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Originally Posted by mrb

“Just tell them it's Linux not Windows and the line will either go dead or they'll sound astonished that you don't have a Windows PC and seek clarification and then the line will go dead .

They're not the politest people on the planet ”

There's a few people that have told them that!  Quite a few youtube vids where people have recorded the scams taking place.

I feel your pain, it really annoys me also.  Sometimes I play along, other times, I tell them in no uncertain terms where to go.  Heck, they call us far far worse.  I got told to "go to h*ll" once, because the guy lost patience with me. (they don't like it if you start asking questions, but then I think they go off a script)

The police are slowly catching up with this, because there has been someone foreign (in the UK though), who has been arrested and done for employing people in India to make the calls, I forget when it was though.

And yes, you are right, it's the more senior people that I feel are caught out by it.  There was something on the TV about it recently, called Scammers (ITV I think), that featured this problem.

I am one of those people who hates writing things, because I can have a hard time working out what to say, but have a sharp eye for detail, and can and often do spot errors in other peoples work

I know that we all make mistakes, no one is perfect etc, but I've come across a few websites in my time, where you wonder wtf?  I mean, the odd mistake, fine, ok, but a page full of them, spelling and grammar? !

P.S. Don't start looking for errors in what I've just written pls

I am sure that by now most people are aware of this problem, so I'm just putting it out there as a sort of gentle reminder to be vigilant.

You all know the drill... you get someone (usually located in India or the Philipines), saying their from Microsoft etc etc, you've got a problem with your computer blah blah blah.

The idea is they take control of your PC remotely and usually end up messing it up, then have the cheek to suggest you pay them to 'fix it'.

Just be alert.  NEVER give ANY banking details out.

I won't harp on about it, I'm just putting out the reminder, because I've had one or two of these calls myself very recently.  They never seem to learn.

Thanks.

Two things:

1) instead of trying to access FB the way you appear to be trying, type "www.facebook.com" into the browser bar instead?  Or have you already done that?

2) Failing that, open another browser (Firefox?), and try that.

FYI I've got Windows 7, and no problem accessing FB, but then I actually type "facebook" into the browser bar.

Mmmm..... bit of self promotion there me thinks