# The Windows Support scam - friend hit, need answer fast!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-windows-support-scam-friend-hit-need-answer-fast/740583>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 16, 2015, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-windows-support-scam-friend-hit-need-answer-fast/740583 "2015-12-16T00:43:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2015, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-windows-support-scam-friend-hit-need-answer-fast/740583/21 "2015-12-16T23:40:57Z")

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That reminds me; I need to find a very small very loud whistle for my keychain, and practice my “connection fading out so you need to listen very very _very_ closely” voice…

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**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2015, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-windows-support-scam-friend-hit-need-answer-fast/740583/22 "2015-12-16T23:55:30Z")

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> [@filmore](#):
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> The only truly safe thing is to do a clean install on a new drive.

Not any more. Not on any machine with a UEFI BIOS, anyway.

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**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2015, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-windows-support-scam-friend-hit-need-answer-fast/740583/23 "2015-12-17T00:47:02Z")

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> [@simster](#):
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> I had one going for about a half an hour looking for the any key.
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> then they got the supervisor on the line.

My dad told them we didn’t have a computer.

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-windows-support-scam-friend-hit-need-answer-fast/740583/24 "2015-12-19T17:47:14Z")

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I just got the email version of the scam, sent by “Microsoft account team”. No caps on the second two words, no Microsoft logo, and no return email address. Just some verbiage about how my account Cb\*\*\*\*\*@server has been compromised and I need to click on the link to get it straightened out. :rolleyes:

People really fall for this shit? Still, I should warn my older friend about it, I guess.

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**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-windows-support-scam-friend-hit-need-answer-fast/740583/25 "2015-12-21T01:20:39Z")

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Yes, people fall for this shit. Especially if you’re only half paying attention.

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