Strange Call from "Microsoft" -- name needed?

[Joel S. Berson]

At 2/8/2012 09:49 PM, Garson O'Toole wrote:
>Joel: If there is a short clever name for this type of scam it does
>not show up in a quick search. Here are some of the names I found that
>are being used to label this ruse:
>
>Fake tech support virus phone scam
>Microsoft Impersonation Scam
>Virus phone scam
>Fake Virus Phone Scam
>Computer Virus Phone Scam

These don't really roll off the tongue.  I was hoping for something pithy.

Joel

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