# WARNING: Insidious virus on Internet

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-insidious-virus-on-internet/750305>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 27, 2016, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-insidious-virus-on-internet/750305 "2016-03-27T03:24:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2016, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-insidious-virus-on-internet/750305/25 "2016-03-27T16:24:13Z")

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> [@Derleth](#):
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> Laugh about how stupid you’d have to be to fall for such a transparent ploy.
> 
> …
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> I might well _keep_ calling the number, just to work on my “stupid old man” impersonation.

**Moderator Note**

Let’s avoid personal jabs directed at other posters. No warning issue, but let’s just answer the question.

Colibri  
General Questions Moderator

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