Cold Calling for PC problems - NEW SCAM
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Not sure if this is the right section......
I just received a call at home from "NICK" in "BRADFORD" "Regarding an error report we have received from your computer. Its is telling us that you have many problem with spyware on it" "Microsoft sent us your details because your computer is not vurking properly"
Now seeing as I spend most of my day fixing computers I was quite interested to hear about how they had received an error report with my phone number on it regarding spyware "which you cannot see and nothing happens on screen but which means your computer is being used by bad people" (I quote verbatim).
This is a horrible new scam I fear, and will probably work with people who know little about computers and are paranoid about losing their bank details.
If you get a call from and Indian chap from http://www.supportonclick.com/ tell him that he has been asked to fleece the UK computer owner of £100 to fix your pc. Which I assume will never happen. And I'm sure the poor Indian chap has no idea its a scam - he probably just wants to help
I tried calling the bradford number of the company 01274 900834 and got a message saying "sorry you are not allowed to call India from this phone" - no comment.....
Who can I advise of this as I'm quite cross. It gives real IT people a bad name!
I just received a call at home from "NICK" in "BRADFORD" "Regarding an error report we have received from your computer. Its is telling us that you have many problem with spyware on it" "Microsoft sent us your details because your computer is not vurking properly"
Now seeing as I spend most of my day fixing computers I was quite interested to hear about how they had received an error report with my phone number on it regarding spyware "which you cannot see and nothing happens on screen but which means your computer is being used by bad people" (I quote verbatim).
This is a horrible new scam I fear, and will probably work with people who know little about computers and are paranoid about losing their bank details.
If you get a call from and Indian chap from http://www.supportonclick.com/ tell him that he has been asked to fleece the UK computer owner of £100 to fix your pc. Which I assume will never happen. And I'm sure the poor Indian chap has no idea its a scam - he probably just wants to help
I tried calling the bradford number of the company 01274 900834 and got a message saying "sorry you are not allowed to call India from this phone" - no comment.....
Who can I advise of this as I'm quite cross. It gives real IT people a bad name!
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