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Can't catch me! The zfsendtotarget telemarketing scam

By posting this, I hope I can help you avoid the same "zfsendtotarget" telemarketing scammers that tried to catch me. I submitted the following complaint to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today: The caller said she had information that my computer was infected, and she was calling to help fix it. She said she had a secure code from my computer. She said the secure information had been given to her company from Microsoft. She said her company employs Microsoft and Cisco certified technicians. She reached me on my home landline, which is in the National Do-Not-Call registry. I asked for her name and company. She identified herself as "Rose" from Zion Technology. There was a delay (latency) in the call that sounded like an offshore company. I heard other voices in the background that sounded like a call center. I asked for her company's street or mailing address, or any other contact information she was able to give. I said I believed she was legally requ...