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Just had a call from the "windows Service Team" offering to fix the issues with my computer, wanted me to log on to a remote access site.

Presumably to get passwords or credit card details? Call me cynical but I can't see Bill paying folk to fix my pc for free....


 
Posted : 22/09/2010 7:08 pm
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You should have asked them what they were wearing and started heavy breathing


 
Posted : 22/09/2010 7:11 pm
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You're just being cynical, you really must learn to trust people more.


 
Posted : 22/09/2010 7:12 pm
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Our cleaner at work had the same phone call the other week, she stood her ground thought.

You should have asked them what they were wearing and started heavy breathing

Someone's been watching Stephen Fry.


 
Posted : 22/09/2010 7:15 pm
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Someone's been watching Stephen Fry.

Actually no, I just thought that was how you should respond to all cold callers


 
Posted : 22/09/2010 7:21 pm
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It's to con you into installing a pile of spyware/trojans on there. Had a lovely heated discussion with them about it when they called me, in hindsight I should have got an IP address or URL out of them so I could have had some fun back.


 
Posted : 22/09/2010 7:25 pm
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Sounds well dodgy. Whats your PC got to do with your windows?


 
Posted : 22/09/2010 7:28 pm
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Not cynical at all, hopelessly optimistic if you ask me.

The idea that any of Bill's folk could actually fix your PC, not in a million years - now that's cycnical


 
Posted : 22/09/2010 7:42 pm
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Aye, they called us a few weeks ago. Most amusing.


 
Posted : 22/09/2010 10:07 pm
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It's a scam alright! Nothing to do with Microsoft. Put the phone down next time they call.


 
Posted : 23/09/2010 1:20 am