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On 15/10/11 21:02, Grant Sewell 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. > I had a call the other day. The lady said she wanted to tell me about a problem on my computer. I laughed and she got quite angry saying I should take this seriously. So I played along and said I was pressing varios key combos etc, I guess this would open a control window and then I wouyld be horrified to do dir and see a long list of strange file names. She had no idea I wasn't using windows, the only way they could know is if you go to a site they control and then it can all be read from the header packet from your net session. There is no way to tie this to any personal data. I got bored and said I was using something called kubuntu which was a sort of linux and thus had no problems of the sort she mentions. She became very angry and shouted at me for wasting her time. i told her to go forth and multiply.... Simon -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq