Al Lustie's Tips and Tricks

I got a call from a client yesterday.  Someone from a company claiming to be a Microsoft support company had called (from India) to tell him he had issues with his computer.  Could he have access to his computer to fix it before it got worse.

Can you spell "SCAM"?  There are lots of companies doing this.  My friend started to fall for it, then hung up and called me.  I scrubbed his hard disk, reinstalled Windows and his programs and his data.  Maybe the scoundrel had not put anything [yet] on his computer, but we don't want to take chances.  I also asked him to call his bank and alert them to any possible problems.

BE CAREFUL!

Microsoft has no way of knowing what is going on with your computer unless YOU call them or YOU email them.  Windows does not send them problem reports.

Join me and others and let's, together, not let the bad guys win!  (There are other names for "bad guys" but I'll be decent.)

Leave a comment and let us know what you think.  Oh, if you are a scammer, instead of leaving a comment why don't you either reform or jump off a high building onto a frozen lake surface.