On 15 Jan 2016 18:52:22 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>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.


Very old scam, was much more common in the UK and other places,
but has worked it's way to the US.

Only a fool would fall for it.

On Fri, 15 Jan 2016 12:42:50 -0800, The New Other Guy
> wrote:

>On 15 Jan 2016 18:52:22 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>
>>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.
>
>
>Very old scam, was much more common in the UK and other places,
>but has worked it's way to the US.
>
>Only a fool would fall for it.

Some do...

I got a call from a nearby friend who got partially caught by one of
these scammers, then she got suspicious and called me. By that stage
they had access to her laptop, and I was watching what they were
doing, which was basically to render it inoperable by moving some
system files. I unplugged the network cable and they soon called back.
We told them where to go, natch. We were lucky, because it didn't take
much work for me to restore it back to how it was.

"The New Other Guy" > wrote in message
...
> On 15 Jan 2016 18:52:22 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>
>>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.
>
>
> Very old scam, was much more common in the UK and other places,
> but has worked it's way to the US.

Yes, we had this a few years ago. We haven't had it for a long time ...
unless it is just our number they are not calling any more


> Only a fool would fall for it.


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On Friday, January 15, 2016 at 2:43:10 PM UTC-6, The New Other Guy wrote:
>
> On 15 Jan 2016 18:52:22 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>
> >Apparently, there's a new wave of Winblows computer scammers washing
> >ashore.
> >
> Very old scam, was much more common in the UK and other places,
> but has worked it's way to the US.
>
> Only a fool would fall for it.
>
>
It's been in the U.S. for many, many years.