Just had my first PC scam phonecall :D

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  1. Posts : 670
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       #31

    I didn't realize they've become so brazen.
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  2. Posts : 1,275
    Windows 7 Home Premium
       #32

    If I ever got one of these calls, I couldn't help myself......i'd play on until he either got fed up, or until I told him i'm not stupid and falling for ur crap.

    Or.
    "Sir, we've detected that your pc has a virus"


    Me:
    "Oh, that's scary.......considering I don't have a pc. Ah, wait, you mean my imaginary pc has a virus? Well, let's get it fixed then, right away!"

    Of course, I do, but he doesn't know that.
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  3. Posts : 8,398
    ultimate 64 sp1
       #33

    i suppose it all depends what sort of mood i was in at the time.

    i may play along, winding them up, or i may just tell them to 'go away', rather impolitely.
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  4. Posts : 4,663
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
       #34

    z3r010 said:
    johnwillyums said:
    What's TPS Ciara?
    Come on John this is a must for everybody in the UK, stop all unwanted UK marketing/sales phone calls

    TPS Registration

    Also to stop junk mail

    MPS online

    This is great. Thanks for that John. I've now registered with both, I really hadn't heard of either service. If it works I will be really pleased.
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  5. Posts : 17,545
    Windows 10 Pro x64 EN-GB
       #35

    I'm jealous, geeks! Why don't they call me? I really want them to call me! Please scammers, try me! I'm easy to convince! I promise I'll let you at least to first base! Please call me!

    Waiting to hear from you!

    Kari
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  6. Posts : 12,364
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    Thread Starter
       #36

    Jacee said:
    mickey megabyte said:
    geeve420 said:
    So my question is, what are they trying to accomplish with this scam?
    afaik, they eventually talk you into installing teamviewer or similar, then once they're in control of your pc, who knows what they install onto it?
    Credit Card
    Yep. The approach can vary, but ultimately it's to let them remote in, install keyloggers etc and then mine your PC for details.

    The other scam is to claim that they have 'found the virus' and can remove it for you on the spot for a fee. All you have to do is give them your CC details over the phone... and then they often still install nasties

    It is brazen, but it works.
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  7. Posts : 9,606
    Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
       #37

    Kari said:
    I'm jealous, geeks! Why don't they call me? I really want them to call me! Please scammers, try me! I'm easy to convince! I promise I'll let you at least to first base! Please call me!

    Waiting to hear from you!

    Kari
    Kari,


    Didn't you get this one ????
    Just had my first PC scam phonecall :D Attached Images Just had my first PC scam phonecall :D-irish_virus.jpg 
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  8. Posts : 17,545
    Windows 10 Pro x64 EN-GB
       #38

    :) Yeah, Doc, I got that once again on St. Patrick's, but it wont work for me. Or at least it's too easy, after getting it to my rig I just had to restore an image.

    I want challenge! I would let them in to a vm, to see what they are doing.

    Kari
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  9. Posts : 354
    Windows 8, Ubuntu 12.04 64bit, Pear Linux Triple Boot
       #39

    Kari said:
    I want challenge! I would let them in to a vm, to see what they are doing.

    Kari
    That would be funny, even funnier if you could preinfect your VM, so when they logged into it, they would get a nasty virus. Then you could offer to fix it for them. LOL!

    Geeve
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  10. Posts : 7,781
    Win 7 32 Home Premium, Win 7 64 Pro, Win 8.1, Win 10
       #40

    Unfortunately, social engineering remains one of the effective ways to compromise someones computer.

    You can't be too paranoid nowadays when it comes to computer safety.
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