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| Thread ID: 107637 | 2010-02-24 07:34:00 | Scam alert | waldok (15185) | Press F1 |
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| 861234 | 2010-02-24 07:34:00 | Hi everyone I'm not sure if this is the right spot to post this, it's not really asking for help but I think you will care . This week I've seen a three reports of a new scam doing the rounds in NZ . A company calls out of the blue claiming that your PC is infected with a virus . They might ask you to do a few things to make you think you're infected, like searching for information about Conficker . They then say you need to pay them $250 (or some other random amount) to solve the problem . I guess the advice to give people is be very sure who you are talking to before installing software or providing credit card details . Not many people here would be fooled but I've heard these guys are very pushy so I just hope no one gets burned . The Ministry of Consumer Affairs has put up a warning about the scam on their site: . consumeraffairs . govt . nz/scamwatch/protect-others/scam-media . html" target="_blank">www . consumeraffairs . govt . nz If you're hearing about this scam it would be great if you could reply here or let the Ministry of Consumer Affairs know on their Scam Watch page . cheers W |
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| 861235 | 2010-02-24 07:46:00 | Interesting have sent it on to a few people I know | gary67 (56) | ||
| 861236 | 2010-02-24 08:26:00 | Bring it on :banana I'm sure some here could baffle them with brilliance and technical questions - mind you they can be as pushy as they like - hanging up usually does wonders. Reminds me of an old fried who was very religious - didn't preach etc except at his church, BUT one day he told me he had the Jehovah's Witnesses turn up on his door step -- He invited them in - he said they finally had enough and rudely left after he "had a talk" to them -- 4 hours later. |
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| 861237 | 2010-02-24 09:02:00 | Had friend many years ago that did the same thing too. he was a Pastor in the A of G church. Great guy. Wish I knew where he was now. | tut (12033) | ||
| 861238 | 2010-02-24 10:07:00 | Bugger, you've tumbled me.......... | linw (53) | ||
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