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11/15/2015

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Well, It's nearly a week since I last posted a blog.

I must admit, I'm enjoying the break.

It all started with a phone call last Friday from my service provider, BT Internet (UK). The man on the line told me they would have to remove my account from the internet for a few days because a hacker had got into my account and it was affecting them.

He then proceeded to give me instructions to connect with them. Because my computer is in the study, and the phone is in the living room, I had to hobble between locations to complete each task. I was getting hot, bothered and in pain. I went from the first caller, to another supervisor, then to the office manager while the patient men gave me directions.

I started to get suspicious. I still didn't have proof that they were who they said they were. Anyway, I couldn't do what they asked, being non-computer savvy. The upshot was that I refused to do any more and hung up.

I switched off the computer and called my PC engineer, who arranged to visit on Monday.

He said the distance between the computer and the phone could have been what saved me from being hacked. Apparently, many other companies are having similar trouble to Talk-Talk, even Microsoft. His advice was to ring the company back if I ever got another call—not on the number they gave either, but one I knew to be genuine.

So, I've learned two lessons:
1) Don't be too trusting.
2) I like the freedom of not blogging every day.

Have you ever had trouble like this?
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11/15/2015 09:16:58 am

I've recently just signed up with BT and I'm not that impressed with their customer service. Good job not getting scammed.

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Barbara link
11/15/2015 11:49:02 am

Right. It's always a good idea to call back the company on a general number. Whew. Good thing you hung up before they got any further. And thanks for sharing this with us. It'll stand out as a reminder just in case.

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Alana link
11/15/2015 01:17:08 pm

I hope there is a special place in the hot afterlife place for these kind of scammers. This is common my my country, too, alas. No, it hasn't happened to me personally. We do well by not answering our phone unless we know the number or the person calling.

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11/16/2015 09:56:39 am

Just today, I was going to message you to ask if all was well, Francene. I guess the hackers indirectly gave you a well-deserved rest, but the experience must have been scary, no doubt.

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11/16/2015 05:39:00 pm

My cell phone provider sent me a letter telling me their service was hacked and now my info is floating around out there somewhere. So frustrating. Sometimes I wish we could jump in time machines before all of this nonsense.

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12/5/2015 02:59:30 am

Hackings have been happening a lot lately. Glad that you are safe.

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I hope you are okay. some people will try anything. I had a call recently from someone claiming she was from Microsoft and had detected a problem in my computer - yeah right.

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