Scammers are back.

[Joan Archer]

Just had a phone call from a lovely fellow called Craig Alex from the Licencing Department. He gave me my licencing number, well so he said and it's for all the computers in the house.

He was getting very irate with me because I was acting dumb (no comment from the back there) he said he was going to shut my network down so I couldn't use any of my computers.

I strung him along a bit and asked for phone number, name, address etc. and he said if I phoned they'd tell me all I wanted to know then I could get back to him. Apparently I was a security risk.

I'll give you all his name and number as I'm sure I'm not the only one who'd like to check they're not a risk. :shock:

Craig Alex, work number MG12
Licensing Authority Computers
Victoria Street
Cardinal Place
LW2 2GG

I'm sure I got all that right, there was a lot of noise coming from wherever he was and I didn't turn the TV off while talking to him. Oops he just phoned me back to see if I'd phoned. :huh:

It's been a while since I had one of these calls, got to go things to do before he closes my network down.

 

[z3r010]

Do you have his phone number?

 

[Joan Archer]

Hi John, this is the number he gave me 02035190336. I've not bothered trying it and just noticed I spelt scammers wrong in the title.

 

[z3r010]

Meh, it seems they are unavailable every time I call I wanted to tell them they had a virus and I could fix it

I will keep trying though.

 

[Barman58]

Perhaps they close at six like the other shops

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place...2!3m1!1s0x487604df6feb94af:0xf5335bb11c8e6eef

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.4...7DCkEuX649bX3NLEgQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1

 

[z3r010]

I left a message on their answer phone to call me back on 0370 496 7622 as I really wanted my computer clean

 

[Barman58]

:roflmao:

 

[z3r010]

02035190336 whose number is this? 02035190336 - Phone-Spam.co.uk

 

[Bertison]

Even the Postcode is garbage Joan: W2 2GG - Check My Postcode

No such code as "LW" in UK, nearest W22 and that is defunct. More proof that even scammers are dumbing-down.

 

[Joan Archer]

Meh, it seems they are unavailable every time I call I wanted to tell them they had a virus and I could fix it

I will keep trying though.

It does ring then, wasn't sure if I'd taken it down correctly, it wasn't easy to understand him.

 

[Joan Archer]

Perhaps they close at six like the other shops

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place...2!3m1!1s0x487604df6feb94af:0xf5335bb11c8e6eef

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.4...7DCkEuX649bX3NLEgQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1

He did give a number but I didn't catch it, I'd already got him to repeat things a few times so didn't push that one.

 

[Joan Archer]

I left a message on their answer phone to call me back on 0370 496 7622 as I really wanted my computer clean

:roflmao:

 

[Joan Archer]

I left a message on their answer phone to call me back on 0370 496 7622 as I really wanted my computer clean

What name did they give for the place ?

 

[Joan Archer]

02035190336 whose number is this? 02035190336 - Phone-Spam.co.uk

That's good had no idea about finding out the number, when he phoned it just came through showing as unavailable on the phone screen but he was happy to give me that number telling me to call them and they'd tell me all I wanted to know then they'd put me through to him. :huh:

 

[Joan Archer]

Even the Postcode is garbage Joan: W2 2GG - Check My Postcode

No such code as "LW" in UK, nearest W22 and that is defunct. More proof that even scammers are dumbing-down.

Hi Bob I didn't even bother checking it out as I was sure it was just another scam, he's not the best to try and get people to do as he wants, he gets very irate when you don't do what he asked. It started when he told me I had a Windows key next to my ctrl key on my keyboard and I said no and I wasn't going to press them anyway before checking things out, that's when I started asking for all his particulars.

 

[RoasterMen]

We should let them use our computer but in a virtual environment and track their I.P.

 

[essenbe]

It's on the 'other side of the pond' too. I just got off the phone with Windows Security Dept. They said my computer was downloading unwanted programs and he wanted to fix it for me. I strung him along as long as I could. He finally hung up on me.

 

[Barman58]

Just answer the phone "NSA Security" see how long they stay on line

 

[mjf]

We have a "do not call" registry in this country and it isn't very effective because of overseas auto internet dialling.
You listen for a significant delay then you have a fair idea that you are on an auto dial list then hang up or wait for the little bit of rubbish then hang up.
The problem with fixed/land line coms is that the sending party can still hold your line open and it is a relatively new scam. If you get off the line and dial say your bank then it is best to make sure that you have made the circuit switched connect to who you want and not speaking to the con artists. Dial a known number eg. the speaking clock (does that still exist?).

 

[z3r010]

We have one of those registries here but as you say it's pretty much useless as the calls are coming from oversea's.

The holding the line open bank scam is pretty common here too but they were making changes to the phone systems to no longer allow the lines to be held open after you hang up, this should be actioned by now stopping the scam.

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