My mother received one of these calls. My mother is 82 and has never owned a computer, nor has any intention of ever doing so. They still continued following the same script about how she needed to call them and get her computer repaired. They finally hung up when she told them it was "pathetically obvious" that they were scammers.
-Bruce- *"But still darkness is no reason, we are made of sterner stuff, and our swords though old and rusty, still were blunted sharp enough."* On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 2:27 PM, jd1008 <jd1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 08/18/2014 10:10 AM, Doug wrote: > >> >> On 08/18/2014 11:52 AM, James Plante wrote: >> >>> It's a *telephone* scam, Doug. They call you, and tell you that there >>> are problems with your Windows computer, and that they can repair them. I >>> don't know what happens when you agree; maybe they have you log into their >>> site and install malware, maybe they just charge you for the login. I just >>> don't know. You see, when the caller completed his opening sentence, I said >>> something very rude which may damage international relations--and hung up. >>> I use a Mac, and I won't touch Windows with a vaccinated crowbar. (Personal >>> choice.) >>> >>> Jim Plante >>> >>> >>> Thanx for the info, Jim. They can expect the same response from me, if >> they call. I have Windows, but I seldom log in to it--I do almost all >> computing using PCLinuxOS. >> >> --doug >> > Exactly what was done to a good friend of mine, even as far as telling > her they are the national authority for all windows installations and > that she needs > to follow their instructions .... yara yara ... > Well, she was lucking she called me first. > She took the number they called her from and reported them to the local > FBI office. > She never heard from them again. So apparently some other similar outfit > has replaced them. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > >
