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They disappeared for a while, but they're back again now, ringing me about once a week. I was a bit bored this morning, so I thought I would play with them a bit.
"Good morning, sir, I'm calling from Microsoft support. We can see see that your computer is sending out malicious code and has problems, but don't worry, we will help you to fix it."
"No, not again" - should have been a clue for him, but he didn't get it.
They changed it a bit this time. They've become greedy, they want to charge you for loading their remote control program that will hijack your computer. I guess they will then do two things. Firstly they look for bank details, then they load some code, which sometime later will encrypt and scramble all your data. They then offer to unscramble it for a fixed amount of money.
He told me that there would be no charge for sorting minor issues and a charge for sorting major issues.
I told him that my computer takes a long time to boot because it has so many issues. He didn't mind waiting. He kept asking how many computers I had, and seemed particularly interested in laptops for some reason. I told him that I had a broken leg, so I was stuck in bed and could only access the one slow computer.
Curious to see if thry had changed their methods, I played along for a bit. Like before, he took me to the Windows event viewer that shows errors in the computer. He told me that these events show the problem. From the previous calls, I know that, next, they take you to a website where you can download their hijacking software. I tried to slow it down by discussing what the logged errors meant, but he must've smelled a rat, so he put the phone down on me. Game over - until next week. It kept him from scamming other people for about 30 minutes. I need to practice my delay tactics.
Shall we have a competion to see who can keep them on the phone the longest?
"Good morning, sir, I'm calling from Microsoft support. We can see see that your computer is sending out malicious code and has problems, but don't worry, we will help you to fix it."
"No, not again" - should have been a clue for him, but he didn't get it.
They changed it a bit this time. They've become greedy, they want to charge you for loading their remote control program that will hijack your computer. I guess they will then do two things. Firstly they look for bank details, then they load some code, which sometime later will encrypt and scramble all your data. They then offer to unscramble it for a fixed amount of money.
He told me that there would be no charge for sorting minor issues and a charge for sorting major issues.
I told him that my computer takes a long time to boot because it has so many issues. He didn't mind waiting. He kept asking how many computers I had, and seemed particularly interested in laptops for some reason. I told him that I had a broken leg, so I was stuck in bed and could only access the one slow computer.
Curious to see if thry had changed their methods, I played along for a bit. Like before, he took me to the Windows event viewer that shows errors in the computer. He told me that these events show the problem. From the previous calls, I know that, next, they take you to a website where you can download their hijacking software. I tried to slow it down by discussing what the logged errors meant, but he must've smelled a rat, so he put the phone down on me. Game over - until next week. It kept him from scamming other people for about 30 minutes. I need to practice my delay tactics.
Shall we have a competion to see who can keep them on the phone the longest?
