It's probably best not to call the police if you're trying to scam someone over the phone.
But one hapless overseas hoaxer, purporting to be from the Windows technical department, had no idea when he dialled a New Zealand number and tried to persuade the police to do his bidding.
In a recording of the two-minute exchange going viral on the internet, the scammer tries to dupe the policeman into giving access to his computer, painstakingly talking the officer through the website letter-by-letter.
At this point the cop calls out the scammer but the persistent caller denies he's part of an international hoax saying if it was a hacking call he would have already taken access of his computer and done anything with it.
But this doesn't wash with the officer, who challenges him, saying it's a scam and he's calling from overseas.