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

[Gene Heskett]

On Saturday 02 May 2015 19:24:07 James C. Hrubik wrote:
> 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...

ROTFLMAO!  If you want a real no-nonsense take on something, all you have 
to do is wait till Jim posts his response.  Love it.

Something about old age & treachery comes to mind.  Been known to apply 
it myself.
>
> 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"
> >
> >> 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.
>
> -<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-
> The words of a man are the clothes of his soul.
> ——— Sayings of Grandpa Jim, c. 2015

Cheers, Gene Heskett
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