key you are talking aboutâ¦â
âMy eyesight isnât the best either. I canât see that keyâ¦..â
âNo. I donât have a pair of glassesâ¦.â
âHello?â
âHello?â
âThe little fucker,â says she. âHe hung up on me, and he sounded like such a nice lad.â
Ha ! Funny.
how rude! to hang up on her just when she was getting warmed up.
She didn't even get to ask what he was wearing.
It's the first time she has had first hand experience of the scam.
I'll pass on all the calls in future.
My Uncle's Uncle got a call from someone pretending to be with the FBI. They needed him to go to a certain website to validate his computer and to stop a potential virus. He ended up with a virus and multiple worms. I wouldn't even hook it up to my network until I did a full wipe and verified a clean install. I tried to get him to convert over to Linux, but that was a no go. He's a WWII veteran and about 90, but I told him he should still no better. 🙂
By the way, tell herself I said Well Played. 🙂
Well played indeed. I like to ask them to hang on while I get my glasses – it takes a very long time.
One thing I have to say about Herself – she does the Doddery Senile Old Dear act brilliantly. Or maybe it's not acting?
Never, ever doubt the "Doddery Senile Old Dear act". It could well be your last "doubt".