Microsoft phone scam WARNING!!

charliewagg · 21-04-2011, 19:31

I had a phone call this evening from a foreign lady saying she was calling on behalf of microsoft.well she said there was a problem with my computer and that i had to go on there web page to sort the problem out.I knew for a fact it was a scam and told her you think am stupid or something.but she insisted they were calling on behalf of them.i asked her for the company name and told me they were called HELP.CO.UK yer right love and am father xmas i told her.I told her what i thought of her and the company you can guess what i said i did swear a little at her.anyway i did a google search and found out this from last year.so please warn people about it and if you have a facebook page put it on there to warn other people.thankyou lets stop these idiots.

http://www.microsoft.com/australia/p...-on-phone-scam

SILLY · 21-04-2011, 20:00

They tried it on me last year and would you believe it they tried it again a couple of weeks ago you will find they are very persistent.. Last year I kept them hanging on the phone for ages this time I just said not again and put the phone down on them.

Nimrod · 21-04-2011, 20:11

Surely the address from where they operate can be found, then all it takes is a cruise missile...............

CHEZZFAYE · 21-04-2011, 20:22

they phoned me the other day i pulled the my computers upstairs trick, the woman then put me on to her manager and when i told him i know this is a scam for x reason he tried to tell me they work for bt not microsoft lol.

i do want to know how they have got my no tho as im supposed to be x directory

iansheff · 21-04-2011, 20:29

|Someone rang me about the computer I said I don't have one which stopped them in their tracks they just went quiet so I said bye and hung up.

dawny1970 · 21-04-2011, 20:33

if they phone me im asking them what computer are they on about and whats its ip address so i can identify it, then keep quiet lol

Lollipop22 · 21-04-2011, 20:43

Hi,

Just to let you know being ex directory doesn't make a difference.

Companies sell your details on, you need to register for telephone preferance service but even that won't stop the foreign ones.

CHEZZFAYE · 21-04-2011, 20:48

is there a way of finding out if i am x directory as i know some one with the same company whos no got put in the phone book by accident

megalithic · 21-04-2011, 20:51

I just sing down the phone to random callers, i'm a terrible singer too.

peter691 · 21-04-2011, 22:20

Watch out for people offering mobile phone / iPad insurance also. People are getting numbers for new phones, calling owners, offering "insurance" and taking money for this insurance which doesn't actually exist if you try to claim.

tom19890305 · 22-04-2011, 10:16

brother just had the you've got a virus pay us money and download some stuff from our site and we'll remove it scam.So he kept going on about how he was watching porn and his home page is set to porn.Suprised the guy carried on talking trying to sell this to him.

Sketty24 · 22-04-2011, 11:04

Just tell them you have an iMac.

tweetypie · 22-04-2011, 11:27

I had this same phonecall too yesterday evening, S6 area. I also told them that im not interested, and i have heard about scams like this.

cytine · 22-04-2011, 11:44

*Chezzfaye
Contact your telephone company. They should tell you if you are ex-directory.

Nimrod · 22-04-2011, 17:12

i tell em I dont watch porn, I dont have a pornograph !!!!..............groan....

aardvark6535 · 22-04-2011, 19:00

I had one yesterday, couldn't understand a word she said except microsoft and my computer had bugs. I asked her "what opperating system I was using, if your from microsoft you should know" I then told her to go away in a not so polite manner.
If your trying to run a scam like this, employ someone who speaks english that everyone would understand.

MC Spyda · 22-04-2011, 21:07

They're a pretty decent company to work for. I earned quite a bit of commision last month.

charliewagg · 24-04-2011, 14:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by MC Spyda

They're a pretty decent company to work for. I earned quite a bit of commision last month.

what are you talking about microsoft.this is a scam its not microsoft.

John X · 24-04-2011, 15:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by charliewagg

what are you talking about microsoft.this is a scam its not microsoft.

I think he means he works for the scamming company!

John X

TAP24 · 24-04-2011, 18:55

Iv also had one of these calls and when i challenged him saying i knew it woz a scam, he replied "NO we are NOT LEGITIMATE", my reply woz something on the line of "thank you very much and good bye" you just admitted it xXx lol