Computer scam hitting the Treasure Valley  Computer scam hitting
the Treasure Valley »Play Video CALDWELL, Idaho - Almost
everyone with a computer has gotten an error message at some
point, but what if your software company called to fix the
problem for free? That's what one Caldwell woman thought was
happening to her. However, she was mistaken.  "A man called and
said I had a virus on my computer and he could fix it," said
Donae Thompson, a Caldwell resident.  The man on the other line
wanted to take over control of Thompson's computer. He said only
then could he fix the issue which was very serious.  "He's
making all these exclamations and being very dramatic," Thompson
said.  She did start following his instructions.  "I got to the
point where I though wait a second! A little light bulb went on
and I said I don't know who this is," Thompson explained. "It
didn't say Microsoft on caller ID so I said I have to do
something right now can you call me back?"  The man didn't call
back, but she did contact Micros