What Happens When a Tech Support Scammer Cold Calls Emsisoft?

Discussion in 'other security issues & news' started by Minimalist, Aug 29, 2014.

  1. Minimalist

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    Hilarious and what a way to turn the tables on the scammer :thumb:
     
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    Haha very nice :thumb:
     
  4. Peter2150

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    I had fun with a similar call only much shorter.

    When I got the call I played along until we got the event viewer. When he asked what I saw I said nothing. He wasn't expecting that so he took me in a different way, and again when he asked what I saw I said nothing. A bit frustrated he took me to the services page, and again asked me what I saw. I said strange, but I saw a message that said if someone calls from microsoft saying my machine is sending error alerts, it is a scam. Next sound I heard was click.
     
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    Hehe, that was nice one :thumb:
     
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