what's with the phone solicitors who tell you your computer is sending out error messages and they want to walk you through the steps to fix it? i was curious to see what she would try to do, so i played along but she got flustered when i told her i have a mac. told me their "apple dept" would call me back. it was pretty obvious she was calling from her living room. what is that all about?
Phishing of some sort. Probably want you to install spyware.
I love it when these guys call. So far I've kept two of them on the phone for half an hour each. The last one I kept saying stuff like "How did you get my phone number?! Are you spying on my computer?! I think what you are doing is illegal! etc." in a really freaked out voice. Then bursting into laughter, falling silent, and asking him lots and lots of questions to make him crazy. Me: Do you work for Microsoft? Him: Yes. Me: Really? The name of the company that pays you is Microsoft? Him: Yes. Me: So you are telling me that Microsoft is spying on me? Him: What? Me: I think you are lying. Him: I am not lying, M'am. Me: I think you are just calling to offer me some bogus tech support so you can get all my information and steal my identity. Him: What is tax support? Me: Silence. Him: what is this tax support? We are not offering any tax support. Me: It's when you call and say you can help fix my computer. Him: yes, your computer is running slowly and we can fix it. Me: How do you know my computer is running slowly? Him: The microsoft certificate is not operating properly. Me: what is a microsoft certificate? Him: I will tell you, the microsoft certificate says that your computer is not running properly. Me: Yeah, you said that. But what is it? Is it a software program? Did you put something on my computer to spy on me? Him: Please turn on your computer and I will tell you what it is. Me: Do you think I am crazy? I am not going to let you get access to anything on my computer. Him: But I want to help you. Me: You want to steal from me. Etc.etc. Went on and on FOREVER. Finally I told him I was on a mac and he yelled "Then why am I wasting my time with you?!" and hung up. LOL.
it's the little pleasures in life, sally. you'd think that would be their first question. kind of blows their credibility when they say they have reports your computer is running slowly.
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- linda 3-02-2012 3:32 am
Phishing of some sort. Probably want you to install spyware.
- mark 3-02-2012 3:56 am [add a comment]
I love it when these guys call. So far I've kept two of them on the phone for half an hour each. The last one I kept saying stuff like "How did you get my phone number?! Are you spying on my computer?! I think what you are doing is illegal! etc." in a really freaked out voice. Then bursting into laughter, falling silent, and asking him lots and lots of questions to make him crazy. Me: Do you work for Microsoft? Him: Yes. Me: Really? The name of the company that pays you is Microsoft? Him: Yes. Me: So you are telling me that Microsoft is spying on me? Him: What? Me: I think you are lying. Him: I am not lying, M'am. Me: I think you are just calling to offer me some bogus tech support so you can get all my information and steal my identity. Him: What is tax support? Me: Silence. Him: what is this tax support? We are not offering any tax support. Me: It's when you call and say you can help fix my computer. Him: yes, your computer is running slowly and we can fix it. Me: How do you know my computer is running slowly? Him: The microsoft certificate is not operating properly. Me: what is a microsoft certificate? Him: I will tell you, the microsoft certificate says that your computer is not running properly. Me: Yeah, you said that. But what is it? Is it a software program? Did you put something on my computer to spy on me? Him: Please turn on your computer and I will tell you what it is. Me: Do you think I am crazy? I am not going to let you get access to anything on my computer. Him: But I want to help you. Me: You want to steal from me. Etc.etc. Went on and on FOREVER. Finally I told him I was on a mac and he yelled "Then why am I wasting my time with you?!" and hung up. LOL.
- sally mckay 3-02-2012 5:00 pm [add a comment]
it's the little pleasures in life, sally. you'd think that would be their first question. kind of blows their credibility when they say they have reports your computer is running slowly.
- linda 3-02-2012 6:23 pm [add a comment]