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05 Oct 2012
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18-tech.net
Has anyone been getting calls for 18-Tech.net wanting to remote into your computer?
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05 Oct 2012
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit Dahlonega, GA |
scam
My advice would to tell them you don't own a computer and hang up!
Blind calls about fixing your computer remotely are all about getting your personal information and charging your credit card. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP p6370t
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU i3-530
Motherboard MSI - IONA
Memory 8 Gb
Graphics Card onboard
Sound Card onboard
Monitor(s) Displays Dell ST2400
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Hard Drives Intell 520 SSD 120Gb, WD6400AAKS, 640Gb & WD USB MyBook 1Tb
Internet Speed 1.5 Mmbps, Hughes Satellite
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05 Oct 2012
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No I haven't and I doubt it is really that company calling you. They seem to be a fairly big Tech Support firm and doubt they would be Blind Calling looking for customers. | | My System Specs | | |
05 Oct 2012
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Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-bit England, Cheshire |
| | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self Built
OS Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-bit
CPU Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz - S1155
Motherboard Asus P8P67 LE Rev3, Intel P67, S115
Memory 8GB Corsair DDR3 XMS3, PC3-12800
Graphics Card 1GB XFX Radeon HD 6770, PCI-E 2.1 (x16)
Sound Card On-Board
Monitor(s) Displays 2 x 19" {Entended Display}
Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024
Keyboard Logitech K120
Mouse World of Warcraft Cataclysm MMO Gaming Mouse
PSU 550W Coolermaster GX550
Case Silverstone Precision PS04B
Cooling Stock
Hard Drives 1TB Seagate
Internet Speed 40 MB
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05 Oct 2012
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Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1 Bay Area Peninsula |
Tell them you have a Mac 
A Guy | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1
CPU INTEL Core i5-750 Quad-Core 3.37GHz
Motherboard ASUS P7P55D
Memory KINGSTON 4GB (2 x 2GB) HyperX PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz CL8
Graphics Card MSI N240GT-MD1G/D5 GeForce GT 240 1GB 128-bit GDDR5
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster B2430H 24"
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
PSU ANTEC TruePower New TP-550, 80 PLUS, 550W
Case ANTEC Three Hundred Illusion
Cooling COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus, 4 x 120mm 1 x 140mm Noctua's
Hard Drives Intel X25M Gen2 80GB, SEAGATE 500GB Barracudaź 7200.12, SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 16MB cache
Internet Speed 20 + Mbps
Antivirus Avast
Browser Opera
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06 Oct 2012
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Windows 7 Home premium 64bit |
Quote: Originally Posted by A Guy  Tell them you have a Mac
A Guy Or better yet Linux  | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number me
OS Windows 7 Home premium 64bit
CPU AMD Phenom II X4 925 (Deneb) OC 3.4GHz
Motherboard M5A78L-MLX Plus
Memory 8192MB RAM DDR3 1600
Graphics Card XFX HD 6870 1GB (Connected via HDMI)
Monitor(s) Displays Polaroid TLAC-02255 22" Digital HD LED TV and 17"LED Monitor
Screen Resolution 1920x1080 60Hz / 1280x1024 60Hz
Keyboard Microsoft USB Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000 (IntelliType Pro)
Mouse Logitech Optical Gaming Mouse G400
PSU CORSAIR CX600 600w
Case AZZA Orion 202 EVO with 3fans and a corsair af fan
Cooling cooler master hyper TX3 cpu cooler
Hard Drives 500gb hdd 7200rpm Western Digital
Internet Speed 5.22Mbps download 0.65Mbps upload
Antivirus Comodo Internet Security
Browser IE 10
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06 Oct 2012
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Just curious, for this kind of scam, does Microsoft doing anything to fight to bring them down or get them arrested? | | My System Specs | | |
06 Oct 2012
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Quote: Originally Posted by jayw Just curious, for this kind of scam, does Microsoft doing anything to fight to bring them down or get them arrested? the OP is posting about some other scam about some other Tech support company. Microsoft has nothing to do with that other company. | | My System Specs | | |
06 Oct 2012
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Windows7 Pro 64bit SP-1; Windows XP Pro 32bit Grafton,IL |
Quote: Originally Posted by jayw Just curious, for this kind of scam, does Microsoft doing anything to fight to bring them down or get them arrested? I'm sure any information Microsoft would get on these scams would be turned over to the FBI, Interpol and other proper authorities.
Catching them is up to the authorities not MS. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Hopalong/ Godzilla
OS Windows7 Pro 64bit SP-1; Windows XP Pro 32bit
CPU Intel Core i7-870 Lynnfield 2.93GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core
Motherboard ASUS P7P55D-E PRO
Memory 8GB@1400MHz Crucial Ballistix DDR3-1600 4x2GB
Graphics Card ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU/2DI/1GD5 1GB 256-bit GDDR5
Sound Card VIA Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays Asus VS248H-P 24"; Samsung SyncMaster 941BW 19"ws
Screen Resolution 1920x1080; 1440x900
Keyboard Logitech K-320
Mouse Kensington
PSU COOLER MASTER Silent Pro RS850-AMBAJ3-US 850W Modular
Case COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN5-GP Black
Cooling Scythe "Mugen-2 Rev.B" (2 ScytheKaze-Jyuni PWM fans)
Hard Drives Samsung 830 120GB SSD
Intel 320 120GB SSD
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Antivirus Avast Inernet Suite
Browser IE 9 ; Chrome
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06 Oct 2012
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Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-bit England, Cheshire |
Quote: Originally Posted by edwar
Quote: Originally Posted by jayw Just curious, for this kind of scam, does Microsoft doing anything to fight to bring them down or get them arrested? the OP is posting about some other scam about some other Tech support company. Microsoft has nothing to do with that other company. You're right, MS don't have anything to do with the company in question but its the same thing...
Someone calls pretending to work for a company and makes people believe the user has issues on the PC and tells them it can be fixed for a fee. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self Built
OS Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-bit
CPU Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz - S1155
Motherboard Asus P8P67 LE Rev3, Intel P67, S115
Memory 8GB Corsair DDR3 XMS3, PC3-12800
Graphics Card 1GB XFX Radeon HD 6770, PCI-E 2.1 (x16)
Sound Card On-Board
Monitor(s) Displays 2 x 19" {Entended Display}
Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024
Keyboard Logitech K120
Mouse World of Warcraft Cataclysm MMO Gaming Mouse
PSU 550W Coolermaster GX550
Case Silverstone Precision PS04B
Cooling Stock
Hard Drives 1TB Seagate
Internet Speed 40 MB
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