I got a call today, pretending (according to the caller ID) to be from my local Apple Store. This is the full recording of me pretending to believe them, up until the point where they could actually cause any damage. This demonstrates how these scammers try to scare you into giving them total remote-control over your computer, how to prove this is the case, and how to prevent it from happening. (Note how he asks about "the key next to the Ctrl key," which happens to be the key shared by both Windows and Apple machines.)

They obviously do this because it must work for at least a substantial percentage of the population, so please consider sharing this with someone who you feel might benefit from this knowledge.

This also contains a cameo, and good questions, by ten-year-old Squeaky.