Your computer is sending out error messages SCAM

[Heiny]

Had a phone call about 30 mins ago with some woman (sounded indian) claiming to be from some software company on behalf of Microsoft, because my computer was sending out error messages and she wanted to help me protect my computer
I let her go on for a bit, then she wanted me to go to my computer. I asked which one as 3 computers running MS on in the household at the moment she says I think it's the desk top go and try that one HTF would she know if it's the desk top so I play along and go to the desk top and she starts to give direction on how to give her remote access to my PC NOT FARKING LIKELY

I told her that I am going to report her to the ACCC and she immediately hung up

I then binged "microsoft error message scam" and found the following warning from Microsoft:
 
http://www.microsoft.com/australia/presspass/post/New-twist-on-computer-error-messagevirus-scams-Joint-Warning

Be carefull out there swaggers

bubba

[D4D]

http://myswag.org/forum/index.php?topic=16690

[Heiny]

http://myswag.org/forum/index.php?topic=16690

Oops the "thread in the wrong place police" have caught me

One of the mods will move if they see fit

bubba

[Kit_e_kat9]

I always answer the phone with humour ... "my home town Fish & Chips ... may I take your order please?".  My friends always order Barra & Chips, people who don't know me but actually want me ask for me or check the number, overseas callers hang up and never call back ... which beats that Government call blocking scam hands down. 

Kit_e

[Heiny]

I always answer the phone with humour ... "my home town Fish & Chips ... may I take your order please?".  My friends always order Barra & Chips, people who don't know me but actually want me ask for me or check the number, overseas callers hang up and never call back ... which beats that Government call blocking scam hands down. 

Kit_e

I like your style Kit_e

bubba

[GS]

Funnily, I received a call at about 3:00 and again at 4:00 pm today on the same topic.

Must say the accents were pretty strong and difficult to understand.

Told them to go away please.

[Bird]

Yep, old scam these days
but there was an interesting article in one of the Melb papers last week on the amount of people getting caught out by scams these days, and its scarey!
if they get .01% of people they call falling for their scams, then they will be very rich

[Jon]

They rang me the other day, knew straight away it was a scam.
"Is now a good time to turn on your computer?"
Oh yes , now is good
"Now go to blah blah"
I cant find that.
"Oh it is here (directions)"
No I cant see that, maybe I need to restart.
" Ok that will fix it"
3 mins later
Ok its back on now
" Can you see xyz?"
NO, Im worried now because it is not there.
"Are you using a windows PC?"
No, Ubuntu, does that matter?
click.


take that arseholes.

[Maîneÿ . . .]

caught me  :'(
was not an Indian type voice but a kindly yank, I first thought it was fairdinkum as they knew my surname and other (private) information, as soon as they said they would need to get into my computer and fix my problem for me for free, the 'penny' dropped heavy on me, as I had seen a story about it on tv the previous week, so I told them I would have to call them back as I had a neighbour come in - never got their number, but have had at least 2 other calls and they both had the distinct Indian dialect 

How they got my full name and address was a bit of a worry, as I'm privately listed on the electoral roll and thought I was totally incognito, so must have been on the web by collection of information via unauthorised means

May in future use the "Busso fish n chips" idea 

[noel_w]

My favourite answer techniques are
1/. City Morgue, you stab em, we slab em
2/. Underground Airways, how may I help you
3/. Just keep saying "hello, hello" as if you can't hear them, gets them really frustrated & then they hang up.
It's great having fun with Indians named Derek, or Sam or Celia etc etc

[singo-26]

Answering with "Welcome to telstra, I'm ______________ , How can I help you" Seems to stop them.

[briann532]

I've had several of them....

I'm registered on the do not call register, but that doesnt seem to matter these days.
I've found that if you talk softly so they listen closely then blow the beejeezus out of a whistle.

At least I know, I've annoyed them.....

[D4D]

Oops the "thread in the wrong place police" have caught me

1st warning

[GS]

I'm registered on the do not call register

That only works for legitimate companies, not illegal scammers.

[Nomad]

I just order indian food off them.........they either hang up or start abusing you.........no problems with either result.

[sablesoft]

Hi,

I have had quite a few of these calls, I either wank them around for a while then abuse them or just abuse them as loud as I can yell(wording censured  ).

Low life scum

Ray

[speewa158]

nobody rings me 

[Heiny]

nobody rings me 

Probably because they are not yet fluent in speaking speewa

bubba

[Spurio]

Errrh !!! telemarketers - the best ways to answer:

"Hi I'm Dougie the DragQueen, this call has been charged at $19.95 for each 30 seconds"
"No, No !!!! I ordered butter chicken not rogan josh"
"Hello ........wait a sec ........(playing adult video back through phone).......... I'm finished !!, you still there?"
Start to sing/whistle some random song, try and get them to join in.
T-a-l-k   r-e-a-l-l-y  s-l-o-w-l-y and say   "w-h-a-t  w-a-s  t-h-a-t"  every 5 words.
Try and ask them out on a date

My sons favourites
"Hello ....... just a sec, I'll need to wipe and flush before I can talk"

[carinya]

My wife got one of these idiots a while back.   For a bit of fun she gave the phone to the then 4 yo boy.  Don't little kids love to talk crap on the phone!!   Wife was able to do a couple of jobs around the house before reporting back to Mhadu, who by then was pissed off and was offering to give lollies and chocolate to the kid if he put Mum back on the phone.   Then she cut loose on him.  Something about being rude, an idiot, and NO ONE gives that child lollies.

[Johnny Trackabout]

I usually tell them I am on another call and I put them on hold....the record is 45 minutes to date and I usually finish it by ordering pizza from them....they hate that !!

Cheers
JT

[Apollo]

After about eight calls in a couple of days I rang the local cops, then telstra, then my local member.  These guys are using internet calling and thus unable to be blocked.

So if I can't stop them, it is time to have some fun.  This is my list of techniques so far.

My favourite is to put on the creepy voice and tell them I am naked and ask them what they are wearing?  
Pretend that I am a member of the AFP and ask them to hold on why I set a trace going.
Pretend to have a heart attack and ask them to get help.  They never do, but it plays on their mind.
Put them onto one of the kids to get told of all sort of crap.
Fart and burp into the phone - yeah, I am a bloke.
If they are male, ask them if they have a single sister or if they are female, a single brother.
Try to convert them to a religion.
See if they want sell one of their kidneys or eyes.
Play along but swear continously (not at them but just in general with plenty of Fs and Cs)
Brag about catching a fish or some other rubbish.
Stir the hell out of them about their cricket team's effort in England.
Pretend to be hammered (sometimes I don't have to pretend) and slur and stumble my way along.
Ask them if I can use them as a job application reference from a dole form.
Try to sell them drugs.
Tell them there is a power outage.

But the best came when my dad (75) was visiting and he wanted a go.  They went on with their story about being a windows support company and so Dad replies that their assistance would be greatly appreciated.  Excited that they have finally snarred one, dad goes on trying to organise a time for them to come.  Bemused they question, but he keeps on that Thursday is no good as he has a prostrate exam to be done, but Friday would be good if that works ok with them.  Eventually he ask when they will be coming over and they say they can do it remotely by just talking him through it.  He responds that he already knows how to service his windows but as he is too old now they are getting dirty and too high for him to reach, so needs them to service them.  They try to explain, but he keeps on at them until eventually they give up and hang up.  It was awesome to watch and listen (via speaker) him at work.  What is the saying - old age and cunning wins everytime

[D4D]

I wish the telcos would hurry up and turn on the call blocking feature they have in the US. You setup your contacts in the phone and if the caller's number isn't in your contact list then the call goes direct to voicemail or the bin.

[Maîneÿ . . .]

I wish the telcos would hurry up and turn on the call blocking feature they have in the US.
You setup your contacts in the phone and if the caller's number isn't in your contact list then the call goes direct to voicemail or the bin.

 I really want that system - it would work 

[cancan]

My favourite way to answer the phone is "city morque you kill them and we chill them"
Don't get the scammers call, shame as i could do with the laugh