HELP! I GOT HACKED! GAMEMASTER HELP?

[EdenArchangel]

One time my mom called me, saying she got a call from Microsoft:
"Microsoft is calling me honey -- they need my credit card to get rid of a virus on my computer."
I was so proud she didn't and called me instead.

[Canadane]

One time my mom called me, saying she got a call from Microsoft:
"Microsoft is calling me honey -- they need my credit card to get rid of a virus on my computer."
I was so proud she didn't and called me instead.

My wife once told me that her corworker came in late to the office, he was on the phone wit hthe FBI saying his taxes were done incorrectly and they'll put out a warrant for him unless he can pay the difference... in Walmart gift cards. I'm glad my wife was able to talk some sense into him.

[Sylve]

My wife once told me that her corworker came in late to the office, he was on the phone wit hthe FBI saying his taxes were done incorrectly and they'll put out a warrant for him unless he can pay the difference... in Walmart gift cards. I'm glad my wife was able to talk some sense into him.

Where i work, we have regular announcements warning customers about fake tax calls wanting to be paid via itunes and other gift cards.

We even have signs around the place warning people about it. It baffles me how people can fall for it so hard that we actually need to do public announcements and ram the warnings down their throats.