Telephone Scam - "microsoft" & Teamviewer

OnOff · Nov 30, 2015

Just had a call from my chippy mate who's an absolute Luddite tbh.

His wife (ditto the Luddite bit) took a call from an Indian sounding chap called "Wayne" at Microsoft. Wayne stated on the lines that their "IP address had been used abroad" etc. Mate said they tried to get into his pc using Teamviewer but apparently couldn't - watch this space I suppose to see if they did! Ended up with Wayne getting irate and putting his "supervisor". Was on the phone for an hour! Good chance I reckon that they got in but said they hadn't.

Got to laugh as the pc is running Zorin/Ubuntu so that might be the saving grace if the scammer was directing my mate expecting him to be on a Windoze pc.

My mate's comment tbh sums it up. There he is asking my advice as to whether it's a scam or not still wanting to believe that the internet is powered by magic and run by nice people who sit there looking to see if you've got a problem - "Cos they can tell can't they if your computers running slow?".

Him/his missus have given their bank details away TWICE over the phone FFS!

Andy™ · Nov 30, 2015

they phoned me a few years ago. after 5 minutes, they hung up...

OnOff · Nov 30, 2015

If they sound foreign:

- In response to them asking my name (which I don't give) I ask and usually get theirs

- Still without confirming my real name I inform them I am Rajesh Ramayan Koothrappali but they can call me Raj.

- I then say I don't believe their name's "Nigel" and that it's probably Lachwinder, Apu etc and that they're no doubt calling from a call centre in Mumbai

I then change tack and start ordering off the curry menu "Sorry can I change the jalfrezi from a chicken to a king prawn and the keema to a peshwari?"

Usually there's a a stunned silence and I'll offer to talk for as long as they like if they can hang on whilst I go grab a beer as it's not my phone bill and it's not me who won't make my quota. Asking whether they prefer Redtube or Youporn, followed by whether they click Gay or Straight usually gets them to hang up.

Haven't had nearly as many of late for some reason..........

kerching · Nov 30, 2015

I Wind them up, keep,them going for as long as i can manage.,get them to repeat everything a couple of times

Give them some made up Bank details and then keep correcting them

Then explain that i do not have a PC or even a phone line

Evans Electric · Dec 1, 2015

Onoff said:
Just had a call from my chippy mate who's an absolute Luddite tbh.

His wife (ditto the Luddite bit) took a call from an Indian sounding chap called "Wayne" at Microsoft. Wayne stated on the lines that their "IP address had been used abroad" etc. Mate said they tried to get into his pc using Teamviewer but apparently couldn't - watch this space I suppose to see if they did! Ended up with Wayne getting irate and putting his "supervisor". Was on the phone for an hour! Good chance I reckon that they got in but said they hadn't.

Got to laugh as the pc is running Zorin/Ubuntu so that might be the saving grace if the scammer was directing my mate expecting him to be on a Windoze pc.

My mate's comment tbh sums it up. There he is asking my advice as to whether it's a scam or not still wanting to believe that the internet is powered by magic and run by nice people who sit there looking to see if you've got a problem - "Cos they can tell can't they if your computers running slow?".

Him/his missus have given their bank details away TWICE over the phone FFS!

OOoh dear !

Microsoft call us about 5 times a week , its usually David ,   I ought to send him a Christmas Card this year .

We have the answer machine on all the time . But they still catch us out .

I said to "Dave" once , your English is very good , do you know the term Flock off ?   Oh yes indeed I very aquainted with term .    Well would you mind flocking off & never calling again .     No no no I am here to help with your ailing PC ...I cannot be flocking off!!

OnOff · Dec 1, 2015

My same mate has, to my mind, just been tucked up into pre-paying for his and his missus's funerals to the tune of £4K each (payable in instalments). Apparently the sales lady was really good and they never realised "what could happen to their loved ones should they die early etc".

Still, at least they managed to get a similar company to sort their wills out before that!

And then.........he rang me again a while back to say "We having our windows done what do you reckon?". He'd already signed up with Anglian windows who'd knocked on the door! No getting 3 quotes! The best bit was he ALREADY had UPVC double glazing!

Still I scored a new back door out of it (his old front door)! :lol:

SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH · Dec 1, 2015

Longest i managed to waste there time was about 50 min, it was a cold wet Sunday afternoon with nothing on tv.

steptoe · Dec 2, 2015

It works quite well when you finally get round to saying

"the windows thing, do you mean the Linux logo?"

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