http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/ju ... ll-centres
My mother in-law just rang me at work as she had a guy claiming to be from Microsoft on the landline and wanted to check with me if it was genuine. She'd already allowed him access to her laptop so I told her to unplug the PC from the web and tell the bloke to piss off.
A quick Google confirmed my suspicions - basically if anyone rings you claiming to be from Microsoft or another such compnay tell them (in the nicest possible terms) to go f*ck themselves!!!!
They sound very plausible when they know all your contact details so don't be sucked in.
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id be suprised if microsoft caled me to fix something, if anyone was going to call it would be the pc maker ie dell, hp, toshiba etc and thats very unlikeley.
if they ring just say you have a mac, or linux, thier scam is then ruined.
if they ring just say you have a mac, or linux, thier scam is then ruined.
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FarmerPug wrote:id be suprised if microsoft caled me to fix something, if anyone was going to call it would be the pc maker ie dell, hp, toshiba etc and thats very unlikeley.
if they ring just say you have a mac, or linux, thier scam is then ruined.
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My wife took a call from this lot some time last week, tossers 
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rwb wrote:FarmerPug wrote:id be suprised if microsoft caled me to fix something, if anyone was going to call it would be the pc maker ie dell, hp, toshiba etc and thats very unlikeley.
if they ring just say you have a mac, or linux, thier scam is then ruined.
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I had a number ring, I ignored it
Googled it afterwards and got this info from another site and added to my blocked list
Googled it afterwards and got this info from another site and added to my blocked list
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ive had some strange phone calls since,
igot a message on My Msn messenger, something about youve been Hijacked, enter your mobile number and we will send you a code to unlock it, i got the code and then changed my password to something no one wouid think of,
since then ive had weird calls one of which the caller rang from a 0133 number,
igot a message on My Msn messenger, something about youve been Hijacked, enter your mobile number and we will send you a code to unlock it, i got the code and then changed my password to something no one wouid think of,
since then ive had weird calls one of which the caller rang from a 0133 number,
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i get emails claiming i have a ups parcel to collect but i have to print out a docket which is some zip file my mac just wont open it for security reasons and on a windows mcafee deletes it.
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My parents got a call from a bunch like this. The Indian bloke on the phone was quite pushy, and my Dad kept asking him (politely) what it was he was calling about. Eventually, the bloke told my Dad to "Go to hell" and hung up on him 
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odd, normally they are very polite, a bit like the man looking your monies on phonejacker.highlander wrote:My parents got a call from a bunch like this. The Indian bloke on the phone was quite pushy, and my Dad kept asking him (politely) what it was he was calling about. Eventually, the bloke told my Dad to "Go to hell" and hung up on him