On Friday, January 15, 2016 at 11:55:40 AM UTC-7, cibola de oro wrote:
> 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
> >
> I DO hope you trapped the number on caller ID!

The caller ID number is fake and is changed regularly. It has nothing to do with where they are calling from.

DaleP