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Master Chef
thanks, all. this call from the 'windows man' was my first time hearing a scam such as this over the phone. he must have been new at the game, because he had not gotten very far in the ten long minutes i stayed on the line. i was supposed to search google for www.showmy....which is when i recognized the 'show my pc now' prompts, as a way to connect to my computer.
if there is a next time, i will know to ask if they have my ip address. (btw, what is ip, a pin number?)
i do not have a cell phone, or caller id on my land line phone. i am basic everything--basic phone service, basic cable and basic network tv.
My pleasure
Don't worry about the calls, just don't give them any information!!!
Your IP pin is just like a password you use to access your IP address. If you want to prevent people from being able to hack your PC I would suggest you do the following.....
Clear your "cookies" and cache every time you log off the net.
Make sure all your ports are closed.
Update your antivirus.
All your passwords should consist of letters and numbers.
For ex. apple 49 but never obvious choices like your name followed by 123.