Why answer? Well, it might be the IRS and they have a warrant for my arrest. đ
"Itâs the sides of the mountain which sustain life, not the top.â > On Nov 30, 2018, at 1:49 PM, Sandra Schreiber <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have said the same thing......after about 5 minutes.....It's not kept me > off their mailing lists, however! Sandy Schreiber >> On Nov 30, 2018, at 12:06 PM, William Micou wrote: >> >> Thereâs a great podcast where they try to research one of these âsupportâ >> centers. >> Podcast is âReply Allâ, and look for episodes #102 & #103 called âLong >> Distanceâ. >> I too have fun with those calls. I act really excited that they found a >> problem and Iâm so thankful that they want to help me. Eventually I tell >> them I have no Window system. >> Bill >> >> "Itâs the sides of the mountain which sustain life, not the top.â >> >>> On Nov 30, 2018, at 11:35 AM, John Robinson <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Funny, love to toy with them and glad the bad guys are being arrestedâŚhow >>> many folks go along with them and get suckeredâŚ. >>> >>> John >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Nov 30, 2018, at 11:31 AM, Lee Larson <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Over the last few years Iâve been sometimes annoyed and sometimes amused >>>> by the frequent calls from âMicrosoft Technical Supportâ about âproblems >>>> with my Windows computer.â >>>> >>>> The calls always begin with someone speaking in a heavy Indian accent >>>> saying something like âHello, this is Edward from Microsoft Technical >>>> Support. We have detected problems with your computer.â >>>> >>>> Just for fun, I usually ask âHow do you know itâs my computer?â >>>> >>>> Edward: âWe have extensive security monitoring and have matched it with >>>> the number under which you registered Windows.â >>>> >>>> At this point, I go in one of several directions. >>>> >>>> If Iâm in a hurry, I say something like "But I have no Windows computers.â >>>> Or I ask âDoes your mother know youâre a criminal?â These are usually >>>> answered by a quick click. >>>> >>>> If Iâm not in a hurry, Iâll play stupid to see how long I can keep >>>> âEdwardâ on the line by having trouble with my computer. >>>> >>>> A while back, I fired up VirtualBox on my Linux machine and opened a >>>> Windows VM, just to see what they would do. I connected to the Web site >>>> they suggested and watched lots of traffic as they âdiagnosedâ my >>>> problems. There were lots of changes to the Windows registry. After a >>>> short time, they came back and suggested things could be fixed for $150. >>>> At that point, I used my mother-criminal line, hung up and deleted the >>>> Windows VM from the Linux machine. >>>> >>>> This has been going on for years and Iâve often wondered why Microsoft put >>>> up with it. According to ZDNet, it looks like they finally hit the >>>> breaking point. >>>> >>>>> New Delhi police have arrested 63 suspects in the last two months working >>>>> and operating 26 call centers that were engaging in tech support scams, >>>>> posing as tech support staff at Microsoft, Google, Apple, and other major >>>>> tech companies. The raids on Delhi-based call centers have taken place >>>>> over the last two months, Microsoft said. Police first raided 10 call >>>>> centers and arrested 24 people in October, and then raided 16 other call >>>>> centers and made 39 more arrests this week. >>>> >>>>> Microsoft said its staff received over 7,000 victim reports associated >>>>> with the 16 call centers raided this week, from over 15 countries. Users >>>>> reported paying between $100 and $500 for unnecessary tech support >>>>> services and products. The raids resulted in the seizure of substantial >>>>> evidence including call scripts, live chats, voice call recordings and >>>>> customer records from tech support fraud operations, Microsoft said. The >>>>> Delhi police's crackdown on tech support call centers came after >>>>> Microsoft filed legal complaints earlier this year. Microsoft has been >>>>> collecting customer complaints about tech support scams since 2014, via >>>>> its "Report a technical support scam" portal. >>>> >>>> L^2 >>>> >>>> --- >>>> âLee Larsonâ >>>> â[email protected]â >>>> >>>> âGlory awaits, gentlemen. In the words of General Tacticus, 'Let us take >>>> history by the scrotum.' Of course, he was not a very honourable fighter. >>>> ââ Terry Pratchett >>>> âJingoâ >>>> >>>> âââ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> MacGroup mailing list >>>> Posting address: [email protected] >>>> Archive: >>>> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.mail-2Darchive.com_macgroup-40erdos.math.louisville.edu_&d=DwIFaQ&c=OAG1LQNACBDguGvBeNj18Swhr9TMTjS-x4O_KuapPgY&r=F2GFXrjLFqVo3VwvIlo_XYeEiRRjHv15rxcenz7A21woG2aFGcrzndoSsskxfmOs&m=s-aq41qQb_mShshQAsN9g4u5aveYdQVHFVidksVif50&s=zFsu2BwfU7FjFjOxiv6qUXEC07Pyqe-nWRM8y3ololM&e=> >>>> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> MacGroup mailing list >>> Posting address: [email protected] >>> Archive: >>> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.mail-2Darchive.com_macgroup-40erdos.math.louisville.edu_&d=DwIFaQ&c=OAG1LQNACBDguGvBeNj18Swhr9TMTjS-x4O_KuapPgY&r=F2GFXrjLFqVo3VwvIlo_XYeEiRRjHv15rxcenz7A21woG2aFGcrzndoSsskxfmOs&m=s-aq41qQb_mShshQAsN9g4u5aveYdQVHFVidksVif50&s=zFsu2BwfU7FjFjOxiv6qUXEC07Pyqe-nWRM8y3ololM&e=> >>> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacGroup mailing list >> Posting address: [email protected] >> Archive: >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.mail-2Darchive.com_macgroup-40erdos.math.louisville.edu_&d=DwIFaQ&c=OAG1LQNACBDguGvBeNj18Swhr9TMTjS-x4O_KuapPgY&r=F2GFXrjLFqVo3VwvIlo_XYeEiRRjHv15rxcenz7A21woG2aFGcrzndoSsskxfmOs&m=s-aq41qQb_mShshQAsN9g4u5aveYdQVHFVidksVif50&s=zFsu2BwfU7FjFjOxiv6qUXEC07Pyqe-nWRM8y3ololM&e=> >> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> > > Sandra G. 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