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   Apparently it was having problems of some kind and realizing this it took it upon itself to contact Michael* from Microsoft.  It even thought to give him my phone number so he could put it in his auto-dialer and have it call him back once I picked up the phone.  

Oddly enough, the background noise at Microsoft sounds just like a bunch of people talking in Spanish in an old warehouse with lots of echos.

I didn't really have time to talk to Michael but I'm sure if I had he would have helped with lots of other important things like making sure all my passwords were secure and verifying all my personal data to ensure I wasn't someone who had stolen my own identity.

*The accent didn't sound like it belonged to a "Michael."

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Mack Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Has no impulse! control Joined: 13 January 2004 Location: 2nd Circle Status: Offline Points: 9906	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mack Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: I have an awesome computer Posted: 17 November 2012 at 5:30pm
	Apparently it was having problems of some kind and realizing this it took it upon itself to contact Michael* from Microsoft. It even thought to give him my phone number so he could put it in his auto-dialer and have it call him back once I picked up the phone. Oddly enough, the background noise at Microsoft sounds just like a bunch of people talking in Spanish in an old warehouse with lots of echos. I didn't really have time to talk to Michael but I'm sure if I had he would have helped with lots of other important things like making sure all my passwords were secure and verifying all my personal data to ensure I wasn't someone who had stolen my own identity. *The accent didn't sound like it belonged to a "Michael."


stratoaxe Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum Member And my axe... Joined: 21 May 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 6839	Post Options Post Reply Quote stratoaxe Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 November 2012 at 5:35pm
	Sounds like you're being targeted by Cuban drug dealers. I recommend tight pants and a convertible as a starting point, you can work way to mullet territory after you've earned your stripes


choopie911 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Commie Canuck Joined: 01 June 2003 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 30773	Post Options Post Reply Quote choopie911 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 November 2012 at 5:37pm
	Those scams are ridiculous, I've got those calls too. Fun explaining to them that OS X is not a version of Windows, no matter how much they say it is.

Yomillio Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum Member Retard Joined: 31 July 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3398	Post Options Post Reply Quote Yomillio Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 November 2012 at 5:57pm
	We got one of those phone calls at our office the other day. A pretty hilarious conversation ensued. I figured it would be against "Microsoft's" policies for their employees to drop F-bombs, but apparently not. Funny thing is, they broke the naughty word barrier first. Edited by Yomillio - 17 November 2012 at 5:58pm
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Kayback Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Ask me about my Kokido Joined: 25 July 2002 Location: South Africa Status: Offline Points: 4183	Post Options Post Reply Quote Kayback Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 November 2012 at 12:34am
	I don't get those any more. I went through a stage of getting them every couple of weeks. It's always fun when the conversation goes "your computer running Windows ...." "Sorry, my computers are running Linux." "Uhhhh but your lap top?" "Linux" "..... Do you have ANY computers running Windows?" I have, however, phoned the legitimate Microsoft company for product activation. They couldn't help me because their servers were down. HUH? KBK Edited by Kayback - 18 November 2012 at 12:36am
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Reb Cpl Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Has to say "yes" to "are you a cop?" Joined: 10 June 2002 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 14210	Post Options Post Reply Quote Reb Cpl Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 November 2012 at 4:56pm
	You'd be amazed at how many people bite at that scam. The un-schooled have a tendency to be paranoid about security to the point that they believe anything someone tells them. I just had to pull a drive from a lady's machine, back the data off, and run external scans on it that ran overnight to clean some of the infections off of it that she got from things like this and the popups that say "You're infected, click here to continue!"
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