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02-05-2014, 12:10 PM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Dayton, OH
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2014 Scam Thread
Figured I'd start one of these. Just got a call, from India, routed through PA, that or they just had a really heavy accent. They claimed their network was receiving malware from my computer. We can help you clean your system, etc. etc.
Anyhow, I figure you might want to let any non-computer savvy relatives know about this. |
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02-05-2014, 12:11 PM
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Favored Bitch #1
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: homeless in NJ
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I got that one a while back.
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02-05-2014, 12:17 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: NJ
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I've been getting these forever. Sometimes I like to play along but it gets boring after a while.
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02-07-2014, 10:05 AM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Bath, ME
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next time I plan to say "Oh my god, let me go check," then set the phone down and go eat dinner.
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02-07-2014, 11:46 AM
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SI Games
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Melbourne, FL
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Thats my approach to all such things - I figure if I waste at least 30 seconds of their time before they realise then I've saved at least one person from being annoyed by a call that day. |
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02-07-2014, 03:31 PM
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College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Jan 2001
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Yeah my dad almost got caught by this one:
hxxp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cueN1-2lANA Thankfully he said no once they asked to take over his computer. I quickly googled it and the Youtube post above (and many others) were word for word the same as his call. Scam! |
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