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Windows phone scam
Got a call this afternnon from someone claiming my windows computer had alot of errors on it. I knew it was a scam but used the same technique Rory Cellan-Jones did with the caller he got. Click on the listen to the call and hear the interaction, it's quite hilarious. My caller get extremely upset when he found out I didn't own a Windows computer
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Our post on the Windows phone scam continues to get a lot of hits, suggesting that the scam is still around, and fraudsters are still trying to con PC users out of money for performing largely useless tasks on their computers
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However, they recently picked on the wrong person to scam; BBC technology correspondant Rory Cellan-Jones, who played along with them for a bit, and recorded the conversation, which was played out on Today on Radio 4 (listen to the call here).
Suffice to say, when Rory revealed that he didn’t in fact own a PC, the caller got rather annoyed, and accused Rory of wasting his time, as well as (unsurprisingly) refusing to give a contact number for the firm he worked for.
A client of mine told me she received a similar call.
"This is Microsoft, we're calling about your computer. It has a virus on it."
"Oh dear. Which one?"
"Sorry?"
"Which computer?"
"The one with Windows on it."
"We have nine computers with Windows on them."
"... YOU HAVE NINE COMPUTERS?"
"Yep."
*click*
I just got an email from the King of Soul:
Quote: Dear Friend,
I write asking for your indulgence in re-profiling funds, which I want to keep under your supervision. I will be very glad if you do assist me to relocate this fund into your personal or company bank account, this will be for the benefit of both of us. More details will be given as soon as you indicate your interest. Kindly reply with your contact telephone numbers.
Best regards,
James Brown.
Windows phone scam
