William Benson
vbacreations at gmail.com
Fri Dec 7 18:06:45 CST 2012
We Are Anonymous by Parmy Olson should be required reading for all computer users. On Dec 7, 2012 8:59 AM, "Tina Norris Fields" <tinanfields at torchlake.com> wrote: > Yeah - I'm teaching a beginners' class right now. I will make a point of > warning each student about such scams. My sister received exactly such a > call about a week ago - this is long past the time when Comantra claims to > have shut down the call centers. The caller said he was from Microsoft and > calling to alert her to problems with her computer. She laughed out loud > at the caller, who then went completely silent. She asked into the silence > "Hey, what kind of scam are you trying to run?" There was no response. > She hung up. But, she worries that others may not be so savvy to know > that the call is absolutely a scam. So, education is the thing to do. > T > > Tina Norris Fields > tinanfields at torchlake.com > 231-322-2787 > > On 11/7/2012 11:51 PM, jwcolby wrote: > >> Interesting read. >> >> http://www.troyhunt.com/2012/**02/scamming-scammers-catching-** >> virus-call.html<http://www.troyhunt.com/2012/02/scamming-scammers-catching-virus-call.html> >> >> and >> >> http://www.troyhunt.com/2012/**05/interview-with-man-behind-** >> comantra-cold.html<http://www.troyhunt.com/2012/05/interview-with-man-behind-comantra-cold.html> >> >> > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/**mailman/listinfo/accessd<http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd> > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.**com<http://www.databaseadvisors.com> >