Windows 10: I was almost scammed by windows + r event watcher scam

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  1. RASTALOV
    Rastalov Win User

    I was almost scammed by windows + r event watcher scam


    Hello, I come to report that today I almost fell for a scam, where they called my house phone number and told me my computer had been hacked. They told me to use windows key + r which I was dumb and I did, then they asked me to type nteven, but I think I misheard and what they actually wanted was for me to type eventwsr to check my events so they could scam me. I then finally realized that the phone call was a scam, called the phone call suspicious and told them that I would not trust them and I would rather delete every file in my computer, which caused them to turn the call off. I then w

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