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<blockquote data-quote="JayKay" data-source="post: 74523" data-attributes="member: 324">The unfortunate part is that a lot of people (and I'm not picking on old people) fall for this crap.&nbsp; My dad is not a stupid person, but he is nearly 80, and some text popped up on his computer this summer, he called the number, they had him type some commands in, then sold him some &quot;anti-virus&quot; software when his computer locked up.&nbsp; So he ended up spending about $400 (those bastages got him).&nbsp; Then he went out and bought a new computer (largely so he can continue to play free cell and forward joke emails).&nbsp; I know, this is where this all came from in the first place.Luckily my parents are financially secure, and this is not a great hardship.The thing is, it's easy to sit back and say &quot;I'd never do this...&quot; or &quot;how can people be so dumb?&quot;.&nbsp; But it sucks when these low-lifes scam someone out of (someone else's inheritance) money.I'm kidding about the inheritance thing.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JayKay, post: 74523, member: 324"] The unfortunate part is that a lot of people (and I'm not picking on old people) fall for this crap. My dad is not a stupid person, but he is nearly 80, and some text popped up on his computer this summer, he called the number, they had him type some commands in, then sold him some "anti-virus" software when his computer locked up. So he ended up spending about $400 (those bastages got him). Then he went out and bought a new computer (largely so he can continue to play free cell and forward joke emails). I know, this is where this all came from in the first place. Luckily my parents are financially secure, and this is not a great hardship. The thing is, it's easy to sit back and say "I'd never do this..." or "how can people be so dumb?". But it sucks when these low-lifes scam someone out of (someone else's inheritance) money. I'm kidding about the inheritance thing. [/QUOTE]

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