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On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 9:02 PM, Grant Sewell <dcglug@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sat, 15 Oct 2011 20:49:19 +0100 > Martijn Grooten wrote: > >> On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 8:32 PM, Tony Sumner wrote: >> > I had one of these calls. She said her name was 'Nancy' and told >> > me I had a Trojan. I said 'I don't use Windows' and told >> > her that proved she was a b. liar. She got quite upset and said >> > no I was the liar for saying I don't run Windows and hey I realised >> > that I have a laptop that does have windows on it and it seems >> > likely that she did have access to MS information. She also knew >> > my address. A web site I looked at said that they tend to target >> > older people (like me) so they may have a source of information >> > that includes age and address. >> >> I (33) have had several of these calls, so I don't think they >> specifically target older people. I am also certain they do not >> co-operate with Microsoft and that the latter, if they possess this >> kind of information (which I doubt they do), have not provided them >> with it. I think they use the electoral roll or something to get hold >> of the name and phone number. As for insisting you don't have Windows >> - there are probably very few households that don't, so it is a safe >> bet. >> >> I have told them several times this was a scam and that they knew it >> and rather than closing the connection, they kept on insisting it >> wasn't. >> >> Martijn. > > Is it bad of me to really want them to call me so I can tag them along > playing dumb for as long as possible? > > Grant. It would certainly be nice to even the score somehow....? Roly :-) -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq