"graham" > wrote in message
...
> On 15/01/2016 3:00 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>> "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.
>>
> There have been worse cases where they target immigrants and scare them
> into sending them money, often very large sums. Unfortunately, the victims
> often come from regimes where there is a real fear of the police, so they
> pay up.


I assume you don't mean Chicago or St Louis?



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