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Never Accept IT Help from Random Callers!
It's great to think that someone in India might be really concerned about the status of our computers. However, it is most likely a scam. My mother-in-law got a call last night. The caller had a very thick Indian accent.
Caller: Hello, I am calling from the Global Internet Maintenance Department. We are receiving a lot of messages from your Computer. You must have a virus. If you can go to your computer I will walk you through the steps to fix the issue.
Pause
Mother-in-law: Ummm.. my computer is acting weird. I can't get the Internet to work. But my daughter-in-law usually fixes my computer.
Caller: Yes, this must be it. We need to fix it now.
Mother-in-law: But I don't know how to do computer stuff. I need to talk to my daughter-in-law.
Caller: Go get your daughter-in-law NOW.
Mother-in-law: She doesn't live here and … Read More »