I got one some time ago as well. Claiming to be from Microsoft. First I played being gratefull for the warning. Then said so you work for Microsft eh interesting, what was your name again. Hung up. on me.
On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 11:26 AM, Tobie Fysh <[email protected]>wrote: > I got one of these at home a few weeks ago. I put on my very best broad > Norfolk accent (*think “hillbilly” for the Americans amongst us*) and > said “ahhh, my boy deals with that doh hicky, hang on, I’ll pass you over” > **** > > ** ** > > To four year old son: “it’s for you”**** > > ** ** > > Son: “heeeeloo, you happy today? Where grandma? I’m having my breakfast.”* > *** > > ** ** > > They hung up.**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Stefan Jafs [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* 13 February 2013 00:42 > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Tech support call from "Microsoft"**** > > ** ** > > Just got off the phone from a not so computer savvy friend of mine. He had > a call from “Microsoft” from WV a technician with a very tick Indian > accent, apparently my friends computer was infected and kept sending out > spam to a server but the technician assured him that he would fix it, just > connect with TeamViewer and he’ll fix it. My friend said to me it must be > real because he had called 3 times and even left a phone number! Luckily he > got a bit suspicious and called my on his cell, I told him to immediately > disconnect the TeamViewer session. I don’t think the technician had enough > time to do anything malicious before he was disconnected. I asked my friend > to do a system restore from a few days ago.**** > > **** > > How can people be so gullible?**** > > **** > > Anything else to look out for?**** > > > > -- > Stefan Jafs **** > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > This message has been scanned by MimeCast on behalf of Freebridge > Community Housing and found to be free of viruses and not SPAM. If you have > any concerns about the message contents please contact the ICT ServiceDesk. > **** > ------------------------------ > [image: Freebridge Community Housing Logo]<http://www.freebridge.org.uk> > [image: > twitter.com/Freebridge] <http://twitter.com/Freebridge> [image: > Freebridge on > Facebook]<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kings-Lynn-United-Kingdom/Freebridge-Community-Housing/192690183387?v=box_3> > This e-mail (including any attachments), is confidential and intended only > for the use of the addressee(s). It may contain information covered by > legal, professional or other privilege. If you are not an addressee, please > inform the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. Do not copy, use or > disclose this e-mail. > > E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error free. The > sender does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the > contents of this message which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If > verification is required please request a hard copy version. > > Freebridge Community Housing Ltd is a Charitable Industrial and Provident > Society - Reg No IP29744R Registered with the Registered with the Homes & > Communities Agency - No L4463. VAT Registration Number 860762121 > > Freebridge Community Housing, Juniper House, Austin Street, Kings Lynn, > Norfolk PE30 1DZ > > ------------------------------ > This email message has been scanned for viruses by Mimecast. > Mimecast delivers a complete managed email solution from a single web > based platform. > For more information please visit http://www.mimecast.com > ------------------------------ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
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