tinmann Posted November 9, 2013 Member ID: 3821 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 17 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 158 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 52 Achievement Points: 1050 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/20/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: Friday at 11:36 PM Birthday: 04/20/1972 Device: Windows Posted November 9, 2013 I got a phone call from someone claiming to be windows tech support.... they told me my computer was sending out a message to them that unauthorized people/hackers were using my computer... they wanted me to go turn on my computer and go into script commands.... at that point I asked them to verify who they were and my license key... they started over again.... I hung up on them and went online to find this has been going on for a while. evidently they get you to screw up your computer when they are claiming to help you fix the problem and charge you on a credit card ... the call comes from a call center in india... MICROSOFT will never call you like this if there is a problem.... im sure some of you know about this but just in case I thought I would put it out there!!! P.S. I never even turned on my computer... I just played along until I could prove they were not who they claimed to be!!! LOL baldie 1 Awards
KaptCrunch Posted November 9, 2013 Member ID: 389 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 48 Topic Count: 317 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4903 Content Per Day: 0.86 Reputation: 4088 Achievement Points: 39636 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 52 Joined: 09/14/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 2 hours ago Birthday: 01/01/1970 Device: Windows Posted November 9, 2013 lol tinman I played with them when asked for mac address ........I said no I got apple ....a good hour pulling their chain eidolonFIRE 1 Awards
CobraBites Posted November 9, 2013 Member ID: 2313 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 330 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4924 Content Per Day: 0.95 Reputation: 3034 Achievement Points: 33897 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 03/19/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 2, 2017 Birthday: 05/26/1974 Posted November 9, 2013 i dont never get these calls what kind of sites u visit?.....you have to be careful what sites u go to and waht u download...that how they get ur numbers i guess
tinmann Posted November 9, 2013 Member ID: 3821 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 17 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 158 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 52 Achievement Points: 1050 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/20/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: Friday at 11:36 PM Birthday: 04/20/1972 Device: Windows Author Posted November 9, 2013 they only had my phone number. they didn't even know my name! LOL. they just called me sir. Awards
hardcore Posted November 9, 2013 Member ID: 86 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 27 Topic Count: 223 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 1824 Content Per Day: 0.32 Reputation: 464 Achievement Points: 13395 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 5, 2022 Birthday: 06/29/1967 Posted November 9, 2013 Yeah, there was something on the news not to long ago on this Awards
baldie Posted November 9, 2013 Member ID: 607 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 76 Topic Count: 246 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3367 Content Per Day: 0.59 Reputation: 2718 Achievement Points: 34252 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 12 Joined: 10/21/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 18 hours ago Birthday: 09/16/1966 Device: Windows Posted November 9, 2013 This has been going on in the UK for well over a year now and they get your number via a company based in eastern Europe they have computers that randomly generate telephone numbers and test calls each one and if you pick it up its then registered as a live number and when a big enough list is generated they sell it on to these crooks. There is nothing that can be done to stop them I know because most of the big telephone company's have tried to shut them down but by the time they are tracked down they move.. On average there is around 2-3 hundred people in the UK that fall for this daily (These are the official company stats but that's only the ones who admit to falling for this scam its estimated that the figures could be double if everyone came forward), mainly the elderly and people who are new to computers are the ones falling for this :rant: Awards
eidolonFIRE Posted November 9, 2013 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.70 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Posted November 9, 2013 Next time they call, claim that you're NSA and that you will shut them down unless they give you a percentage of their operation. lol tinmann 1
Labob Posted November 9, 2013 Member ID: 42 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 50 Topic Count: 338 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 8389 Content Per Day: 1.46 Reputation: 6126 Achievement Points: 54468 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 13 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 22 Birthday: 01/30/1959 Device: Windows Posted November 9, 2013 Ah I love it when I get these. I go full rant rude racist on there ass. I ask if there house has a toilet or have you ever had a shower or seen one. Does your sister really have her own cloud of shit flies around her ? Is it true that you can not eat cow because your father has inappropriate encounters with them ? I have to admit these guys are tough they do last ten minutes or more before they hang up on me. Quite rude I'd say because they called me baldie, DEEJAYKEG, eidolonFIRE and 1 other 4 Awards
DEEJAYKEG Posted November 9, 2013 Member ID: 1238 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 35 Topic Count: 1207 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 6083 Content Per Day: 1.10 Reputation: 4985 Achievement Points: 50728 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 11 Joined: 03/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 11, 2024 Posted November 9, 2013 @CobraBites It's very much more low-tech unfortunately. If you are listed in a phone directory you are likely to get such calls. One of the benefits of my former career was that I could be kept ex-directory but, when that ended, my excuse to stay unlisted ended and the nuisance calls escalated. But, like Labob, I do play with them - I just hope that I never get a legitimate call from someone with an Indian accent... I like asking them questions when I am in the mood to waste ten minutes or so (they are paying for the call after all...) So, when they ring up, find out what their favourite colour is or the name of their pet if you don't want to take it to a technical level. Oh, and before you hang up, tell them you actually use an iMac! tinmann 1 Awards
tinmann Posted November 9, 2013 Member ID: 3821 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 17 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 158 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 52 Achievement Points: 1050 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/20/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: Friday at 11:36 PM Birthday: 04/20/1972 Device: Windows Author Posted November 9, 2013 they just called again and this time he was gonna give me a number to call (probably calling them back) I told him I called and talked to a Microsoft security rep and he hung up on me! LOL DEEJAYKEG 1 Awards
ozziesdark Posted November 9, 2013 Member ID: 19609 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 3 Topic Count: 29 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 95 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 58 Achievement Points: 870 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/16/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 20, 2019 Birthday: 04/30/1973 Posted November 9, 2013 That is why I screen my calls plus being out of work for some time doesn't help Awards
Joe Canadian Posted November 9, 2013 Member ID: 822 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 87 Topic Count: 317 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 5477 Content Per Day: 0.97 Reputation: 5025 Achievement Points: 42632 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 20 Joined: 12/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 25, 2023 Birthday: 03/01/1967 Posted November 9, 2013 Next time they call tell them they have reached the CIA anti-terrorist headquarters and that a drone has been dispatched by default to hit their position. I bet you 50 bucks that they will run for their lives and never call you again lol tinmann and P!nk 2 Awards
pitbullpete Posted November 10, 2013 Member ID: 155 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 213 Topic Count: 61 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 995 Content Per Day: 0.17 Reputation: 767 Achievement Points: 7014 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 3 Birthday: 11/29/1967 Device: Android Posted November 10, 2013 Did they call you collect I here Microsoft needs money Awards
P!nk Posted November 10, 2013 Member ID: 79 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 227 Topic Count: 228 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3443 Content Per Day: 0.60 Reputation: 4052 Achievement Points: 30284 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 9 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Yesterday at 10:38 AM Birthday: 06/29/1977 Device: iPhone Posted November 10, 2013 Next time they call tell them they have reached the CIA anti-terrorist headquarters and that a drone has been dispatched by default to hit their position. I bet you 50 bucks that they will run for their lives and never call you again lol Thats too funny. I had them also on the Phone, even i figured out they were hackers. (me = Blond) Awards
pitbullpete Posted November 10, 2013 Member ID: 155 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 213 Topic Count: 61 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 995 Content Per Day: 0.17 Reputation: 767 Achievement Points: 7014 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 3 Birthday: 11/29/1967 Device: Android Posted November 10, 2013 Bad people Awards
Sammy Posted November 10, 2013 Member ID: 3036 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 32 Topic Count: 219 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 9419 Content Per Day: 1.92 Reputation: 7515 Achievement Points: 62539 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 21 Joined: 11/29/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 17 Birthday: 04/26/2008 Device: Windows Posted November 10, 2013 A neighbor of mine got a call like that. She is just your average computer user not really up on stuff like this but was suspicious at what they wanted her to do. Since I pretty much take care of all the usual tech support stuff she told them no thanks and afterwards told me about it. Awards
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