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On 05/10/2012 12:17, paul sutton wrote:
I'm on Twitter (@JulianMHall) and I usually tweet when I've had one reminding people that *nobody* will telephone to say you have a virus, least of all Windows which is a product not a company, and asking them to RT it.On 05/10/12 12:12, Simon Waters wrote:On 05/10/12 12:01, paul sutton wrote:We need to get more people to simply HANG UP or tell em where to go then hang up.Probably delaying tactics are what we want people to do. Tell them you need to get your son, wife, husband, and put the phone down on the desk and see how long before they hang up. Obviously not always convenient, but it ties up the most amount of scammer for the least amount of effort on our part.However this is not always possible when you are waiting in for an Important phone call, but a good idea for if you can spare the time. Perhaps a mix of tactics is important I think one way to help the general user base out there is to constantly remind them that these calls are scams, if they need help contact a reputable computer dealer or even better install a proper OS. :) Paul
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