"we are calling about a problem your reported...

kapows said:
you can sign up to services for free which will prevent these people from calling you if you have a persisting problem

check it out on net ill find the names for ya sometimes - edit

called tps or something
your telephone provider
should recommend
some to you
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That
does
not
stop
foreign
calls
unfortunately
 
vonhelmet said:
cheers dude
great info
helpful post
ill google it
love your posts
short and punchy
punctuation absent
no capitals
efficient and minimalist
like ADD poems
someone on speed
teeth grinding
dismantle a biro
banging hard house
up till 4
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Is this the new generic thread response template? :D
 
MrLOL said:
me too

i have a mac :D :D

"can you please click on the start button sir"

"wheres that, i dont appear to have one"

:D i could string 'em along for hours ! :D
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"So, do you want me to start Windows in Bootcamp, or run the virtual machine in Parallels? I may still have Virtualbox on here if that's any easier?"
 
I'm still shocked when my mum told me she got a call a while back from these guys and wasn't sure so she hung up on them :o

She's normally quite gullible :(
 
It is a scam (as everyone has said). Micromart had a lengthy report on this thing recently, they are an Asian company calling from abroad usually and try to get people to enable remote desktop connection and download a program that "fixes" everything. Then they steal personal data like bank account info etc.

The best thing to do is to let everyone you know (especially senior people or those that may be naive to such scams) about it.
 
simulatorman said:
Is this the new generic thread response template? :D
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I thought about posting like that in response to every one of his comments, but then the troll wins when the forum becomes unreadable for everyone else.

I imagine that we'll learn to ignore it, and he'll pack it in.

Either that or he'll slip up and get banned. I'm fairly confident it's a banned poster, back for some more, based on some of the things they've said, so they'll be found out sooner or later.
 
Here's how the last one that I had went like

Man "Hello sir, we have information stating that your PC has a Virus"
Me "Has it? It's not connected to the internet"
Man "Do you have access to the Internet"
Me "Yes, Dial up"

I was trying hard not to laugh at this point

Man "Do you have another number I can call you back on"
Me "Yes, you can call my mobile number"
Man "Can I have that please"
Me "Oh wait a minute, I don't know what it is"
Man "I must be able to fix your PC by you having an active internet connection"
Me "My PC is very old, I don't use it much"

He starts to get agitated at this point, I'm thinking I can get a bit more mileage out of it.

Man "I see, what version of Windows do you use?"
Me "I don't run Windows, I run Norton Commander"
Man "Whats 'Norton Commander'?"

The puzzled tone in his voice at this point is fantastic, he sounds so confused now and he's starting to get quite angry.

Me "It's an easier way of navigating around your hard drive"
Man "Is it a Windows application?"
Me "Windows ? Whats Windows ?"
Man "When you turn on your PC, what does it say, it should say Windows XP or starting Windows"
Me "Oh, it says starting MS-Dos, I think it's version 5"
Man "Oh I see, how much ram does your PC have ?"
Me "640"
Man "640 megabytes ?"
Me "640 kilobytes"

At this point the Asian on the phone calls me something that rhymes with tanker and hangs up lol
 
unfortunately loads of people have fallen for this. And I'm not surprised when they charge anything up to £800 to "supposedely fix" your computer.

I personally haven't had such a call, but I really REALLY want one!!
 
Todge said:
play along. My Grandad does whenever he gets calls about stuff he doesn't want. They always give up and he has a right good time.

Last one some dude tried to sell him a new mobile. Grandad told the guy that he already had a mobile but would like a car. 15 minutes later the caller gave up.
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one cool grandad i sense?
 
Got a call today from someone claiming we had a virus on our PC.

My response was "why are you trying to scam me?" to which they got very defensive.

Them "why do you say this is a scam?"
Me "I know about computers and there's no way you could know I had a virus"
Them "do you work in IT?"
Me "I work with computers yup!"
-Line dead-

Such con artists.
 
vonhelmet said:
In other news, they're probably just making up any old numbers and trying them. They'll get lucky and trojan a few PCs here and there, get a bit of a botnet going, rent it out to the unscrupulous.

Should keep them hanging on for ages... "Where is remote desktop connection?" etc.
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lol there gonna get some huge DDoS power from them few PCs.
 
I dont think I could take one of these calls nowadays, the keyboard would be rammed right down the phoneline. Disgusting cretins, the only thing thatd cheer me up is the death of them and their families.

Good shout with the VM though, would be interesting to see what they were getting up to.
 
I had this a few months ago and also my mum and dad. Told them to go fourth and multiply. Maybe next time I should string them along.
 
I've had this too. They said I had a virus on my computer and that they knew this because Microsoft had sent them this information... Obviously told them to bugger off.
 
This was yesterday !

**adopt a strong Indian accent**
caller. Hi, I'm Alex from microsoft, we are calling about the problem with your computer.
me. haha (out loud) hi Alex, I wasn't aware I had a problem
caller. Yes according to our system you had a problem with your computer earlier today and we are calling back to help you fix it.
me. Ok, what do we do about the problem.
caller. You need to first tell me what computer you have.
me. I have a neuronet processor, a learning computer

beeeeeeeeeeep..............

Works every time.
At first i used to get angry at them and hang up, now i just like to have fun.
 
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