Yesterday one I had a wonderful senior citizen friends told me something that recently happened to her and it made me want to help others like her. At least she was lucid enough to do the right thing, but not every elderly person is, so this is for those of you getting on in age, for your protection.
My friend told me that she had gotten a telephone call from somebody claiming to be from Microsoft. He wanted her to turn over the control of her computer to him so he could remove some "bugs" she may have gotten from surfing the internet. I am sure you know what he meant. If you have ever had some problem with your software, you go to the phone and talk with somebody at their site, and they ask for certain numbers, etc., and then they take control of your computer, and you watch your curser being moved about by the person on the other end.
It seems this is a new way to take advantage of people, since everybody has some form of computer nowadays. We can only guess what information this person was seeking for, or his intentions. Yet, it seems more and more senior citizens are falling victim to some sort of scam everyday. There are some manys for these guys to get a quick hit on your phone, or your facebook page, etc. and even if you catch it, they have at least gotten away with a quick buck at your expense! Please note the sites I have listed to help you if any of these ever happen to you.
Well, this friend was smart enough to know she didn't need anybody to clean her computer of "bugs" because she had just done a scan with her security system on her computer. Being the person she is, she nicely said, "No, thank you" and hung up immediately. Morale of this story, Microsoft never calls you out of the blue!
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