Some of you may have already encountered this - but it's new to me.

I've received a couple of phone calls lately from men with Indian accents. They introduce themselves with English names ('George', 'John' etc.) and ask me if I have a computer? They then ask me if I know that my computer could be corrupted by viruses and other malware (Oooh! No. I had no idea!)? They then invite me to switch on my computer so that they can help me to 'fix' it over the phone ...

Now I'm sure that no Mudcat member is likely to fall for this one ... but just in case ...?

I wonder if this is happening because anti-virus software, anti-malware and firewalls are getting stronger, and more impenetrable, and bad people need to find a new approach - just as car thieves are having to find new ways of stealing cars because locks and security devices are getting stronger?