Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 11/3/10 at 07:07 PM |
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New Phone/Computer Scam
It seems someone tried to scam my mother the other day... luckily she was smart enough to be sus...
An indian guy rang her house phone, saying he was from a net company. He said that her computer was sending out "errors" but
couldn't/wouldn't tell her what errors. He said that she had to turn the computer on and he would give further instructions... plus she
he was ringing on behalf of her ISP, but couldnt tell her what ISP. When she said she was ill in bed (the truth) he got angry with her, and said
he'd ring back at weekend.
Anyway, it turns out they ask you to log onto a website or download something, basically giving access to your computer to them.
I told her to tell him she'd report him to her work (police!) if he rang back and that her number was being monitored... Should sh!t him up a
bit!
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Davey D
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| posted on 11/3/10 at 07:31 PM |
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I had one very similar about 2 months ago, an indian bloke trying to get me to power up my computer and go on the internet to check for
virus/problems. Unfortunately for him im an IT techy, so i know my stuff. I told him that he was making assumptions as to what operating system i was
running as to whether id have problems with viruses on my computer. After questioning him on a few IT issues and making him look silly i made him
aware i was registered with TPS and i demanded to know his companies details (so i could report them) he kept wanting to put me through to his
supervisor which i declined, and insisted that he gave me the details himself. After some arguing he put the phone down on me :-D
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BenB
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| posted on 11/3/10 at 07:42 PM |
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Bring it on. Sounds like some scam baiting fun to me!!!
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graememk
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| posted on 11/3/10 at 09:07 PM |
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its been going on a few months, i've had a few customers who have paid out £60 for this con, i think theres something about in this weeks
computer active
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morcus
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| posted on 12/3/10 at 03:26 AM |
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Baiting these people is really fun. If some one gets one they should say they're doing what he says (Obvioulsy they won't be) and just see
how much time they can take up. My Grandparents get rubbish like this all the time, They don't have a computor, or gas, yet people still phone
them up with these stupid things.
Best one was my brother friend got called by one of those where they tell you to press a number which then connects you to a premium rate line. He
answered the phone and then after they'd said to press the number he started recording the call and just said nothing. They waited almost 20
minutes and he could here them waiting. Might be on net somewhere.
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MikeR
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| posted on 12/3/10 at 08:59 AM |
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brother used to live in flats - he was always getting double glazing phone calls. After a while he got sick of telling them he didn't want
double glazing and rented so started to say "yeah i'm interested".
He'd get them round and alternate between asking - "how are you going to double glaze this property when its 4 floors up" and
"how do you get the landlord to pay for this?"
Strangely after a few months he stopped getting pestered.
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 12/3/10 at 10:57 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeR
brother used to live in flats - he was always getting double glazing phone calls.
I had some silly woman try to sell me a conservatory, so I explained my house is on a slope, so the entrance at the rear is actually the entrance to
my basement (workshop!), rather than a living area.
She thought about this and then suggested said I could still have a conservatory at the rear as it could be attached to the house so it would just be
hanging in mid-air 
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 13/3/10 at 10:54 PM |
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I told a life insurance salesman that I don't have a life (didn't see the funny side to it) and my missus answered one for me saying she
wished they'd called last week as I died a few days ago. They stopped after that.
Now I think about it I might be registered dead with some people!
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