Phone call PC SCAM

[cyclic]

I answered the phone yesterday afternoon to be told by a person from a particular part of the world, he was phoning from Microsoft Windows and was going to help speed my PC up.
To exclude most of what I said, (expletives deleted) I told him that MS don't do that and that he was an idiot for thinking I would believe him.

Apart from them I do get pestered about PIP compensation.

 

[andyparks]

just think how many people do fall for it and how they would feel when they found out they had been hacked and all the information they had on there pc been stolen... thats why i dont keep any thing on my pc and my bank account is insured

 

[windude99]

just think how many people do fall for it and how they would feel when they found out they had been hacked and all the information they had on there pc been stolen... thats why i dont keep any thing on my pc and my bank account is insured

If you have a good firewall and up to date antivirus and try to go to the same websites, then you won't be hacked.

 

[PooMan UK]

If you have a good firewall and up to date antivirus and try to go to the same websites, then you won't be hacked.

Windude pal, an antivirus and firewall won't stop these guys ... they normally direct you to remote control software download site which they then ask you to install, this circumnavigates your AV and firewall .... it ends up that the user becomes the weak link and they can remotely help themselves to whatever they please

 

[kegobeer]

^^^^ +1

A/V can stop malware and viruses from intruding, but they can't stop anything when the user downloads and installs the software...

 

[profdlp]

^^^^ +1

A/V can stop malware and viruses from intruding, but they can't stop anything when the user downloads and installs the software...

I found that out the first time I installed RealPlayer.

 

[windude99]

If you have a good firewall and up to date antivirus and try to go to the same websites, then you won't be hacked.

Windude pal, an antivirus and firewall won't stop these guys ... they normally direct you to remote control software download site which they then ask you to install, this circumnavigates your AV and firewall .... it ends up that the user becomes the weak link and they can remotely help themselves to whatever they please

Sorry. I meant to add common sense to that list

 

[AGlenn]

Scam phone call

Just got the same scam phone call today. Caller said he was from Microsoft and they had picked up a large number of viruses being downloaded to my computer. Since I hadn't responded to any of Microsoft's attempts to contact me (he couldn't explain how they had tried to contact me) they were now calling. With a very thick east India accent (nice touch on scamers part) he explained that he had to take control of my computer to fix the problem...I didn't think so...and he hung up when I told him I needed to call Microsoft for verification. I had not heard about this scam and while I wish there was an easy way to find out about these things, it would probably take days, months, years to read about all of them.

 

[kegobeer]

Just got the same scam phone call today. Caller said he was from Microsoft and they had picked up a large number of viruses being downloaded to my computer. Since I hadn't responded to any of Microsoft's attempts to contact me (he couldn't explain how they had tried to contact me) they were now calling. With a very thick east India accent (nice touch on scamers part) he explained that he had to take control of my computer to fix the problem...I didn't think so...and he hung up when I told him I needed to call Microsoft for verification. I had not heard about this scam and while I wish there was an easy way to find out about these things, it would probably take days, months, years to read about all of them.

What number was on your caller ID?

 

[AGlenn]

Don't have caller ID. I seldom use the land line anymore. The guy really did have a thick India accent. I could barely understand him which irritated him to no end. His tone of voice was really quite rude...very strange when you are trying to get people to trust you. I was surprised at the lack of sophistication but if these guys ever do get very sophisticated I think we are all in trouble.

 

[moemfette]

They are targeting South Africa too - saying if I open computer management then event viewer, then windows logs and look at say application - that all those error messages will destroy my PC & I will loose everything unless I install their software.
So I see that their website is registered through Privacy Protection who do have a section where you can report abuse. If you get a minute or two - please complain about them.
PS I had great fun with my indian lady (called Sharon Williams from California phone 02013386170). I tried to engage with her & chat to her on a personal level ha,ha & managed to keep her on the line for sometime. i got her really wound up by asking how to right click & anything i could think - eventually i ran out of time - so when we got to the crunch - where you download their software & i asked to be excused because my baby was crying & never returned to the phone. felt bad ha,ha.

 

[Adam23]

Had one of these calls at 6pm last night, Indian man, "Hey am I speaking to the Homeowner" my reply "Nope" his reply "Ok, well i am (cant remember the name) and I am calling you regarding your Computer and it has many virus, do you want too try our new service its low price for limited time, how will you be paying"... My reply "I do not have a computer, nor do the people in this household" *guy hangs up*

 

[cabII]

These calls are still rolling in all these months later.

Just had a guy who kept talking about windows so I told him I'd closed the curtains so I couldn't tell him what was going on out the windows.

I also told him, "I also have a pear....is that right...pear?...that doesn't sound right..."

 

[HAVOC]

I never had one of these calls (no landline at my house). Next time someone gets a call from "support" you should pick up the phone and tell the person that you don't live there. You are only there to rob the place.

 

[richnrockville]

FWIW: I just got a call from "unknown number" telling me that they were support and that my computer had been infected. I played along for over 20 minutes not doing exactly what they wanted me to. They asked me to look at even viewer and there they kinda stalled when I was unable ) to find the errors. They finally wanted me to put in a www support dot me address in the cmd line. I kept telling them that I don't know what me is and they really were frustrated in their broken english as I kept saying that I did not understand why me was a support person as I am a dummy. <G>

I finally hung up on them but at least I kept them screwing around for a while and they could not trap some innocent person with their garbage..

Rich

 

[jca95002001]

I've had 3 of these phone calls this week. The number on my caller ID always shows up 000-000-0000. The first two calls started out...Hi I'm such and such (heavy Indian accent) and I'm calling from PC Systems and your computer is infected with dangerous viruses. Both times I told him my computer was not infected and not to call back. Today however, when he called, somehow he knew my name, which immediately set me off. I told him that I knew for a fact that my computer wasn't infected and if he contacted me again, I was going to call the FBI, which he replied....OOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had to laugh because it was just to funny. He then said..."but you don't understand" and I replied....no you don't understand...I will call the FBI...and again I got....OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Of course I had a few choice words for him like...ignorant a--hole and f------terrorist. I think he got the point though. lol

 

[Iforgot]

They're back.........

Just got another call from these scammers..
They gave me a return phone number too that worked 0280917770 "Australian number"
Quite surprised that the number worked.

PS still don't believe a single word these Indian accented creatures say.....

 

[python134r]

Great thread...........

 

[essenbe]

I have a new one to add to the list. I just received a phone call from an heavily accented Indian who said he worked for 'Total Defense' an anti vurus company. He said I had used their software an I owed them $159.99. I told him I had never used their software. He said I had and that he had my paperwork in front of him and that was how he knew how to call me. I'm sorry, but I've had a bad day and didn't feel like fooling around with him. I told him, let me explain the facts of life to you, 1. I have never had and would never have your software. 2. I would suggest you throw away whatever paperwork you have that has my phone number on it, because you're wasting your time calling me. You're never getting any money from me 3. You are nothing but a scammer trying to steal money from people who don't know any better. I am not one of those. I hung up the phone. On a better day, I usually play around with them for as long as I can, but again, this is a bad day for me and I did not have that inclination.

 

[Solarstarshines]

I have a new one to add to the list. I just received a phone call from an heavily accented Indian who said he worked for 'Total Defense' an anti vurus company. He said I had used their software an I owed them $159.99. I told him I had never used their software. He said I had and that he had my paperwork in front of him and that was how he knew how to call me. I'm sorry, but I've had a bad day and didn't feel like fooling around with him. I told him, let me explain the facts of life to you, 1. I have never had and would never have your software. 2. I would suggest you throw away whatever paperwork you have that has my phone number on it, because you're wasting your time calling me. You're never getting any money from me 3. You are nothing but a scammer trying to steal money from people who don't know any better. I am not one of those. I hung up the phone. On a better day, I usually play around with them for as long as I can, but again, this is a bad day for me and I did not have that inclination.

They haven't called me since I told them there full of crap scamming people I even called my bank and told them any activity under my name that isn't US related isn't me :shock: