On 03/03/2021 13:04, T i m wrote:
On Wed, 3 Mar 2021 12:00:48 +0000, GB
wrote:

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is pushing the windows key one of the steps to give them control of your
computer ? ...


Thanks goodness you didn't push it. If you had pressed the windows key
and R at the same time, they could have taken over your soul. Mind you,
most changes would be an improvement.

;-)

I really don't understand how / why most 'fully marbled' people could
/ would fall for any such things, unless they lived under a rock?

Unfortunately the BIL has lived under a (technical) rock and not long
after going online, fell for a scam and was tricked into moving a
large chunk of his savings into a 'safe account' (theirs of course).
Luckily he got it all back but ...

People read the papers, watch the news, follow social media where
warnings about this sort of scam are abundant but some still seem to
fall for it?

Because the scammers are adaptive. They know that people see the news
about online threats, so they just play up that aspect of their pretext.

If they can convince you they are your bank and they have managed to
identify a scam in progress, the background knowledge can actually help
them make the argument.


--
Cheers,

John.

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