Emergency phone call (01/24-2015)

I received a call from Microsoft telling me that my computer was used by pirates.  The appellant wanted me to press the windows key and press and hold the "r" button at the same time.  I then wanted to know what was on my screen.

Sunday, January 25, 2015 18:56:57 + 0000, SteveTannerTX wrote:

I received a call from Microsoft telling me that my computer was used by pirates.  The appellant wanted me to press the windows key and press and hold the "r" button at the same time.  I then wanted to know what was on my screen.

It was not from Microsoft. He was a crook. Hang up on these appellants.

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