My 84 year old mother received a call from someone claiming to be from Microsoft. She too, had fun playing with them. She is a good example of a Luddite when it comes to computers. I never got her to use one,
*"The Department of Redundancy Department"* On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 7:36 PM, James Knott <james.kn...@rogers.com> wrote: > On 07/07/2015 06:13 PM, Mike B. Martisko wrote: > > I just received a phone call from someone claiming to be from Apache, > wanting to scan my computer, and install new drivers for the software I > have. Open Office, 4.01. Is this a valid call? Please respond. > > One thing you can be sure of is when anyone calls you claiming to be > Apache, Microsoft, your ISP etc., it's a scam where they're trying to > install malware on your computer. I have had calls from "Microsoft" > about problems on my computer. Funny thing is, I run Linux. I have let > them run their line, where they tell me to click on the Start button > etc. I then play dumb and tell them I can't see a Start button... I > have a bit of fun that way, before they finally give up. ;-) > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > >
