A new one on me..

[Sussex stu]

Get a phone call just now from some asian guy stating he was from Microsoft and that there was a problem on my pc that was causing microsoft issues on their server, and could he talk to me on how to resolve it.

WTF.

Instantly i started calm, but it soon progressed quite quickly.

After he said " your internet provider has given us your details"

1. Im ex directory, and have caller id, but it showed as unavailible, and when questioned him which was my broadband company, just got a load of bowlocks about other stuff. Trying to get away from the questioning. But could not tell me the company im with.

2. I said if my system was causing Microsoft so many issues, surely they are big enough and have more that enough software to sort it out.

3. Then he gives me a load of twaddle, stating that my pc and broadband, must be causing interference with the phone line, and can hardly hear me.

4. Again, i now up the anti, i say "tell me, how the hell did you get my phone number, and who does it show, does my internet. Give me a direct number to you that i can prove that you work for microsoft and where are"????

 

A few more lines, about the connection, and the problems its causing. but would not give any details.

Eventually i got him to give me a phone number. 893 273 2736????

On my request after i repeated it back to him" 893 273 2736, where on this planet is that then?, what part of this f***ing huge planet are you from ????

 

Silence for a while, then i get" Sorry as i said your pc must be causing the phone line problem................

 

"SO where does it show i am then?"

 

A couple of sconds go by.............................."somewhere in Europe"

 

" No, im not in Europe, im in Fook OFF"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

How the hell do the pricks get peoples numbers, im not that niave, but just fear for others who will be led in..........

Get loads of emails from god knows where that ive been left a large sum of money, from a distant relative who used to hunt wild animals in Africa, but never been phoned.

 

Barclays bankers.................................

Edited May 20, 2011 by Sussex stu
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[ck300z]

yes mate total scam they have been in newpapers etc its nout to do with microsoft they say that but want you to buy there anti virus software or something like that

[vodkashots]

id check your phone bill mate, some of these charge you for the call.

[Bartflaster]

I am ex dir and listed on the TPS, a short while back I was getting repeated phonecalls from some alleged energy comparison company.

The first few I repeat that I am on the TPS, you should not be ringing me selling anything, please remove me from the database.

after the 6th one in a couple of days, I was a bit irrate, and told them rather bluntly (but without swearing) to take me off the DB, it made me chuckle as the guy sounded like Omid Djalili as he shouted "no, never!" and hung up ... not heard from them for a few days now ... :lol:

[curleykev]

i had some guy ring me up before and for security reasons he asked me for my user name and password. when i asked him who exactly he was, he couldnt tell me that for for "security reasons"

so i said let me get this right, you want me to tell you my username password and personally details, yet your not prepared to even tell me who you are or who you work for. think he realised i wasnt going to bite and he hung up

[Guest HollowPoint]

I like to play along with things like that, let them think they're getting somewhere, then drop the bomb on them that I'm a back line support engineer who currently works with cloud technology and specialises in network security and data forensics, they very rarely say anything before hanging up the phone :D