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I can't believe I fell for it. March 5, 2016 4:34 pm RobVG

Got a BSOD with a very legit looking notice that Microsoft had locked the computer to prevent further damage. The OS is Windows 7 which I’m not really familiar with. I couldn’t close the browser.

I called the customer service number and talked to the rep who asked a few basic questions. Then he said “there would be a fee to unlock the computer”.

I had been had. First time ever.

Restarted the computer and cleared the cache. No problems since.

  • Political party national committees do it too. by ER 2016-03-25 19:08:24
    • I did. by bowser 2016-03-19 19:40:36
      • They make it easy to fall for those things by mcfly 2016-03-05 22:24:53
        • Every few weeks we get a mass phishing attack at work by RL 2016-03-05 22:42:04
          • Its not just Ted Cruz... by ER 2016-03-06 06:38:08
        • I had been had. First time ever. by RL 2016-03-05 17:18:35

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