Huzzah! I just got cold-called by a "Windows tech support" scammer outfit and successfully wasted 34 minutes of their time before they figured out I'm not running Windows!

Remember that Microsoft will never call you about "sending us errors." If anyone calls claiming to be from "Windows" or Microsoft, just hang up, don't do what I did.

Read more on Microsoft's support site: support.microsoft.com/en-us/he

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Also, the scammers who called me directed me to a remote desktop software site offering downloads for a wide variety of OSes, not just Windows: MacOS, Linux, Android, iOS, FreeBSD, Raspbian, & ChromeOS. Don't do what I did without carefully thinking through every click & every word.

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