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As Magani alluded we’ve been getting these kinds of calls in Australia for several years now. At least five. They certainly haven’t run dry as I had yet another call just last week.

The problem is they are usually off shore and of Asian origin although they claim to be in Sydney or Houston and are generally untouchable. In all, over the years I would have had dozens of these calls. Being a MCSE I have to own up to having had a fair bit of entertainment at their expense although it gets tedious after a while.

The really sad part is that unknowing users will get sucked in by this, end up about $150 out of pocket and more than likely with an infected PC and possibly stolen personal information. It’s not so much a report of an infection as a prediction.