Surely a fraud, anyone had this before...

SAFCOldie · 9th July 2010, 02:33 PM

...got a telephone call today (diplayed 'international') and a foreign fella was telling me how my computer had some malicious script on it and if I switched my PC he'd run me through how to get it off !

I told him it was fine several times and he just buggered off.

RestlessNatives · 9th July 2010, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by SAFCOldie

...got a telephone call today (diplayed 'international') and a foreign fella was telling me how my computer had some malicious script on it and if I switched my PC he'd run me through how to get it off !

I told him it was fine several times and he just buggered off.

Think someone mentioned it on here the other day. They appear to target the elder generation.

Pell · 9th July 2010, 02:36 PM

just tell him you dont have a computer n theyl sharp bugger off

urmom777 · 9th July 2010, 02:36 PM

Same here mate, one rang the house some Asian bloke on the end at about 10:30 in the morning (i was still in bed) saying the same thing about malicious software was in my hard drive, just went "aye, course there is" and put the phone down.

Pell · 9th July 2010, 02:37 PM

someone use to come to my house n tell me my rabbit looked ill but i said time n time again I DO NOT HAVE A RABBIT! anyway turns out idid and it died of neglect but it was more forget than neglect

RednWhiteBarmy · 9th July 2010, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by SAFCOldie

...got a telephone call today (diplayed 'international') and a foreign fella was telling me how my computer had some malicious script on it and if I switched my PC he'd run me through how to get it off !

I told him it was fine several times and he just buggered off.

It's a scam, they charge you money to remotely 'fix' your PC, I answered one of these yesterday by saying, "Good Morning, Northumbria police, Roaul Moat sighting hotline, how may I help", The bloke shit himself and apologized before hanging up.

RestlessNatives · 9th July 2010, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Pell

someone use to come to my house n tell me my rabbit looked ill but i said time n time again I DO NOT HAVE A RABBIT! anyway turns out idid and it died of neglect but it was more forget than neglect

forzamilansafc · 9th July 2010, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by RednWhiteBarmy

It's a scam, they charge you money to remotely 'fix' your PC, I answered one of these yesterday by saying, "Good Morning, Northumbria police, Roaul Moat sighting hotline, how may I help", The bloke shit himself and apologized before hanging up.

Berek · 9th July 2010, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by RednWhiteBarmy

It's a scam, they charge you money to remotely 'fix' your PC, I answered one of these yesterday by saying, "Good Morning, Northumbria police, Roaul Moat sighting hotline, how may I help", The bloke shit himself and apologized before hanging up.

reminds me of this oldie but goldie

You Tube

murrayout · 9th July 2010, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by RednWhiteBarmy

It's a scam, they charge you money to remotely 'fix' your PC, I answered one of these yesterday by saying, "Good Morning, Northumbria police, Roaul Moat sighting hotline, how may I help", The bloke shit himself and apologized before hanging up.

I always went with "Hello Sex-line, how may I help you?"