04-11-2014, 04:09 PM
Got yet another one of those calls today. "Hi, I am from Windows tech Support, may I hack into your computer?". Probably the 3rd of 4th I have gotten.
Are there consumers still out there who are falling for this? Or are the hackers such idiots that they THINK we are still falling for it.
I have heard so many stories from friends about this. They have gotten swore at or hung up on if they lie and say they do not have a computer, or that they have a Mac. One "tech" actually told a friend that yes, he knew they were scamming people, but he had been unemployed and needed the work.
Most of the calls I have gotten have been from India. Gee, what a surprise.
I m tempted some time to just stay on the phone, just to see exactly what the pitch is.
Are there consumers still out there who are falling for this? Or are the hackers such idiots that they THINK we are still falling for it.
I have heard so many stories from friends about this. They have gotten swore at or hung up on if they lie and say they do not have a computer, or that they have a Mac. One "tech" actually told a friend that yes, he knew they were scamming people, but he had been unemployed and needed the work.
Most of the calls I have gotten have been from India. Gee, what a surprise.
I m tempted some time to just stay on the phone, just to see exactly what the pitch is.