Oolite Bulletins

Gimi wrote:

DaddyHoggy wrote:

I get spam phone calls from people claiming to be from Microsoft about my PC being compromised (untraceable calls via Skype I guess because Ofcom can't do anything) - depending on my mood I either tell them to go forth and multiply or let them talk me through booting up my PC and what config options I need to edit and then I say I can't find them, so they try really hard and then I say "I don't think Ubuntu has that file..." there's a pause and then they either go potty with me for wasting THEIR time, or, knowing they've been rumbled, they immediately hang up...

Good one.
I have only had one scam call like this. For the first minute or so he had me going, sounded very professional, but he tripped up when he asked for my e-mail address and password because he wanted to send me a link. When I told him no he tried to give me a website link on the phone that was the length of your average novel. I quickly got annoyed and turned my head and said, "is the trace finished yet". He hung up.

Gimi wrote:

(It's a common enough name that I think lots of people – real and bot – might use it. Email and IP check out clean so far ... with first posts requiring moderator authorisation I'd rather presume innocence without further evidence, but we'll keep them under observation!)