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Guys,
I have had several customers get hit by this scam most realised it quicky once they asked for $300 to fix their problems and contacted myself so were warned away, however this scam is currently doing the rounds and is not a nice thing here is what they do:
1.They claim to be from Microsoft or from the "mark's" ISP.
2.They prey on the less computer savvy people they cold call with made up scare stories about viruses.
3. They take money for illegally pirated copies of Windows 7.
4. With the mark's assistance over the 'phone, they take remote control of the mark's computer.
5. They take money for non-existent PC "support" services.
6. Once they have successfully scammed a mark, they will keep calling back, again and again, presumably with a view to obtaining more personal information, or extracting more money for further illegal goods and fictitious services.
7. They are based in India - judging by the accents, No doubt the personal information they use is stolen from Indian call-centre.
8. These "people" are thieves and con-artists, with absolutely no consciences.
Bastards thats all I can say
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PattyT
Posts: 1025
Date Joined: 15/08/10
Some people are just f%#k
Some people are just f%#k heads, get a real job for gods sake...
till
Posts: 9358
Date Joined: 21/02/08
This one has been doing the
This one has been doing the rounds lately.
carnarvonite
Posts: 8680
Date Joined: 24/07/07
Twice
About 2 hour before this thread was started I got a call on the home phone about the same thing and promptly delivered a mouth and a half full of abuse untill she hung up. Bugger me dead an hour later if I didn't get some bloke calling me on my mobile for the same thing and the f@#$%^%$#g idiot didn't hang up and copped both barrels and a bit more after a reload trying to tell me there was a virus in my computer.
If I could have got my hands on the slimy little mongrel I'd give him a job==pulling my computer out of his a#$e
PattyT
Posts: 1025
Date Joined: 15/08/10
hahaha, your kidding! Was it
hahaha, your kidding! Was it at all convincing? I dont know how people can fall for stuff like this.
carnarvonite
Posts: 8680
Date Joined: 24/07/07
Know
What I'd like to know is how they got not just the home number but the mobile as well.
His and her grand children are going to be deaf in one ear from the earfull of abuse I gave them, they won't call me again you can guarantee that.
hekser
Posts: 572
Date Joined: 31/03/10
lol.. i got a call from these guys a month or two ago
i told them i used linux... they didnt know what to say...
Man Overboard
Posts: 957
Date Joined: 16/01/10
I got a call and told them
I got a call and told them to hang on as we were very busy,
Then placed the phone next to the speaker on the TV for 20 mins.
Long distance rates are a bitch
till
Posts: 9358
Date Joined: 21/02/08
I doubt it, scams like that
I doubt it, scams like that only exist because of voip.
pale ale
Posts: 1755
Date Joined: 02/01/10
NEVER trust Indians. They
NEVER trust Indians.
They are compulsive liars. Trust me - I work with many of them!
lordhell
Posts: 35
Date Joined: 28/11/10
LOL, had me a good laugh on
LOL, had me a good laugh on that one!
Faulkner Family
Posts: 18162
Date Joined: 11/03/08
people will try anything to
people will try anything to scam some $. like your style Man overboard.
Carnarvonite, gees , did you have to give this poor bloke such an ear bashing, he is only trying to make a dishonest living
. knowing you , you would have had the whole caravan park running for cover when you let loose to this bloke
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
Shane O
Posts: 926
Date Joined: 22/01/10
Scooter scam
I am selling a scooter on scooter sales and have had 4 different people send text messages asking me to email them. They then say that they are overseas and due to the nature of there work they can't be here. They then want you to send them a pay pal invoice and they will have the scooter picked up by courier.
These people will send a fake letter from paypalsaying the money is in your account and take the scooter.
F#####k heads