by dedja » Thu Aug 01, 2024 11:09 am
Quite a few years ago I took a call from a friendly Microsoft rep who kindly advised me that I had a serious issue with Windows which they were going to rectify for me.
I played along for at least 1/2 hour, getting them more and more excited, and was handed over to another rep, ‘expert technical support’. I faithfully wrote down the 16 character windows keys they gave me and played along for a few more minutes before I had enough.
I then politely advised them that I was a Mac user with no hint of MS Windows anywhere in the house, then confided that I knew all along it was all a scam. I then asked why they would even be involved in such behaviour and to my astonishment, they agreed it was a scam and apologised.
It’s insidious but unfortunately there’s enough suckers around to make it profitable for them, despite how ridiculous and obvious the scam is. People get confused under pressure and do stupid things which hands easy money over to these vermin.
Dunno, I’m just an idiot.