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Jerry2144

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12. I once had Microsoft Windows troubleshooting call me

Tue May 13, 2025, 09:12 PM

May 13

And try to do a scan to take over my computer. I played dumb and tried following their directions. They would say to press the windows key, then a bunch of other keys to enable them to take remote control. I kept telling them I didn’t seer the option or things they wanted. They were getting frustrated. Agree about 10 minutes they finally asked me details about the computer. I let them know it’s running Debian Linux that’s why their scan didn’t work. They cussed at me and hung up

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