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Niamh. 15-04-2014 03:16 PM

The Microsoft Scam
 
Got a call two days in a row from a man with an Indian accent telling me he's from Microsoft and that my computer had errors yada yada........... How is this scam still going? They must be getting hits still, doesn't everybody know about this one yet?

Have they ever called you? If that guy calls back again I need to ask him if they still get people falling for it, they must do I guess :shrug:

Tom4784 15-04-2014 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Niamh. (Post 6799275)
Got a call two days in a row from a man with an Indian accent telling me he's from Microsoft and that my computer had errors yada yada........... How is this scam still going? They must be getting hits still, doesn't everybody know about this one yet?

Have they ever called you? If that guy calls back again I need to ask him if they still get people falling for it, they must do I guess :shrug:

They rang me once, I told them that it's strange that Microsoft is ringing me when I have a Mac. They STILL tried after that and I just laughed at them and hung up.

Niamh. 15-04-2014 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dezzy (Post 6799285)
They rang me once, I told them that it's strange that Microsoft is ringing me when I have a Mac. They STILL tried after that and I just laughed at them and hung up.

:laugh2: How stupid do they think people are..........but I guess there must be alot of stupid people out there, if it wasn't still paying off for them, they wouldn't waste their time :/

Ramsay 15-04-2014 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dezzy (Post 6799285)
They rang me once, I told them that it's strange that Microsoft is ringing me when I have a Mac. They STILL tried after that and I just laughed at them and hung up.

I do the same :laugh2:
i love this though :worship:

Crimson Dynamo 15-04-2014 03:40 PM

I had an indian guy call me saying my takeaway order was ready, in the end I called the police as he said he actually lived in my village

he was arrested and jailed for being foreign.

cant be too careful and its a lesson for us all

Marsh. 15-04-2014 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Karl (Post 6799296)
I do the same :laugh2:
i love this though :worship:

He should've let him "conference call", and it would've just happened to be an Indian copper. :laugh:

James 15-04-2014 08:16 PM

They always use fake names too. I got called by 'Tracey' the other day.

Me. I Am Salman 15-04-2014 08:30 PM

I just blast loud music down the phone

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karl (Post 6799296)
I do the same :laugh2:
i love this though :worship:

did I really just waste 15 minutes of my life on this.. he just does everything he's asked and in the last minute refuses and says he knows it's a scam. have I missed something

King Gizzard 15-04-2014 08:36 PM

You'd be amazed how much of the older generation would fall for stuff like this. The people who haven't grown up with technology and are only getting to grips with it now, I don't even mean to be ageist

Ramsay 15-04-2014 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Salman! (Post 6799692)
I just blast loud music down the phone



did I really just waste 15 minutes of my life on this.. he just does everything he's asked and in the last minute refuses and says he knows it's a scam. have I missed something

just that he completely wasted their time and the reaction is great
THIS IS NOT A SCAM THIS IS NOT A SCAM :joker:
this is better. around 6mins he starts to shout his head off ha

Vicky. 15-04-2014 08:50 PM

Never had this one.

Marsh. 15-04-2014 08:55 PM

"What are you saying scammer? Talk to me, give me some sh*t!".

"What curry are you cooking for lunch?"

:laugh:

Marsh. 15-04-2014 09:02 PM

Terry the Turban. :joker:

Benjamin 15-04-2014 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by James (Post 6799673)
They always use fake names too. I got called by 'Tracey' the other day.

Sorry, it was the best name I could come up with at the spare of the moment.

Ammi 16-04-2014 03:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by James (Post 6799673)
They always use fake names too. I got called by 'Tracey' the other day.

..well hello there Tracey...

Niamh. 16-04-2014 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nathan (Post 6799697)
You'd be amazed how much of the older generation would fall for stuff like this. The people who haven't grown up with technology and are only getting to grips with it now, I don't even mean to be ageist

I don't even mean that you have to be all up to date with technology to not be caught out, I mean this scam is so well known that I would have thought people would just have heard about it, like from the radio or through other people

arista 16-04-2014 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Niamh. (Post 6799275)
Got a call two days in a row from a man with an Indian accent telling me he's from Microsoft and that my computer had errors yada yada........... How is this scam still going? They must be getting hits still, doesn't everybody know about this one yet?

Have they ever called you? If that guy calls back again I need to ask him if they still get people falling for it, they must do I guess :shrug:


Yes it would be so nice if Bill Gates phoned me
to ask why I use Firefox
and not him.

I would tell him - You are to slow


How did this Punk get you your number?

arista 16-04-2014 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vicky. (Post 6799710)
Never had this one.


They may get to you
I hope you fist him

Niamh. 16-04-2014 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arista (Post 6800653)
Yes it would be so nice if Bill Gates phoned me
to ask why I use Firefox
and not him.

I would tell him - You are to slow


How did this Punk get you your number?

It's my work number so it's listed

InOne 16-04-2014 05:00 PM

I had it about 2 years ago, they rang really early and woke me up. Easiest thing to do is just say you own a mac

arista 16-04-2014 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Niamh. (Post 6800658)
It's my work number so it's listed


OK


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