Re: : Microsoft Calls

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that's awesome! you know linux is getting traction when the scammers
actually take time to support it.

I always wanted to take build a VM machine that had dirty popups and a sick
background image (tub girl / goatse perhaps)  and grant them access to that
if they called to scam me :-)
On 2014-09-26 5:50 PM, "Howard Gibson" <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Fri, 26 Sep 2014 19:24:30 -0400
> Christopher Browne <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > I once got the helpful response that they were transferring me to one of
> > their Linux experts.  The software they use to take control of your PC
> has
> > a Linux version, so the scam could conceivably work against one of "our"
> > systems.
>
>    If I am online when the call comes, I play stupid and I tell them I
> cannot find the "Start" button.  Someone did manage to get to a website
> with remote terminal software that had a Linux version.
>
>
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<p dir=3D"ltr">that&#39;s awesome! you know linux is getting traction when =
the scammers actually take time to support it. </p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">I always wanted to take build a VM machine that had dirty po=
pups and a sick background image (tub girl / goatse perhaps)=C2=A0 and gran=
t them access to that if they called to scam me :-) </p>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 2014-09-26 5:50 PM, &quot;Howard Gibson&quot;=
 &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br typ=
e=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .=
8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On Fri, 26 Sep 2014 19:24:=
30 -0400<br>
Christopher Browne &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">cbbrowne@gmail=
.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
<br>
&gt; I once got the helpful response that they were transferring me to one =
of<br>
&gt; their Linux experts.=C2=A0 The software they use to take control of yo=
ur PC has<br>
&gt; a Linux version, so the scam could conceivably work against one of &qu=
ot;our&quot;<br>
&gt; systems.<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0If I am online when the call comes, I play stupid and I tell t=
hem I cannot find the &quot;Start&quot; button.=C2=A0 Someone did manage to=
 get to a website with remote terminal software that had a Linux version.<b=
r>
<br>
<br>
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