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New (or old) computer scam
graham wrote:
> On 15/01/2016 11:52 AM, 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
>>
> When I get those calls, I ask: "Does your mother know what you do for a
> living?"
> Graham
>
No "prince albert in a can" repartee?
For shame.
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