Scam

molby

Just a heads up .Recieved a call from a far Eastern woman today claiming that I had a problem with my computer.She said she worked for Microsoft.I had heard of this scam before where eventually they will ask for credit card details to fix problem so I led her up the garden path for a while and then told her where to go.Let your family and friends know about this as there have been quite a few people stung .My wife also got a call from a man 2 weeks ago with the same scam.

Sully

Ya dirty fecker, leading her up the garden path!! Well I never!!

lewisdhead

Yeah, this scam seems to be widespread. I've had at east 6 calls from this lot. The last one my missus answered and gave him a right ear bashing and told him where to go. And not in the polite way.

membersonly

She rings YOU up and tells YOU you have a problem with YOUR computer?

Anyone who get's caught by that deserves it IMO.

old gregg

If I received that call I would respond with the question 'so, what are you wearing?' and see how long before they hung up

lewisdhead

membersonly wrote: »

She rings YOU up and tells YOU you have a problem with YOUR computer?

Anyone who get's caught by that deserves it IMO.

I agree with you, but still no harm in letting people know. Maybe some older or much younger person who may be a bit gullible in this situation, could get caught out. Someones mother or father or little brother or sister perhaps.

abouttobebanned

Rang me last week. I put him onto handy manny.

daftdave

there are nearly a thousand posts about it here !

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055837564

Siamsa Sessions

We've got these calls at home as well.

Any idea of where they get people's landline number?

Or are they just using a number generator machine?

Plazaman

Unless I'm mistaken it seems to only be where someone has Eircom Broadband. Anyone other than Eircom customers get a call?

blaa85

Yep, I'm with UPC. I asked for their number and they hung up.

Swissarmyknife

Also with UPC,and have had 4-5 calls from them.

seanybiker

Never got a call from them when I was with Eircom

dark_shadow

I'm with UPC and after getting about 6 or 7 calls from them. Lately I've decided to buy an air horn and they get a blast of that till they hang up!!

ikeano29

Yep, with UPC and have had over 30 calls from them.

I would imagine that there are companies selling your information online.

Sully

With UTV and getting calls anyway

Big Lar

They rang me last week, I have em my credit card details and they never fixed my problem

julyjane

Someone rang my parents from "Microsoft" and told them they had detected a problem with their computer, I think they have satellite broadband or something similar, not landline based anyway.

They didn't look for credit card details but they asked for their IP address, maybe they cut them off when they asked for the CC. Anyway suddenly their laptop was infected with viruses and they couldn't use it.

Professey Chin

Got a call before.
Asked which computer and they got very confused :pac:

michellie

Is it only landlines they are ringing ?

chelloveks

Ask the pricks for their number because you are very busy at the moment, and you will ring them back when they are busy so you can annoy the fcuk out of them.

That is my response to all phone solicitations.

Bababa

Is everyone who got calls using Dell machines?

GarethBah

I told them i have no computer, and then they asked if anybody in the house uses a computer and i said no, then i started laughing at them, they haven't phoned back since

Faing

Just keep them talking for as long as you can, it really pisses them off when they realise that you know what their game is. I got my first call from this lot around 18months ago and made a point of warning everyone in the village, especially my elderly friends. Maybe they go on area code because it seems to happen in one area at a time. Keeping them on the phone must cause them aggro from their bosses because they aren't getting results.

dark_shadow

michellie wrote: »

Is it only landlines they are ringing ?

Yes from what I gather anyway!!

dark_shadow

Bababa wrote: »

Is everyone who got calls using Dell machines?

No mines a toshiba.

danjo-xx

this is going on for over a year now or maybe longer, how come they haven't been put out of business by the authorities in EU.

julyjane

I use a HP, I don't think they know I'd say they're just chancing their arms.

ratedR

I called him a cu*t and told him to f**k home. Never rang back strangely enough

daftdave

danjo-xx wrote: »

this is going on for over a year now or maybe longer, how come they haven't been put out of business by the authorities in EU.

because they are based in india

abouttobebanned

True story: I was in a friend's house over the weekend when they rang. I hear the woman of the house talking and immediately knew what was going on. I told her to put them on to me.

They told me that my computer was downloading messages and sending viruses etc. I played the fool. Act shocked and said hold on til I go to the computer. They assured me that they would stay on the line.

So, I turned on the computer.

"please choose an activity"

I had grabbed the child's "first talking computer.

"ok the computer is on now"

"ok can you go to "run" and type..."

"eh..where do i find that!?"

"press start.."

"ok.."

"please choose an activity"

"what type of computer is it?"

"eh..one sec...its a model fisher price...my first talking computer"

>agitated. "eh is there another computer in the house?"

"nope this is the one we use..mainly for gaming"

*hangs up*