virus phone scam

[fivepot]

Just a "heads up" everybody as this seems to be popping up quite a bit.Details below.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010...a-call-centres

Had my call from India today and, well prepared, i played along for five minutes or so before letting loose with both barrels - Please feel free to do the same - Scum seems to be too nice a word

[Nierca_Quattro]

Originally Posted by fivepot

Just a "heads up" everybody as this seems to be popping up quite a bit.Details below.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010...a-call-centres

Had my call from India today and, well prepared, i played along for five minutes or so before letting loose with both barrels - Please feel free to do the same - Scum seems to be too nice a word

can't trust nobody these days.. Stick to this: if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

[rich.r]

they have tried it on with us a couple of times

each time speaking to the wife who fortunatly didnt buy it

next time ill give them shit

just thought

there is supposed to be another one from bt again india where they call you and say they can cut you off and tell you to put the phone down and pick back up to prove it
of course they dont put down so you get the engaged tone so think they are genuine and go along with them

scum of the earth

[rtz62]

And because youve given them access to your computer, who knows what mischief they can get up to

(and as you gave the info voluntarily, would you be covered for any 'damage' they do????)

[Coxy]

Hope they ring here! I'lll go along with 'em for 15 minutes and them tell 'em I've got a mac!

that'll confuse him!

[missfire]

i've had them on the phone a few months ago. they didn't pose as being from microsoft though.

''your computer is slow, i can fix it, it has a virus..etc.''

''no is isn't, bye..''

[Lofty]

We had a call last week . Wife asked where he was calling from and what the company phone no was, what the Company's registered address was and what his name was.....He got all shouty and put the phone down.....Tw*t .

[msh]

Originally Posted by Coxy

Hope they ring here! I'lll go along with 'em for 15 minutes and them tell 'em I've got a mac!

that'll confuse him!

He will ring back again, tell you that he's from apple and everything else will be the same [don't forget viruses for mac exists as well]

[msh]

This is nice one When I had telephone line and phone connected to it [and probably I'll have them again] sometimes I got some "spam" calls which for me, as a latvian, seemed strange, because in latvia nobody is calling or sending SMS randomly just to offer some bullshit. But this is something interesting

P.S. I still don't get how average careless user gets all unnecessary rubbish [trojans/rootkits], because I'm not using any antivirus bloatware - I don't need it. And I want to use all resources of my oldschool workstation

[Hanuman]

Originally Posted by msh

He will ring back again, tell you that he's from apple and everything else will be the same

They will try, the conversation will begin with all the usual crap, then the issue of Mac will be introduced, he/she/it will demonstrate that they are suitably impressed by your immense wealth, and ask you if you are running vista...
'...er, no, it's a mac...'
(oh, gollygosh noises)
'please select the windows key....)
'...er, feckwit, it's a mac...'
(more, jovial twattishness ensues...)

Hours of fun to be had.