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Thread ID: 113793 2010-11-04 04:35:00 Alleged computer problems. Bryan (147) Press F1
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1150227 2010-11-04 04:35:00 Twice in the last week I have had two calls from a computer company telling me that they have been receiving lots of errors coming off my computer. If I turn the computer on they will show me what the errors are.

Both voices are of Indian extract. As I do not use my computer too much on the Internet I've told them to get lost.

Anyone had similar calls?
Bryan (147)
1150228 2010-11-04 04:40:00 Hang up, its probably one of these scammers Speedy Gonzales (78)
1150229 2010-11-04 04:44:00 My son had one last night actually asked for me by name, and told him of the errors that were showing up at that moment, funny no computers even switched on. Arnie (6624)
1150230 2010-11-04 04:50:00 Hang up, its probably one of these scammers
100% scammers, not just probably :p
Renmoo (66)
1150231 2010-11-04 04:53:00 My sis in Oz got caught out by it. She rang me after she let some guy from NY into her system. Told her to take it off the net. Since they're using 2 laptops as well Speedy Gonzales (78)
1150232 2010-11-04 05:15:00 Had a customer last month, and again another two this week call me asking if they were legit or Not.

One said they had a MAC --- click :lol:

Thankfully they remembered the advise I gave if they ever got these calls.

The other one of them this week asked for a NZ number, which she was given, she called them back but thought it strange that she could hear several other people all asking the same sort of rubbish and hung up.
wainuitech (129)
1150233 2010-11-04 06:09:00 Here info about it here (www.nzherald.co.nz) Speedy Gonzales (78)
1150234 2010-11-04 06:12:00 Thanks for that Speedy.

OK people, lets all get a whistle and when they ring us, blow the whisle loudly. They might get the message.
Bryan (147)
1150235 2010-11-04 06:57:00 Nahhhhhhhh make them work for their scam provision :devil. Act dumb :confused:

Just sit there, doing nothing, or carry on doing what you were, saying - real slow,errrrr no don't have that command, don't have that on my PC, cant see that option.

Pretend to go to the site they ask--- w <pause 5 seconds> w<pause 5 seconds>w<pause 5 seconds>. 5 minutes later -- ( sorry I type slow) no dont see that :lol:

Who will get pissed off first ????

Funny - just had to instruct a customer to download and run team viewer, saves me a trip into town (so I thought) BUT she knows me and she called me.
wainuitech (129)
1150236 2010-11-04 08:23:00 Or - try marketing Nigeria scam back to the caller. Renmoo (66)
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