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Thread ID: 118250 2011-05-26 07:38:00 New Telephone Scam - aimed at Businesses ?? wainuitech (129) PC World Chat
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1204939 2011-05-26 07:38:00 We all know about the friendly people who call saying you have infections on your PC.:devil

But today I got a call very similar but not to do with viruses - usual routine , phone rings, when you answer it, silence for a few moments, then "click" and they start going on about doing Web Design for your business in an almost pushy way.
Told them not interested and hung up.

Later in the afternoon they called back again, different person this time, but still Indian ascent and VERY bad engwish ;)

A customer of mine also had a call yesterday so she was saying,she runs a small home business.(She also hung up)

Change of attack for the scams I wonder ?
wainuitech (129)
1204940 2011-05-26 09:33:00 Didn't happen to notice the caller ID for the calls did you?
Was it 069299435?
CYaBro (73)
1204941 2011-05-26 09:41:00 "My browser? Internet Explorer 5. It's cutting edge on Windows NT" bot (15449)
1204942 2011-05-26 09:47:00 Looks like that # has 47 complaints already (www.phonespamfilter.co.nz). And it may have something to do with webgenius.co.nz. One of the replies say its slingshot telemarketers Speedy Gonzales (78)
1204943 2011-05-26 09:54:00 Looks like that # has 47 complaints already (www.phonespamfilter.co.nz). And it may have something to do with webgenius.co.nz. One of the replies say its slingshot telemarketers

Not surprised. We've had at least a dozen calls from that number, luckely most of the time they just hang up.
CYaBro (73)
1204944 2011-05-26 09:55:00 Didn't happen to notice the caller ID for the calls did you?
Was it 069299435? Both times they called I was out in the workshop, that phone doesn't have a caller ID display, and for some reason unless I answer calls on the office phone that wont pick up the number from out side.

One thing, they did ask for me by the Offical business name, and my name as the owner.
Same thing with the lady I mentioned in the original post, they knew her Name and Business name.
wainuitech (129)
1204945 2011-05-26 10:49:00 I need to get a caller ID unit nedkelly (9059)
1204946 2011-08-18 06:07:00 84 complaints now and it is a VOIP number leased out from callplus (aka slingshit).Webgenius.co.nz is owned by Richard Calkin 178 Raumati Road Raumati Beach Phone number is 0800 256 506.I sent an email to him a while back asking him to put an explanation on that phonespamfilter site.He didn't of course huskyfur (16391)
1204947 2011-08-18 06:16:00 I had more calls from this number the other day.
Strung them along for a while, got put onto the supervisor who got annoyed with me and said he would email me. He never did and haven't had a call again yet :D
CYaBro (73)
1204948 2011-08-18 06:30:00 i am sure there is a webgenius site in India which also has a link to the nz site huskyfur (16391)
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