Scammers!

"A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool." ~ William Shakespeare

Tonight I was going to get to bed early when Microsoft called…or at least I thought that is what the woman said. She explained that computers were being infected by malware and spyware that regular virus scans were not catching and that I needed to run through some things with her to see if my computer was infected. She had me do a few things and the next thing I knew I was at a screen that showed I had warnings and errors by the dozens. She then asked me to type in IEXPLORE AMMYY.COM in the run section that brought me to a page that would allow her to have remote access to my computer. Ok, lady, that does not seem right. I asked for a phone number and said I would call her back in the morning. She gave me one. I hung up and called Microsoft support who were grateful that I had not given her any information. There is a big scam going on right now. Please note that Microsoft does NOT contact customers unless the customer contacts them first. They also do not monitor or detect malware remotely.

Don’t people have better things to do than ruin a perfectly good evening and annoy people? Be careful out there friends. Mean-spirited people are up to no good during the holiday season.

Peace,

Suzanne