[Coco] Just got a call from my "computer technician"

[James C. Hrubik]

Heh.  I got that call too.  At the supper table.  Since I’ve only got one 15 year old PC and the rest of my machines are Macs, I told him I didn’t have Windows and asked if he could fix my Doors.  That short-circuited him — he kept muttering Doors?  Doors?  My kids were nearly rolling on the floor laughing...

On May 2, 2015, at 3:10 PM, John Guin <johnguin at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I managed to keep the guy on line for almost 15 minutes.  I felt pretty good that at least I could slow down the scam a little, tiny bit.
> 
> John
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Gabriel Holland via Coco
> Sent: Saturday, May 2, 2015 10:49 AM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Cc: Gabriel Holland
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Just got a call from my "computer technician"
> 
> Yes.  Someone just tried that on us last week while I was at work.  My wife called me in  a bit of a panic.  I told her it was nonsense.  The guy claimed out computer was downloading harmful software.  One minor detail though - the computer was shut off.  Nice try, jerk!
> 
> 
> 
>     On Saturday, May 2, 2015 1:25 PM, Joe Grubbs <jsgrubbs at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Coincidentally I got a call like this the other day. The person had a very distinct accent and was clearly in a very noisy environment. He claimed that he could "see" viruses on my Windows PC.
> 
> He knew my name and asked if I was Joe Grubbs. I said that I was but that I have no Windows PCs in my house. I had to reiterate that about five times before he finally conceded and said "Okay, have a nice day"
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> 
>> Date: Sat, 2 May 2015 13:22:42 -0400
>> From: alhartman6 at optonline.net
>> To: coco at maltedmedia.com
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] Just got a call from my "computer technician"
>> 
>> I tell them, "Just a moment while I  re-boot my computer. Hey...  what 
>> do think aboutthose people from India and Pakistan who call pretending 
>> to be technicians and want to pretend to fix your computer while they 
>> are really installing malware to steal your passwords and financial data?"
>> 
>> Most of the time they hang up. Some times I learn curse words in their 
>> native language before they do.
>> 

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