On 1/15/2016 1:52 PM, 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
>

The tenacity of some of the callers in incredible. I had one on the
phone for about 40 minutes. I asked him if I should call the police to
report it but he assured me that he could fix it. I suggested praying
over it, chanting, and lighting incense to drive out the spirits. He
wanted to have me reboot the computer so I strung him about 5 minutes
for the reboot. I could hear him gasp when I told him it was almost
ready, the screen was at the point it said Windows 95 hould not be much
longer.