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BEWARE of callers claiming to be from Microsoft
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Half an hour ago, I had a telephone call from a foreign sounding man, claiming to be from Microsoft and he would sort out my problems. Politely I told him my computer was fine and to go away.
I posted this elsewhere and within minutes someone told me their mum had been scammed and gave me this link.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/18/phone-scam-india-call-centres
I posted this elsewhere and within minutes someone told me their mum had been scammed and gave me this link.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/18/phone-scam-india-call-centres
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Some people have a little fun with them
Another example:
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2687843-Scott-
“There is a computer disease that anybody who works with computers knows about. It's a very serious disease and it interferes completely with the work. The trouble with computers is that you 'play' with them!” Richard Feynman0 -
We had them call up a couple of weeks ago. we kept them talking for a little while asking dumb questions. They just hung up when they realised we knew. The background sounded like someone was watching a football match.Survey earnings total 2009 £417, 2010 £875, 2011 £5740
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