Possible scam. Phone call from Microsoft Security - Page 48

broccoli · 12th September 2012, 2:57 PM

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Originally Posted by elvis

But hey, as long as people continue to push the line that users shouldn't have to know anything about a PC in order to use it, this kind of thing will continue to happen.

You don't need to know how something works not to be taken in by a scam. You just need some critical faculties. When I was on P plates I pulled into a garage for some petrol and got told that my water pump was broken. I didn't need to know how the water pump worked to know that it was a load of crap.

MR CHILLED · 12th September 2012, 3:17 PM

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Originally Posted by aero_a

Why not just play along for a minute, then say "oh, can you hold for a sec? Someone's at the door"

Then put phone on speaker phone, put it next to your computer speakers, go on youtube and load up Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up.........

Classic but still satisfying...

Rofl, I like it! And remember to put the volume up as well

watto86 · 13th September 2012, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by MR CHILLED

Once I can forgive, sortof, but twice or more? Well they deserve to lose it! sortof

I can't say that I entirely agree with you. I've never really believed that being vulnerable to any tricks or theft means that people deserve it. I certainly don't believe that it excuses the criminals. I realise this isn't what you were saying, but sometimes when people say things like that, it can appear like they're alleviating some of the responsibility from the perpetrators.

luxtin · 13th September 2012, 1:02 AM

I kept one on the phone for 45 minutes yesterday by putting them on hold and acting like i was incompetent with a computer....then laughed at him and told him to piss off.

MR CHILLED · 13th September 2012, 4:59 AM

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Originally Posted by watto86

I can't say that I entirely agree with you. I've never really believed that being vulnerable to any tricks or theft means that people deserve it. I certainly don't believe that it excuses the criminals.

Absolutely, and that's why I say "sortof" because at the end of the day no matter how dumb or naive people are they don't really deserve it as such.

chainbolt · 13th September 2012, 7:55 AM

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Originally Posted by deathsgt60

so i just got a call from an overseas indian, saying he worked for some spyware company and that right now my computer is having viruses downloaded to it.

Did he introduce himself as being Indian?

BuzzPuppy · 13th September 2012, 2:29 PM

I've had two of these phone calls.

The first one was a happy string-along when we had mates over stifling themselves with laughter on speakerphone.

The second one, I used something I'd heard before for inspiration. Just substitue a few words with "Interpol" and "Special Branch" instead and you get the idea.

Enjoy!

MR CHILLED · 14th September 2012, 7:26 AM

Simple scamming, and people still fall for it...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-09-1...rating/4260558

glenpinn · 15th September 2012, 12:52 AM

a few months ago i went to my aunties place to fix up a problem with her laptop, nothing major, anyway, next day she rang me to tell me a guy rang her to tell her that she had some problems with her computer and he wanted to help her fix it, and she very politely said to him "oh no, its ok, i had my laptop fixed yesterday so it working ok now" and then she hung up

i pissed myself, but not sure what she might have done otherwise.

a few weeks ago i got a call (indian guy) and he said something about my computer needs fixing, and i said "what computer" and he got very angry and said "so you dont know what a computer is, well your stupid" and he hung up ??? (from his response, i think he actually thought i said "whats a computer)

broccoli · 15th September 2012, 9:30 AM

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Originally Posted by glenpinn

i said "what computer"

I said this, asked over and over what operating system and the woman just kept saying "windows".

Unframed · 15th September 2012, 12:26 PM

I kind of wish I got to toy with these wankers. I notice there is a slight audio pause when I get calls from a call centre so I just hang up before they have a chance to talk. Maybe I'm missing out.

TaroT · 17th September 2012, 3:19 PM

i just got another one and this time got not one not 2 but 3 supervisors...and transferring the call was them swapping the headset to the other guy (you could hear it over the crappy voip line.

i got bored in 20 minutes and started wailing on him on how he got my number.

no sir we have details of all our clients
i,m not your client moron how did you get my number
repeat last sentence
ok whats my ip address...then the classic

let me log in and i can show it all to you on the screen...that was it for me i bid him a fine fornication event with a bovine and hung up

MR CHILLED · 17th September 2012, 7:55 PM

ROFL....I just got one of these calls. I just turned it around on them, and when I got bored, which was rather quickly....I just gave them a few very choice words and hung up.

Felt good.

deepspring · 22nd September 2012, 10:40 PM

I usually don't answer anything that comes up as "overseas" on my Caller ID. But I have answered the phone in the past to find someone with a thick indian accent claiming to be from Microsoft.

One sure fire fix... Preach to them.

Nastyboy · 26th September 2012, 3:15 PM

These guys drive me crazy, I get calls from them all the time, sometimes 3 times a day. I've tried hanging up, swearing at them, calling them idiots, even explained to them that I've worked in IT for 25 years and they are the worst scammers I've come across.

These aren't random calls, these guys have my home number, my name and address which scares me somewhat.

Just had the 4th call today, so I politely asked to speak to the manager. I got passed to some other thickly accented moron who I questioned.

Me: Where did you get my address and phone number from?
Him: Microsoft.
Me: Bullshit, all my registered products are at a previous address, where did you get my info?
Him: I got it from Bill Gate's diary.
Me: Listen you fucking moron, call me again and I get the police involved, understand?

They hung up on me. Again.

How do I get them to piss off and leave me alone?

13th September 2012, 1:02 AM	#709
luxtin Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,422	I kept one on the phone for 45 minutes yesterday by putting them on hold and acting like i was incompetent with a computer....then laughed at him and told him to piss off. __________________ sig deleted.

13th September 2012, 2:29 PM	#712
BuzzPuppy Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: SE 'Burbs, Melbourne VIC Posts: 2,548	I've had two of these phone calls. The first one was a happy string-along when we had mates over stifling themselves with laughter on speakerphone. The second one, I used something I'd heard before for inspiration. Just substitue a few words with "Interpol" and "Special Branch" instead and you get the idea. Enjoy! __________________ OCAU Trades so far for 2012 (20th August): $703.00... overall it's over $16,000 [Coldstream Guards] Currently playing "World of Tanks", "Mechwarrior Online" and "The Secret World"

14th September 2012, 7:26 AM	#713
MR CHILLED D'oh! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Keep it up! :D Posts: 89,990	Simple scamming, and people still fall for it... http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-09-1...rating/4260558 __________________ Co2 is weightless apparently. Be careful what you vote for. Howard on the economy: ''When the Prime Minister and the Treasurer and others tell you that the Australian economy is doing better than most – they are right,'' Asked how cash payments of baby bonus and school bonus are any different, Opposition Leader tony abbott says 'well look, they just are.'

15th September 2012, 12:52 AM	#714
glenpinn Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Hobart Posts: 3,685	a few months ago i went to my aunties place to fix up a problem with her laptop, nothing major, anyway, next day she rang me to tell me a guy rang her to tell her that she had some problems with her computer and he wanted to help her fix it, and she very politely said to him "oh no, its ok, i had my laptop fixed yesterday so it working ok now" and then she hung up i pissed myself, but not sure what she might have done otherwise. a few weeks ago i got a call (indian guy) and he said something about my computer needs fixing, and i said "what computer" and he got very angry and said "so you dont know what a computer is, well your stupid" and he hung up ??? (from his response, i think he actually thought i said "whats a computer) Last edited by glenpinn; 15th September 2012 at 9:36 AM.

15th September 2012, 12:26 PM	#716
Unframed Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Bargo Posts: 3,370	I kind of wish I got to toy with these wankers. I notice there is a slight audio pause when I get calls from a call centre so I just hang up before they have a chance to talk. Maybe I'm missing out. __________________ Silverstone FT02 \| Intel 3570K (4.1GHz) w/ Corsair H80 \| Asus P8Z77-V LX \| EVGA GTX570 \| 1TB WD Black, 1TB F3, 250GB Seagate, 500GB Hitachi, 640GB WD Black \| 16GB Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz CL9 \| Razer Blackwidow/R.A.T. 7 Contagion \| Seasonic X series 650w

17th September 2012, 3:19 PM	#717
TaroT Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hazelbrook nsw 2779 Posts: 6,516	i just got another one and this time got not one not 2 but 3 supervisors...and transferring the call was them swapping the headset to the other guy (you could hear it over the crappy voip line. i got bored in 20 minutes and started wailing on him on how he got my number. no sir we have details of all our clients i,m not your client moron how did you get my number repeat last sentence ok whats my ip address...then the classic let me log in and i can show it all to you on the screen...that was it for me i bid him a fine fornication event with a bovine and hung up __________________ AMD 8350FX @4.6 no turbo:corsair H100 cooler: Gigabyte 990FXUD5P: 16 gig GSKILL 2133@2133 9 10 10 27: Gigabyte 7950 3Gb 1050/1300:

17th September 2012, 7:55 PM	#718
MR CHILLED D'oh! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Keep it up! :D Posts: 89,990	ROFL....I just got one of these calls. I just turned it around on them, and when I got bored, which was rather quickly....I just gave them a few very choice words and hung up. Felt good. __________________ Co2 is weightless apparently. Be careful what you vote for. Howard on the economy: ''When the Prime Minister and the Treasurer and others tell you that the Australian economy is doing better than most – they are right,'' Asked how cash payments of baby bonus and school bonus are any different, Opposition Leader tony abbott says 'well look, they just are.'

22nd September 2012, 10:40 PM	#719
deepspring Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: No Where Posts: 3,244	I usually don't answer anything that comes up as "overseas" on my Caller ID. But I have answered the phone in the past to find someone with a thick indian accent claiming to be from Microsoft. One sure fire fix... Preach to them.

26th September 2012, 3:15 PM	#720
Nastyboy Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Darwin Posts: 257	These guys drive me crazy, I get calls from them all the time, sometimes 3 times a day. I've tried hanging up, swearing at them, calling them idiots, even explained to them that I've worked in IT for 25 years and they are the worst scammers I've come across. These aren't random calls, these guys have my home number, my name and address which scares me somewhat. Just had the 4th call today, so I politely asked to speak to the manager. I got passed to some other thickly accented moron who I questioned. Me: Where did you get my address and phone number from? Him: Microsoft. Me: Bullshit, all my registered products are at a previous address, where did you get my info? Him: I got it from Bill Gate's diary. Me: Listen you fucking moron, call me again and I get the police involved, understand? They hung up on me. Again. How do I get them to piss off and leave me alone? __________________ Nastyboy ...