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On Friday, January 15, 2016 at 1:00:14 PM UTC-6, John Kuthe wrote:
> On Friday, January 15, 2016 at 12:52:27 PM UTC-6, 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. > > > > 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. ![]() > > > > nb > > One time when I was sitting at my PC I got such a call. I decided to have some fun with the non-native English speaker who called me and declared "I don't even have a computer, what are you talking about? Got rid of that thing years ago! I don't even have a cell phone!! No way, too much trouble!" All the while staring at my monitor! > > He hung up on me pretty fast! :-) > A guy called with that scam, and said that his name was something like Thomas, or Michael or something. I told him that his name wasn't Thomas (or whatever), but that it was something like Sadji, or Hadji, or some other Pakistani kind of name. He hung up. > > John Kuthe... --Bryan |
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