​Don’t Call That Number!

Last week I wrote about pop-ups that you can’t close and say your computer is infected, Mac or PC, and to call this number for help. Sometimes they say they are Microsoft, sometimes Apple, sometimes they purport to be the IRS or Federal Marshals. One person said there was a picture of them, using the computer’s built-in camera. It can seem scary and real. Especially with the noise the pop-up can make, the dire red screen, or maybe even a picture of you presented in the screen.
 
These pop-ups usually harmless, unless you call the number, or click on the screen, or give them access to your computer. Don’t do any of those things.
 
The best thing to do is end the browser that is causing the pop-up and avoid the site that called up the pop-up. If you are a mad-person, then you can call the number and give the scammer a hard time. I do not have that personality but there are people that do. And apparently, there is a ‘call’ center devoted to giving scammers a hard time. I just learned about this and on YouTube, there is a young woman that is a voice actor and musician that seems to spend an inordinate amount of time pestering these horrible people.
 
If I’m not pretty enough to listen to, then listen to this talented young woman CLICK HERE: 
 
I’m giving several links to her videos so you can watch, and relish, her particular talents. She mimics Siri, Alexa, ‘old lady’, ‘Valley Girl/Karen’ and more. BTW, I have friend’s named Karen, so I don’t like that term. I don’t know any Brandon’s, but I don’t like that either. We need to be more tolerant, but that’s for another day. Boomers. I don’t like that. There’s a theme here.
 
Here’s a ‘granny’ and Siri video: 

Here’s an Alexa video.
 
If you click on her name you can find all her videos and see some of the ones where she’s at a call center, harassing scammers with others. I consider them superheroes, of a sort.