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5. Two of my close folks have fallen for similar scam

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Mon Mar 21, 2016, 10:47 PM

Mar 2016

The 'puter goes wild haywire - *loud* noise, somebody screaming, siren, with flashing lights and message "do NOT turn off/unplug" - "call this MICROSOFT number"

My old relative fell for it, called the number, gave out her credit card number, the works.

The two are in my anti-virus network so I guess I'm next!1

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I just got another call from the 516 area code... [View all] MrScorpio Mar 2016 OP

Another effective method gratuitous Mar 2016 #1

I know that guy! redwitch Mar 2016 #2

516 is Long Island, NY. LiberalElite Mar 2016 #3

Nassau County, to be precise. KamaAina Mar 2016 #7

631 tk2kewl Mar 2016 #8

D'oh! KamaAina Mar 2016 #9

It does always seem to be Indians who do the Microsoft scam greymouse Mar 2016 #4

Two of my close folks have fallen for similar scam UTUSN Mar 2016 #5

They are fakes. It is a scam and the numbers are always spoofed. Wolf Frankula Mar 2016 #6

I had a friend who always treated such calls as a friendly and mis-informative chatterbox: struggle4progress Mar 2016 #10

I tell him I can't talk, then start moaning Ilsa Mar 2016 #11