"notbob" > wrote in message
...
> Apparently, there's a new wave of Winblows computer scammers washing
> ashore.
>
> For the very first time, I gotta Indian support droid calling me on
> my phone to tell me their organization has been receiving security
> alerts from my desktop computer.
>
> Oh really!? And "jes what operating system am I currently using", I
> smirkingly enquired. "Windows", was his reply. I gleefully informed
> this escapee from the Short Circuit voice-over casting stable, I
> haven't even owned a Windows computer in over a decade.
>
> He hung up w/o uttering another word.
>
> Please, do not fall for this ruse. You computer will NOT send
> security alerts to a third party, no matter which operating system
> (OS) you use.


And oildie and a goodie and more people fall for it than you can imagine.
Another scam resurrected from the dead is the IRS agent. You will get a
call from a very terse individual identifying themselves as an IRS agent,
badge mumber whatever and they are investigating you for criminal fraud.
But first .... to verify we have the right party, please provide us with
your date of birth, SSN and address.



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