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		benbristow on Jan 20, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Switching my parents over to Linux saved me a lot ... And even if they still think it's Windows by the time they get to the 'download this remote access client' stage they won't be able to run the exe and the scammer will probably give up on them.

_emacsomancer_ on Jan 20, 2019 [–]

Unless you've installed Wine....

benbristow on Jan 20, 2019 | [–]

Depends if Wine supports the software.

And an easier solution, don't install WINE!

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