tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9916663.post703591981768069769..comments2023-08-25T00:39:33.143+10:00Comments on The Outspoken Wookie: Beware Of Dodgy "Microsoft" CallsHilton Travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05320101024049706410noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9916663.post-22338386193497769512010-08-18T21:24:51.439+10:002010-08-18T21:24:51.439+10:00I have had several calls like this over the last 3...I have had several calls like this over the last 3 years. But not acting as Microsoft, an IT company that gets alerts from a Global Internet monitoring station and that they had detected a virus on my computer and alerted their company. She wanted me to power on my computer and that is as far as she got because I told her she was a scammer and hung up the phone.Brad Morrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9916663.post-61975256249865194732010-08-18T06:33:43.522+10:002010-08-18T06:33:43.522+10:00I received this email reply from a friend in Sydne...I received this email reply from a friend in Sydney...<br /><br />I just read your blog post about the Dodgy MS calls, we have had them down here too.<br /><br />We had friends here in Melbourne called from a company in Sydney, stating almost the same story in the blog, we passed on the details and phone numbers to Sholto at CRN Mag, and they were trying to follow up, both with an article and Microsoft.<br /><br />Just a heads up to say it’s not uncommon and it seems Australia wide at the moment.Hilton Travishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05320101024049706410noreply@blogger.com