RE: Scam Phone Call

I had the opportunity to enjoy a scam tech phone call, this evening.  A woman phoned, advised she was calling from Technoworld, and was phoning about the computer in my home that was generating an error report.

 

I was delighted!  I haven't had a scam or obscene phone call in decades.  When I asked her which one was causing the problem, she described it as slow running, and problems connecting, and error reports.  I asked her again which one.  She was a bit snarky when she said "The one in your house!!!!!"  I said that I have four of them, which one do you want?????  She told me it was the one I was having trouble with.  I told her all four were running like Swiss watches.

 

She hung up on me.  No sense of hahaha!!!!!

 

Be very careful about anyone calling to report that your machine is not behaving:

 

1.  If you are behind a router, your own ISP might not get any reports of your activity.  No one else should call you.

 

2.  If you don't recognize the name, hang up

 

3.  It will show as "unavailable on caller-ID

 

4.  Do something nasty to them, they deserve it.

 

 

Caller ID put a serious dent in my social life!  :smileyvery-happy::smileyvery-happy::smileyvery-happy:

 

 


yank wrote:

Do you really desire an obscene phone call?  :smileyvery-happy:


Only to the office phone to break the monotony either side of lunch:smileytongue::smileyvery-happy:

A variantion on the phone calls to users saying their PC is infected ............................................

 

Quads

I had the opportunity to enjoy a scam tech phone call, this evening.  A woman phoned, advised she was calling from Technoworld, and was phoning about the computer in my home that was generating an error report.

 

I was delighted!  I haven't had a scam or obscene phone call in decades.  When I asked her which one was causing the problem, she described it as slow running, and problems connecting, and error reports.  I asked her again which one.  She was a bit snarky when she said "The one in your house!!!!!"  I said that I have four of them, which one do you want?????  She told me it was the one I was having trouble with.  I told her all four were running like Swiss watches.

 

She hung up on me.  No sense of hahaha!!!!!

 

Be very careful about anyone calling to report that your machine is not behaving:

 

1.  If you are behind a router, your own ISP might not get any reports of your activity.  No one else should call you.

 

2.  If you don't recognize the name, hang up

 

3.  It will show as "unavailable on caller-ID

 

4.  Do something nasty to them, they deserve it.

 

 

I just received a call from World Support.  It sounded very close to the call to delphinium...Is this a scam or what? I got as far as giving them the  last 6 digits of my Microsoft ID number and my email address....but then I refused to go any further.  I could not figure out how they got my phone number and how they knew I had error reports, etc and my name was sent to them.  I am naive I guess but was uncomfortable with the whole thing.  They told me that my code was no longer valid and had to get another one which they would provide and dependiong on the extent of the problems I would be charged a minimum of $99.00, and I could take it right out of my bank account and send the money to them.  I asked them how they would not access my personal information and was told the the tech that would be working on my "Problems" would be going into screens etc, and I could watch him do it. I was told that Microsoft 7 and Norton could only protect my computer up to a point

So, is this a scam? And did I cut them off in time....

Catherine

So, is this a scam?

Yes! It is called the human form of phishing.

Jeezzzeeee, Quads....i thought that U was smarter than that but they are smooth outfit, and had an answer for everything...I told them that I ws going to ask Microsoft and Norton about them but it didn't even worry them...he kept putting on the pressure.  Like I need another bunch of nuts doing what Norton wa already doing...

perhaps one day I wil learn!!

Thank God I have Norton for the computer.....now if I could get one that works on me.....lol:smileyhappy:

 


anne1758 wrote:

Jeezzzeeee, Quads....i thought that U was smarter than that 


 

That is why no scammer gets my ID for My PC, or email address, because I am too quick to pick up on their flaws in what is being stated over the Phone or email etc.

 

It's a variation on a phone scam going on in Aussie and NZ.

 

But then again TDL was not smart enough for me to remove back when there were no removal tools for people around, or AOL for that matter. But that is a whole other story where,  I had to get their Postmaster / Webmaster after emails were not getting through, and they were telling customers it was all the other ISP's that were the problem. I traced from my PC the problem back to Tucson AZ, I phoned them, gave them stick, (they wondered how I traced it back to Tucson AZ (hahaha) within half and hour they had fixed the problem.

 

:smileyvery-happy: 

 

Quads

 


anne1758 wrote:

 They told me that my code was no longer valid and had to get another one which they would provide and dependiong on the extent of the problems I would be charged a minimum of $99.00, and I could take it right out of my bank account and send the money to them.


 Sounded familiar:

"A few minutes later, he was back and gave me the unfortunate news that my free support period had ended. He told me I would have to pay $99 for extended support and directed me to a place on the website to enter my credit card information. I'm not sure why, but I smelled a rat, so I hung up on him."

From a Windows Secrets article about these scams that contains a real life example that closely mirrors anne1758's experience:

 

http://windowssecrets.com/2011/02/03/02-Watch-out-for-Microsoft-Tech-Support-scams

Hi

The exact same thing happened to me word for word as your call. She sounded as though she was from India did you get that same feeling? I have put another post on asking for help with a jumping cursor  but every one be aware of the scam phone calls. I have tell prefer service so the call must have come from abroad, I am in the UK by the way. I am sure there will be many from other countries on here

regards

sue

lol me a ha to h  that stupid jumping cursor is at it again


sue0509 wrote:

lol me a ha to h  that stupid jumping cursor is at it again


See your other message about this .......

Hi delph

You did not give them my number did you?...:smileyvery-happy::smileytongue::smileywink: We had the same thing happen here...my eldest decided to see what they would do so had them on the line for awhile...while they told him to go here and do this and that,he just told them his security product would not allow him to download anything.

I wonder if the callers Know who they are working for?

Hi Mo:

 

Nope, I want to keep these callers for myself.  This kind of entertainment is hard to come by.  :smileyvery-happy:

 

They do need to get some callers that speak better English.  If you go too fast for them, it bungs up their script and then they hang up.

LoL @ Delph

 

It's really been some time I've kinda got those calls.

I'll cross my fingers for you derbomber. :smileytongue:     These calls are a big improvement over donations to charities, donations to political parties (although those can be fun too), and the free boat cruises (yeah, right!). I really resent the advertising stuff on answering machines!!! :smileymad:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10725562

 

Quads

It looks like New Zealand is a lot more involved in these types of scams than in Canada.  I don't think we have a central place to report scams.  Complaints made here go to individual RCMP detachments rather than a central government office.