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Generally, this is on the home line answering machine so don't speak to anyone, but it is annoying to some days have upwards of a dozen scams in a day.
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Generally, this is on the home line answering machine so don't speak to anyone, but it is annoying to some days have upwards of a dozen scams in a day.
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Got one of those "Microsoft" calls, I said:"You've got bogus info, Slick. We only run Linux here." and they hung up. Still get a few robo-calls, the answering machine will have a couple "messages" with recorded solicitations, usually just "dead air".
Yup.
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Yup.
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Had one guy I reduced to yelling at me and threatening to have me arrested. Told me my computer had phoned home to say it was infected and that I was required by law to run something to allow them in. Well, said I wasn't home, he said "go home I will remain on the phone with you". Said I couldn't since I was at work. He then told me I was violating the "implied" contract with Microsoft that was in force when I bought my machine and I would be arrested if I didn't comply immediately. At that point I said "Microsoft?? I run a Mac", which I don't but figured it might throw him off. But no, the answer was that Microsoft's "implied" access contract covered all makes and I was ordered to let them in. At that point I was tired of playing with him and hung up. He called back to try his "how to curse in English" guidebook. Yea, right, go try that on someone else...
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"I said:"You've got bogus info, Slick. We only run Linux here." and they hung up"
Ten minutes later I'm sure you got a call from Linux saying that you needed to give them all your personal information.
Ten minutes later I'm sure you got a call from Linux saying that you needed to give them all your personal information.
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