We get multiple calls per week from a robot stating that Microsoft has detected suspicious activity on our computer. I sick my 12 year old on them and he takes them for a ride. He’s a master at harassing scammers.

Because I spend all day at their house with their wife.

I get that robo call multiple times per week and sometimes multiple times per day. It's a female voice emphasizing that there's nothing currently wrong with your credit card account, but you need to call them anyway. Recently they changed the recording slightly. It's now a different woman with a different name and a few words were altered. Previously it was Rachel and today I heard Lisa. Otherwise exactly the same scam. They never specify which credit card they are referring to. Apparently they are claiming they can reduce your interest rate but you have to pay to do it. I looked it up last year and the scam had been reported all across the country for years.

I block the numbers but they show up again with slightly different numbers. It is always a 786 prefix number, at least here in Miami.

Subscription to WAPO. Did not do that. Hope I get it straightened out tomorrow. I need that money. Just moved and lots of bills.

you'll get passed along the chain. They ask for your balance, the expiration date, the account number. (hahahahaha) like someone would give that out to a broken english speaking caller.

After a while and a bit of small talk, I pass them on to my guardian.

For some reason they don't want to talk to them.

The one where you're told the local police will be at your door if you don't pay your over due taxes immediately. I told the guy he was in big trouble because I'm an attorney for the IRS (a lie, just to be clear). I think he hung up in record time.

What are the odds?

I called back one of the fake IRS calls once and chewed out the guy in India who answered

to him for ripping off people is going to be awful.

I tell them I don’t own a computer. Call ends quickly.

are you at your computer, go to the internet... I tell them I don't have the internet.

"Oh? My son handles all those issues ... Junior! You need to take this call ... He'll be here in a minute. Say, how about all this weather we're having? A lot of weather. Are you have weather there, too? My wife says she's never seen anything like it. Are you married? Really! Have you got any kids? We've got two: Junior and Bippy. They're great! You love them. What? ... Yes, he'll be on the phone in a minute in a minute. He's just got to wash up a bit before he comes inside ... How many kids do you have? Really! What do they think of this weather? Bippy and Marge always disagree and then Junior stands up for for Marge. Do your kids agree with your wife about the weather? What ... No, he's coming. He'll be here any minute ... So Junior stands up for Marge and then pretty soon he and Bippy are down each other throats hammer and tongs you know and ..."

"We need to verify your Macy's account"...I don't have a Macy's card.
One thing you can do about calls is to report the # as spam in the White Pages app, that way the next person looking up the # can be warned.

I simply don’t answer it. If it is a call with a purpose beyond trying to scam me, they will leave a message.

I use 'Hiya' for my android phone. There's also one for iPhones.
It catches the spam/scam calls.

There are many call blockers.

For email phishing, just be smart.