Scam Phone Call - PC Problem Warning

[***Mr D***]

Had a intersting phone call from a lady from Microsoft support advising my PC may have exploits that my Anti Virus cannot decect, this is effecting people in Accrington and they can fix it for me.

Now I love this type of call and did my usual wind up procedure, after telling her I was a computer programmer for 20 years they decided to hang up on me.

This is just a warning to others as she wanted me to log on to my pc and guide me through the fix.

Do not do this. Not sure what the scam is but as she clearly mentioned Accrington others may get this call.

[Gremlin]

I had a similar call from "Microsoft support" and asked her to slowly tell me the details of the fix so that I could go through it in my own time.
After I explained that I had passed all my computer and electronics exams years ago and keep up to date with the latest technology she thanked me for my time and went swiftly off to phone some other mug.
Still it's more plausible than the Nigerian Chiefs daughter who wanted to give me a share of the many millions of pounds she had but needed my bank details so she could deposit it there.
.

[jaysay]

Me too, I've had the same call, they give themselves away slightly when thy can hardly speak English

[accyman]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Me too, I've had the same call, they give themselves away slightly when thy can hardly speak English

ringing from newcastle then are they ?

[jaysay]

Got another one today, a guy with a lovely Indian Accent rang about 3-30 this aft, he just said from our records your having some financial problems which we can sort out for you, jaysay goes into rant mod,now which F-ing records would they be you lying ***** barsteward, I've never had financial problems in my life, PHONE GOES DEAD

[RHFOY]

Originally Posted by ***Mr D***

Had a intersting phone call from a lady from Microsoft support advising my PC may have exploits that my Anti Virus cannot decect, this is effecting people in Accrington and they can fix it for me.

Now I love this type of call and did my usual wind up procedure, after telling her I was a computer programmer for 20 years they decided to hang up on me.

This is just a warning to others as she wanted me to log on to my pc and guide me through the fix.

Do not do this. Not sure what the scam is but as she clearly mentioned Accrington others may get this call.

Thank you Mr D, great advise to all !!!

[Michael1954]

Be advised there is a scam going round whereby someone will phone up saying you have error messages on your computer and offering to fix it over the phone. Someone just phoned me. Trouble is I don't have a home computer! I was told to eff off when I told them. They also accused me of wasting their time!

[Margaret Pilkington]

I had this phone call this morning.......from India...you could tell it was India, there was an echo on the line.
I let her go through her spiel and then said could you repeat that please I am a bit on the deaf side....I let her go through it all again and then told her that she must have got me mixed up with some other mug she was trying to scam...then I put the phone down.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Michael1954

Be advised there is a scam going round whereby someone will phone up saying you have error messages on your computer and offering to fix it over the phone. Someone just phoned me. Trouble is I don't have a home computer! I was told to eff off when I told them. They also accused me of wasting their time!

They don't get chance with me Michael I tell um to eff off first

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

I had this phone call this morning.......from India...you could tell it was India, there was an echo on the line.
I let her go through her spiel and then said could you repeat that please I am a bit on the deaf side....I let her go through it all again and then told her that she must have got me mixed up with some other mug she was trying to scam...then I put the phone down.

Ya I had a call from India too Margaret (mind you I do most days), in fact I feel hurt and neglected if they don't ring, I've turned it into a sport now, how long I can string um along before they suss I'm taking the pee 23 minutes is the best so far

[steve2qec]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Ya I had a call from India too Margaret (mind you I do most days), in fact I feel hurt and neglected if they don't ring, I've turned it into a sport now, how long I can string um along before they suss I'm taking the pee 23 minutes is the best so far

Yes, John it is indeed a sport....its official name is "call-caller baiting"

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by steve2qec

Yes, John it is indeed a sport....its official name is "call-caller baiting"

Ya good init

[Margaret Pilkington]

Best of it is John....she rang me back to assure me it wasn't a scam....I told her it didn't matter....I still hadn't got a computer.

[maxthecollie]

My mother who is 85 gets phone calls from India asking about her computer ( which she hasn't got) and she tells them to ''go away''

[harwood red]

you all need to register on the tps and then you won't get the calls (mobile too)
TPS

on the same website you can do mail as well