Re: New Style Computer Scam via a Phone Call?

I have heard a few people talking about this. From what I can gather,
they ask you to download some software that "fixes" the problem (which
is actually a trojan according to most virus scanners).
Only Windows users are affected, so if they fall for it, its their own
fault for using Windows

On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 6:18 PM, Perry Spiller <[email protected]> wrote:
> Scam Or Not?
>
> What Happened
>
> At 2.26pm, Saturday 7 May 2011, I received an anonymous phone call.
> The caller had an Indian accent and there was lots of background
> (typical-call-centre-type) noise. He was not easy to hear.
>
> He represented that he was from Window Operating System technical
> support and was responding to a computer problem that I had 'logged.'
> I said I had not done such a thing and that I regarded his call as
> suspicious and a likely scam.
>
> He suggested that I turn my computer on so he could show me how to
> fix the problem. At that point, I said that I was almost sure the call was
> a fraud, said 'goodbye' and hung up.
>
> There was no call back.
>
> Speculation
>
> Perhaps I should've followed the instructions to a certain point, to
> see what happened? I suspect that I would've been asked to download
> a patch (or some similar expression), which I would have declined to do.
>
> However, had I persisted for a little longer, I may've got a clearer
> idea of the complete modus operandi, to pass on, in an effort to
> forewarn others.
>
> Or maybe I should've said I used Linux or had a Mac, to see what
> happened?
>
> I expect most on-to-it computer users would not succumb to this
> (new?) sort of scam. However . . . .
>
>
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