Indian Microsoft phone scam

Morexbs · 23-03-2011, 08:29 PM

Has anyone else had a phone call from India pretending to be from Microsoft?And,more importantly,has anyone been dumb enough to give them remote access to their computer like my 12 year old daughter did?
They got no money out of me once I realised what was going on but they did have remote access to the computer for about 20 minutes.I cancelled my internet banking immediately but what other potential danger is there?

ThaFlash · 23-03-2011, 08:31 PM

bro this thread has been done before...

but you can disable remote access under system in the control panel, whether it does anyone or not remains to be seen

dave351cid · 23-03-2011, 08:31 PM

identity theft would be another thing.

i havent had any calls myself but know a few friends who have.

XRGhia · 23-03-2011, 08:32 PM

meh..

i just screw around with them.. lotsa fun, especially when you put them on hold and waste 3hrs of their life..

Morexbs · 23-03-2011, 08:36 PM

Apologies if it's a dumb question but could they somehow access my computer at a later date or only on the actual occasion my daughter let them in?

XRGhia · 23-03-2011, 08:40 PM

they can still access it with ease..

when they're "fixing" the computer, they're putting an app on there that records what buttons are typed.. its a keylogger, and it records everything, including passwords.. then they just access it remotely, go into your bank accounts and transfer every cent..

Bucknaked · 23-03-2011, 08:42 PM

Will a format take care of it?

Morexbs · 23-03-2011, 08:44 PM

Thats sort of what I was afraid of.I cancelled the internet banking immediately and won't use it again on this computer.I have also spoken to McAfee and checked for viruses and trojans.Would re-formatting the computer fix problem?

XRGhia · 23-03-2011, 08:52 PM

a format will fix it, yes..

tregs · 23-03-2011, 08:55 PM

i have had about 4 phone calls from them saying there is a problem with my computer i just hang up

Thornie · 23-03-2011, 09:07 PM

I had them ring again on monday, I said "do not call registry and fines and he hung up on me."

xy500 · 23-03-2011, 09:09 PM

i had them call me yesterday, just told them that i am a computer tech (what do they know) and he hung up.

Ben73 · 23-03-2011, 10:00 PM

Apparently 'microsoft' rang us months ago and told us we had problems. My mum believed them. She reckons they didn't tell her to go to a website and download stuff anyway.
Still I won't type stuff into that computer. My current computer is on the same network, it cannot be also affect can it?

Bassist · 23-03-2011, 10:17 PM

Yeah, I just screwed around with them for 30 minutes. At the end I told them I had to goto the toilet and what number I could call them back on, he just hang up after!

flappist · 24-03-2011, 12:13 AM

Last time this crap went on, every time the CLI said "International" or "Withheld" I just answered the phone "Australian Federal Bureau of Investigation, Internet Fraud Squad, How may I direct your call?"

Rude buggers just hung up on me......

GavL · 24-03-2011, 12:30 AM

Just tell them you use Linux or Mac and they have no idea what to do

Beer Baron · 24-03-2011, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by GavL

Just tell them you use Linux or Mac and they have no idea what to do

No one has any idea what to with mac.

Stealth00 · 24-03-2011, 03:07 PM

I work in IT and never heard of this thing called Mac. What is it?

Bud Bud · 24-03-2011, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by GavL

Just tell them you use Linux or Mac and they have no idea what to do

I have had them a couple of times now and the latest was on Tuesday. I let them go on for a couple of minutes about what was the problem and I played super dumb until he wanted to know what windows operating system I was using. I told him I was using an apple and he started to laugh and then his supervisor came on and asked me the same question and I replied an apple and then they both started laughing together. I said if they knew what they were doing then they would know what an apple mac was, in which we all started laughing and then they hung up!

Bud Bud

GT · 24-03-2011, 03:31 PM

We have had them also and I gave them a short shift - yes, we all laugh but people are getting caught. I have an older friend who has paid them $300 and given them remote access to her computer (despite knowing what Russell does!) and can no longer use her computer. Russell is currently sorting it but it is a mess.

Not so funny and frankly these sort of people should be dealt with as the unsuspecting will keep getting caught.

GT

hawke · 24-03-2011, 05:55 PM

I had them ring the other day. When I told them I didnt have a computer, they said I was a liar. Call over.

Feathers · 24-03-2011, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by hawke

I had them ring the other day. When I told them I didnt have a computer, they said I was a liar. Call over.

We haven't had these guys ring, but at work all the time people call wanting our email address for their advertising lists. They cannot comprehend that we really do not actually have a computer in the office.

Nevermind that I'm sitting in said office now, on the company laptop.
No one else here knows how to use one, so it's a paperweight as far as they are concerned.

At least that means that no one here, nor either of my parents will get sucked in by them, and I have 24hr IT support in the form of Fairmont99.

My32Doors · 24-03-2011, 06:14 PM

I told them I was using Windows2000 and he essentially called me a liar. I told him to go eat a cow!

Matty4 · 24-03-2011, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by onetonfun

I told them I was using Windows2000 and he essentially called me a liar. I told him to go eat a cow!

XD 351 Ute · 24-03-2011, 07:44 PM

Yep, spent 20 minutes playing around with them.
Got names & a phone number to call them back, but it has just slipped my mind to do so...........

Ed

sgt_doofey · 24-03-2011, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by XD 351 Ute

Yep, spent 20 minutes playing around with them.
Got names & a phone number to call them back, but it has just slipped my mind to do so...........

Ed

Well, go on, post them up. Then we can all call them saying "My word processor is broken can you fix it?"

Anyone said to them that they only have a typewriter yet? Can they help with changing the ribbon as it's getting a bit light now when typing?
How about, I'm running Lynx on a DEC to access the internet, can you upgrade me to Windows ME?

Let's come up with some really obscure computer systems that we can say we're running.

Riksta · 24-03-2011, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by sgt_doofey

Let's come up with some really obscure computer systems that we can say we're running.

I'm running GEOS.

KR1STO · 24-03-2011, 09:15 PM

I had the same thing a few months ago...
I've got around 25mins of recordings as i recorded the conversation..

I'd put it up here but it got quite heated and I may have left a few nasty words out...

When I confronted them about it they weren't too happy..!!

Geez Louise · 24-03-2011, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by sgt_doofey

Let's come up with some really obscure computer systems that we can say we're running.

I am currently on my Microset Pc, running Windecs 2000 XM Pro.

That's what you get when you buy a Pc from Russia!

Tim27 · 24-03-2011, 11:56 PM

Next time they ring me(Monday@17:30) I'm going to tell them that I'm using an atari 2600 and that I can't get it to connect to the net. I might also ask him/her for a nice curry recipe.