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Its about a guy that received a call from someone from the "Windows Service Center" and he taught the fraudster a lesson haha! Sad part of the story is some people actually let these fraudsters in to their computer!

http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/canada/north/story/1.2573269
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I have had several such calls, all in English, spoken by someone who was not particular native to it. They always say they are calling from Microsoft sevice center and that my computer is at risk. Sometimes they are calling from an American phone number (don't know if they can fake that), sometimes from somewhere else in the world. I have asked if they know to which country they are calling, and they don't. I have also told them that I live in Norway, and if there is something wrong with my Pc so that I need to be told, why doesn't someone from microsoft.no call me in Norwegian. I never get any plausible explanation. The want me to click on certain keys on my computer, which I of course never do, so they haven't had much gain from me. And once I also was at my Mac and they maintained that they could 'see' into my computer. I have asked them about their telephone bill when they are calling around the world like this.
Last time someone of that sort said that my computer was at risk, I replied it is not, but it will soon be if they get their way with it
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Will you let me in Steve? Press the Command button on your Windows Computer and then press the Option key.
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I do this stuff to telemarketers all the time. My boys love to watch me talk to these people. My personnel best is 47 minutes. The last one I had the guy asked for my wife Patricia. I said "speaking". The guy says I need to speak to Patricia and I replied once again "speaking, I'm just starting my transformation and could only afford to get my named changed so far". :lol:
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Adam East wrote:
Will you let me in Steve? Press the Command button on your Windows Computer and then press the Option key.


Come On IN buddy! I have the Coffee poured!
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That's great. I always like to do it when someone calls and says they can increase my ranking on search. One of my first questions is where does your company rank on search and what keywords? Out of the dozens of times I have ask that question, I have yet to get an answer.
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