 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 28 2010, 08:30 AM
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TPS for the win, I hardly ever get nuisance calls just the odd automatic machine recording thing but they are rare.
Oh, and the junk mail post equivalent mentioned earlier is MPS (Mailing Preference Service) google it and register to reduce the amount of wasted paper shoved through your letterbox. |
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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 'aL indeed
a friend had the same thing happen a week... May 27 2010, 07:17 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 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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