 Phone scams |
 May 27 2010, 11:33 AM
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 Man at arms  Group: Clan Members Posts: 152 Thank(s): 1 Points: 152 Joined: 28-April 10 Member No.: 4,262  |
Just a quick heads-up. I doubt any of you tech-savvy people would actually fall for it, but always best to be aware
 Just had a cold-caller on my landline (autodialler, takes a few seconds for them to pick up on the other end) from a woman claiming to be tech support for a company I couldnt quite understand. Possibly an Indian accent. Basically, she tried to convince me I had viruses on my PC (which I know is bull, but I played along for a while). She then had me run EventViewer and insisted that the "3,000 events" actually meant I had "3,000 viruses" on my PC. I ended up laughing her off at this point, but considering the various Warning/Error messages you get on Eventviewer I can see how this could easily fool anyone who isnt particularly PC-competent. I dont know what the next stages are (I had already wasted ten minutes arguing at this point) but I suspect it would be either a scam to gain information or some way of sending a "technician" to fix things at a premium. Just be on guard anyway. --------------------  |
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May 27 2010, 07:17 PM
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indeed
a friend had the same thing happen a week back , rang up claiming that they could see his PC was behind a firewall but was infected with malware despite this , and if he could just turn it on they would be able to show him , hung up at that point as he had twigged it was either a scam/hack or a sales call. lol The company is no doubt sending out hugely expensive "tech support" out to old and vulnerable/gullible people to "fix" their massive "virus" infections , lol |
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Qrbrrbl Phone scams May 27 2010, 11:33 AM
Lawpf2001 It's incredible the amount of people I get at ... May 27 2010, 11:56 AM Pandora92 Wow that's the first I've ever heard of a ... May 27 2010, 04:18 PM K. why does law have the same sig as pandora????? May 27 2010, 04:55 PM MonkeyFiend it's a last FM 'music wot I like type sig... May 27 2010, 05:39 PM Chisel Calls like this are why I never answer my landline... May 27 2010, 10:58 PM K. ditto what chis ses
if it's important they w... May 28 2010, 05:51 AM McJaffa TPS for the win, I hardly ever get nuisance calls ... May 28 2010, 08:30 AM Lawpf2001 Actually this reminds me of an embarrasing story:
... May 28 2010, 08:27 PM fido77 lol, i get these calls all the time. never stick a... May 29 2010, 12:29 AM
Aki I stick to a simple rule... if you phone me and I ... May 29 2010, 02:23 AM Quanta QUOTE (Aki @ May 29 2010, 04:23 AM) I sti... Jun 9 2010, 09:36 PM |
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