I just put the phone down on them
Unsolicited calls concerning your computer
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Originally Posted by ziderhead:
“I had a call earlier asking to speak to the home owner, I said thats me etc
This indian guy in not very good english then said he was calling from Microsoft as they had noticed that I had some viruses on in my Windows software and that my current anti virus protection wouldnt be able to correct this.
He then proceeded to tell me he could correct this for me via the internet...
At this point I said can you connect me to Bill Gates to discuss further to which it went silent...
He then asked if I had credit cards..
I said yes thanks, why do you sell them too ?
Again silence.
I then said i would much prefer if he came round and sorted it as I prefer to deal in cash...
Again silence.
I then started laughing lots and he hung up, how rude lol
So I think that was a con, anyone had anything similar ?”
“I had a call earlier asking to speak to the home owner, I said thats me etc
This indian guy in not very good english then said he was calling from Microsoft as they had noticed that I had some viruses on in my Windows software and that my current anti virus protection wouldnt be able to correct this.
He then proceeded to tell me he could correct this for me via the internet...
At this point I said can you connect me to Bill Gates to discuss further to which it went silent...
He then asked if I had credit cards..
I said yes thanks, why do you sell them too ?
Again silence.
I then said i would much prefer if he came round and sorted it as I prefer to deal in cash...
Again silence.
I then started laughing lots and he hung up, how rude lol
So I think that was a con, anyone had anything similar ?”
The second I realise that the person on the other end is an Indian, the phone goes down.
Originally Posted by the gold room:
“this guy knows how to deal with them
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvn6m...eature=related”
“this guy knows how to deal with them
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvn6m...eature=related”
They've got the nerve for anything. The sad thing is, anyone who's naive, they would have fell for that.
Originally Posted by ziderhead:
“So I think that was a con?”
“So I think that was a con?”
Why did DS ever bother with the pinned sticky on this subject, maybe the mods should make it BIGGER and bright red
wish they'd ring me as i could spend hours wasting their money before i reveal i'm currently only 7 years old and my machine is powered by some ancient ibm mainframe that daddy uses
Originally Posted by JeffG1:
“I have a simple solution - if the call is International I don't pick up.”
“I have a simple solution - if the call is International I don't pick up.”
Fair enough if the caller ID reveals that, but half the time it just comes up as unknown. For many people, blocking anonymous calls is not an option either.
Just tell them your not interested and hang up unless you plan on trolling them, in which case be sure to post it up on here if its a good one.
Originally Posted by purplecatz:
“I just put the phone down on them”
“I just put the phone down on them”
I tend to employ the "Hang on a moment .. I'll just turn the PC on"
Then leave the phone for 10 mins or so,return and then hang up
Originally Posted by JeffG1:
“I have a simple solution - if the call is International I don't pick up.”
“I have a simple solution - if the call is International I don't pick up.”
I normally do but my in laws are in France at the moment so it could have been them
Originally Posted by Thine Wonk:
“There's a sticky at the top of this forum about this.”
“There's a sticky at the top of this forum about this.”
Yes, please use the thread at the top of the page!
I got some advice from TPS
Unsolicited calls here begin either
"Hallo."
"Hallo, may I speak to Mrs Aitch?"
"Mrs Aitch, my mother, lives in Thistown. I'm Miss Aitch.
"Oh, sorry, Miss Aitch."
If I don't have business with their company, the conversation turns to my explaining I'm with the Telephone Preference Service.
Or
"Hallo."
"Hallo, may I speak to Mrs Arr?"
"Mrs Arr moved [number of] months ago."
I explain that I am with the Telephone Preference Service and ask for the name of the business and number they are calling from as I wish to stop receiving unsolicited sales and marketing calls. I usually find they hang up at this point.
Unsolicited calls here begin either
"Hallo."
"Hallo, may I speak to Mrs Aitch?"
"Mrs Aitch, my mother, lives in Thistown. I'm Miss Aitch.
"Oh, sorry, Miss Aitch."
If I don't have business with their company, the conversation turns to my explaining I'm with the Telephone Preference Service.
Or
"Hallo."
"Hallo, may I speak to Mrs Arr?"
"Mrs Arr moved [number of] months ago."
I explain that I am with the Telephone Preference Service and ask for the name of the business and number they are calling from as I wish to stop receiving unsolicited sales and marketing calls. I usually find they hang up at this point.
wow first time I've heard of this scam
http://www.google.co.uk/#sclient=psy...w=1540&bih=819
or the top of this forum
http://www.google.co.uk/#sclient=psy...w=1540&bih=819
or the top of this forum
Originally Posted by RussellIan:
“The second I realise that the person on the other end is an Indian, the phone goes down.”
“The second I realise that the person on the other end is an Indian, the phone goes down.”
Lovely.
Originally Posted by RussellIan:
“The second I realise that the person on the other end is an Indian, the phone goes down.”
“The second I realise that the person on the other end is an Indian, the phone goes down.”
that is the stupidest thing I have read today
Originally Posted by s2k:
“Fair enough if the caller ID reveals that, but half the time it just comes up as unknown. For many people, blocking anonymous calls is not an option either.
Just tell them your not interested and hang up unless you plan on trolling them, in which case be sure to post it up on here if its a good one.”
“Fair enough if the caller ID reveals that, but half the time it just comes up as unknown. For many people, blocking anonymous calls is not an option either.
Just tell them your not interested and hang up unless you plan on trolling them, in which case be sure to post it up on here if its a good one.
”
We've got anonymous call barring which stops much of the crap from the U.K as callers are presented with a message telling them to redial after forwarding their number,but this doesn't stop international calls and those pesky Indians.If we see a blank display we simply don't answer.This annoys the parents if they're calling from abroad<vbg>.Telling them you are running something other than Windoze doesn't seem to stop them.Doesn't stop BT from calling you at 21:00 on a Friday trying to flog you the Infinity service either,maybe that's why they invented the BT Vision box so you can watch the parts of the programme they messed up when they called!
Originally Posted by whoever,hey:
“You don't need windows for BT infinity.”
“You don't need windows for BT infinity.”
I didn't say that you needed Windoze for Infinity,the dodgy calls allegedly from"Mike Rowesoft"all refer to Windows.The additional remarks about calls from BT were in relation to pesky,unwanted calls at bloody stupid times of day when most people want to be left in peace to watch what little decent stuff is on before some have to head for bed.
Will people please stop replying to this thread and use the bloody sticky! 
My aunt got this call today. She is very gullible and not computer literate so she fell for it. She called me earlier to tell me about it and I told her it was a scam. She was reluctant to believe me at first and told me several times that the Indian woman named Jessica Smith 'sounded genuine'.
Anyway, she didn't pay the £99 asked but, from what I can tell, she did everything else she was instructed (though she can't remember exactly what it was). What should I tell her to do?
Anyway, she didn't pay the £99 asked but, from what I can tell, she did everything else she was instructed (though she can't remember exactly what it was). What should I tell her to do?
Tell her that no-one will phone her from support and not to talk to anyone who phones about her computer. If they are insistent tell them to leave their number and that her niece will phone them back.
Originally Posted by dsnik:
“Tell her that no-one will phone her from support and not to talk to anyone who phones about her computer. If they are insistent tell them to leave their number and that her niece will phone them back.”
“Tell her that no-one will phone her from support and not to talk to anyone who phones about her computer. If they are insistent tell them to leave their number and that her niece will phone them back.”
Have they not done something to her computer if she gave them remote access?
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