That’s One Way To Flip The Script

Many moons ago, I became the target of “Windows tech support” scammers yet again. You know the ones that always have that cliche non-American accent but still insist they’re called Jake and live in America? This had happened on and off before, but in this particular instance, I think it was a new hire trying desperately to either reach a quota, make a good impression on their boss, or something because they called me fourteen times in two days. 

FOURTEEN EFFING TIMES!

I tried everything from just hanging up, to yelling and swearing, to playing dumb and wasting their time. Nothing worked. The calls kept on coming.

At my wit’s end, I picked up the phone for the fourteenth time and spoke in the thickest, most stereotypical [Asian Country] accent I could muster as a Caucasian guy.

Me: “Thank you for calling Windows tech support. How may I help you?”

They hung up immediately and haven’t called me back since.