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Anyone else get a phone call saying Windows has a virus?

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  • 31-03-2010 3:19pm
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    irish_stevo815
    Registered Users Posts: 2,589 ✭✭✭


    Just got a weird random phone call this afternoon. The claimed to be from Pc Doctor or something and said that if I am using Windows, that there is harmful bugs and viruses going around and said to bring it to a technician to check it out. It came up as a weird phone number too - 001204.

    Anyone else get this call because it sounds very fishy to me???


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    KamiKazi
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,201 ✭✭✭KamiKazi


    7632261.jpg


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    Ghost Train
    Registered Users Posts: 30,065 ✭✭✭✭Ghost Train


    I think there was an after hours thread a week or two back about something similar


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    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    Its a total con job: http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055837564


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    humaxf1
    Registered Users Posts: 865 ✭✭✭humaxf1


    You gotta hand it to those scammer guys. I suppose it's the next progression from the fake popup AV scanner messages.

    Sad fact is, people do fall for it and then it's too late to cancel the credit card transaction.

    Ching ching, ching ching


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