microsoft security phone scam
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well ive had a scam call today :D
new my sir name
Apparently my pc is sending reports to microsoft that my pc is infected with trojan horses and the like and my hard drives 49% corrupt.
And they work for microsoft security.... mmmmm like f##k
So because of security and the fact my pc is sending error reports i ask them for my public ip address. they give me a partial network card address..... hmmm. yeah thats correct.... pmsl
time to have some fun....
they tried to get me to download a third party remote desktop program... So i ask why they are not doing this through windows remote desktop !!
then ask them what revision of windows I am running. Not a clue.
ok... play along. waste their time.
where are you based ? glasgow. hmm. funniest sounding glaswegian accent ive heard. positively indian/pakistan sounding. in fact understandable, not like your born n bred tollcross glaswegian
ok ive typed in what youve asked and the computer is saying i dont have administative rights to download anything.
big pause...
tries again to get me to download a third party piece of software... sorry everytime i click download it says i dont have administrative rights.
which hard drive is corrupt please ? if the hard drive is 49% corrupt then i may be better running western digitals smart tools on the said hard drive and swop it out.
how many hard drives are there he asked.
6 in a raid 5 configuration.
can you go to
www.teamviewer.comok there.
download please...
sorry dont have administrative rights.
please wait..
can you reboot pc.... ok
right im at login.. please type in admin password. sorry i dont have that. are you the sole user of the computer...
no. my partners computer and she is the computer administrator at derbyshire police
I see...
couldnt get off the phone quick enough.
Be warned...
paul