Hehe just got a call from "Microsoft" telling me I had a Trogan.

HAz said:
I had a customer ring me about his pc that was full of viruses, he dropped it off and i ran some scans on it and found nothing. I told him there was nothing wrong with it and he said "well that's strange as we keep getting calls from microsoft telling us we have viruses and that its running slow"

HAHAHAHHAHAH
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Heh brilliant! it's just sad to think that some people will get caught by this.
 
If i ever got one of these i may be tempted to do my awesome George Agdgdgwngo impression at them.

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I put a laptop on gumtree yesterday, the only two people interested in it were nigerian scammers, i always play along for a laugh.

Starts off like a normal enquiry then went to this. (him italics, me bold)

Thanks for the response.I have read the details of the item and I am
satisfied with the price and condition.Actually,I live in Oldham,but I
wouldn't be able to meet you for collection due to the nature of My
Job and moreover I am buying this item for My nephew who lives abroad
as a gift .Due to this,I have made inquiry from Royal Mail the postage
cost of this item abroad and I was told £80.I would appreciate if you
can help Me send the item directly to him.

I have set up a PayPal account so I can pay you with.Kindly get back
to me with your paypal email address or if you did not have PayPal
account you can send me your bank transfer details so that i can pay
the money to your account
As soon as I receive the request I will get payment done.
Thanks.

John Delholm


Obviously I then knew it was a scam, but I played along and it goes on.

i hope you are not among the scam seller who pretend to post ad on
gumtree to extort money from people via PayPal . I was a victim.i will
make the payment as soon as possible i want you to remove the item
from gumtree now because as soon as i make the payment i want you to
get back to me.

Ill remove the ad from gumtree when I have the money transferred from my paypal account to my bank account.

hello Mark i just finish making the payment so paypal should have
alert you this is the address i want the item send to

Name:Sarumi Kolapo
Address:22,Semisarumi Street Itire Ijeshatedo
City:Surulere
State:Lagos
Country:Nigeria
Zip Code:+23401

I await your response.
John Delholm


lol

As I said, I would not send out until the money was transferred from my paypal account into my bank account, unfortunately that means you actually have to transfer money into my paypal account, not just pretend you have.

hello but the money as already been deducted from my account.

send copy of bank statement

Thats the last I heard from him. Got a hokey fake paypal letter sent.
 
I wonder if any of these guys have called each other up?

"Hello, I'm from Microsoft. We have discovered there is a trojan on your computer."

"Hello, you have called Microsoft. We have discovered there is a trojan on your computer."

"No, your computer has a trojan."

"No, yours does."

etc.
 
Metalface Mark said:
I put a laptop on gumtree yesterday, the only two people interested in it were nigerian scammers, i always play along for a laugh.

Starts off like a normal enquiry then went to this. (him italics, me bold)

Thanks for the response.I have read the details of the item and I am
satisfied with the price and condition.Actually,I live in Oldham,but I
wouldn't be able to meet you for collection due to the nature of My
Job and moreover I am buying this item for My nephew who lives abroad
as a gift .Due to this,I have made inquiry from Royal Mail the postage
cost of this item abroad and I was told £80.I would appreciate if you
can help Me send the item directly to him.
I have set up a PayPal account so I can pay you with.Kindly get back
to me with your paypal email address or if you did not have PayPal
account you can send me your bank transfer details so that i can pay
the money to your account
As soon as I receive the request I will get payment done.
Thanks.

John Delholm
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A deterioration of correct grammar from blue -> red.

It made me chuckle how it starts out so well and then just collapses into utter pigeon English.
 
OriginalJonty said:
I wonder if any of these guys have called each other up?
"Hello, I'm from Microsoft. We have discovered there is a trojan on your computer."
"Hello, you have called Microsoft. We have discovered there is a trojan on your computer."
"No, your computer has a trojan."
"No, yours does."
etc.
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I think thats my plan if I get one of these calls. String them along, be clueless and ask when they're getting me to find my IP address, ask them if they can tell me theirs so I know what one 'looks' like.

Then pretend my son/dad has just seen the computer and tell them they have a virus... keep on insisting it till they get the hint :p
 
Had these call many times, even when you tell them straight to **** off, they will call a few days later, saying you've picked up another.

I usually ask for control of their computer before they ask for mine, then they sit there saying they dont want to risk spreading the virus. lol.
 
A colleague that recently left the company phone has been ringing lots with 'debt consolidation agencies' recently. I have a good laugh with them, making up massive debts for silly things. Then tell them that they should stop calling this number.
 
I got one of these calls on Monday, i do get them now and again, getting incresingly frustrated with them.

Now i tend to just shout abuse down the phone in hope that they will just get fed-up and stop calling me.
 
I'd like to set up a virtual machine for them to connect to and then when they try and do anything just keep hitting ALT + F4 just for a fun
 
OriginalJonty said:
I wonder if any of these guys have called each other up?

"Hello, I'm from Microsoft. We have discovered there is a trojan on your computer."

"Hello, you have called Microsoft. We have discovered there is a trojan on your computer."

"No, your computer has a trojan."

"No, yours does."

etc.
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I want to get one of these calls so I can do that lol
 
Viper² said:
This will be funny if the money does clear and it is a genuine buyer. :p
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Aye, but its a definete ruse.

This PayPal® payment has been deducted from the buyer's account and has been " APPROVED" but will not be credited to your account until the shipment reference/tracking number is sent to us for verification. This security measure is embark on, due to the fact that the buyer was subscribed under PayPal® User Protection Policy so as to secure the buyer's transaction.

Below are the necessary information requested before your account will be credited.

Send tracking number to us through this mail [email protected] and our customer care service will attend to you. As soon as you send the shipment's tracking number to us for security purposes and the safety of the buyer and the seller, the money will be credited to your account.

**PLEASE NOTE**
Once item has been shipped and the tracking number sent to us,you will receive a "CONFIRMATION EMAIL" from PayPal® Team informing you that the Fund has been credited
 
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