Anyone else been getting phone calls from "Microsoft"

The_Imp_ZA

The_Imp_ZA

New member
This is the first time that it's happened to me, but one of my buddies said that it happens to him quite often. A very Indian sounding man phoned me (on my home phone) today. I could barely hear him because there was so much background noise, but he wanted to let me know that he was from 'Microsoft' and he wanted to know if I had a computer.

Now, I'm fairly sure that if you use a Microsoft product like Windows, you would have a computer. I tried messing with him a little bit, but he wouldn't budge, and kept asking me if I had a computer. Never even gave me his name :p

I've heard that there was a scam doing the rounds where people would say that they could see a problem with your pc; it was infected with "viruses", and would send you to a link where you could input your details and "fix the problem".

I guess I could've told him what he wanted to hear, but honestly I wasn't really in the mood for it today. I can't seem to find the number on my phone's history, otherwise I would post it here :D

Anyone had similar experiences recently?
 
Ya, my mother in law got a call like that a while back, so she told them that she uses a mac. I got one as well another time so I hung up on them because it's an obvious scam.
 
They phone my gran from time to time. She doesn't even have a computer.

They apparently get you to install some remote control software on your pc so they can 'fix' it.
 
yeah, this scam has been going for ages. they ask you to go to a PCAnywhere type website and then they control your PC. i spent 30 minutes with a guy on the phone and i let him chase me around. it was quite a laugh. wish i recorded it, so you all could laugh too :)
 
They phoned me a long time ago. They asked me to check my windows and I said I don't own such evil technology and he didn't know what to say. Some guy from India :p
 
Happens all over, also got one some time ago.

Pretended I was a dumb user that could not get "their" remote admin application to work on my PC... only to reveal about half and hour to an hour later that I was using Linux :D
 
OMG yes, I've been waiting for this post...

And yes, many times. The first time he phoned I was thinking to myself, almost immediately, what is this kak?

After that I told him very mooi to loop kak. I'm very worried for the not so computer literate people, especially older folks like our parents etc that's going to be taken for a gap by these okes. I educated my folks about this very quickly though and I'd suggest you do the same before these scammers get hold of some of their valuable information.
 
I wonder what the end result of the call would be if you've given them remote access and everything. Wonder if it will be possible to fool them to connect to a blank VM and then download a virus to their pc or something. I wrote a couple years ago while still in school.
 
I received the same call on my mom's behalf.

I just pretend to do as he asked.

Kept asking for my age which I found uncomfortable, and started being more straightforward - asking questions in a confrontational manner. Spoke to the manager eventually - which is where the call ultimately ended.
 
I got one, I just told him to wait while I call one of the nerds from the IT department next door. He slammed the phone down quickly. I also told my mom to ignore them after they phoned her, microsoft won't phone her when they are too busy counting their bundles of moolah.
 
MissileToe said:
That's what I do. :)

I've gotten calls from them several times. It's gotten to the point where I don't answer the landline anymore. If anyone wants me, they can contact me on my cell.
Click to expand...

Thing is, she actually does use a Mac, she got all annoyed with them like how could my Windows have a problem if I'm on a Mac?
 
its_a_trap.gif


They phoned me once, stating that I have a ADSL line, I then asked how do they know I have a ADSL line and they said they just know, I then proceeded to ask them if they know that I can trace their phone calls back to the original source and also find out who owns their websites via their IP addresses and have them shut down as phishing... *silence* "Sir, I do not understand... what you are saying"

I put the phone down.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top