Even better, if you don't recognize the caller, don't answer the call at all. I have things set up where only my contacts can call me anyway, and I only run skype very rarely; just started making use of it to call my grandparents because it's cheaper than using my landline, but if I ever got a call and didn't recognize who was calling, I'd just reject the call. I guess the warning is good, though, for folks who are serious skype users, but as with so many things, a bit of common sense would completely eliminate the problem.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of chris hallsworth Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 11:21 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: very suspicious Skype call yesterday Thanks Ray and all. I would treat the call like any cell phone. Just hang up the moment it is jubious. On 12/06/2012 12:55, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > I just wanted to alert y'all all to a very suspicious Skype call I received > yesterday while listening to the WWDC event. > > I got a Skype call from someone or something that had the following. > > 1. Upon ansewring the call, the US English Mike from AT&T voice came on and > said that my computer's performance and speed were now less than average. At the very beginning of the call, it gave some kind of ID number. The voice then switched over to the Neo speech Paul voice where it advised to go to: > www.fixfg.com > to scan and repair my computer. > Folks, I suspect that something nasty tried to infect me by trying to > pursuade me to go to a web sight that had something rather unsavery on it. I did not go there nor did I google it. I have never received such a call before and I think something very unpleasant may be floating around on Skype. Be ware. > > > Sincerely, > The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! > > Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! > > Skype name: > barefootedray > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
