Indian guy looking at my M//S windows

Ihatehalloween

I keep getting these calls from an Indian guy saying he is from Microft windows dept and is looking at my screen and is aware of some problems my system is experiencing that I am unaware of. I have repeatedly told him I am in no way, shape or form connected to the internet, a lie of course.

Has anyone had similar calls and what are they up to, money is my guess.

biko

There are a few massive threads on this already in AH and Comp section. I'll see if it can link to one.
Old http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=68795384
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=72377488

Kinda recent http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056942633
Similar but Eircom scam http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=87916758

SEPT 23 1989

If you have the time,waste his

Daidy2011

This is a scam. Microsoft themselves have come out publicly a number of times to alert the public about this - just hang up.

Tzar Chasm

I generally tell them that i'm using an android device and hang up.

i'd love to know what the actual scam is tho

Kippure

I also keep getting phone calls from an indian guy wanting to up grade my eircom account.....

Ush1

Aren't we all in some way plugged in to the interwebz?

KTRIC

I connect them to a virtual machine and constantly reboot it from the host :pac:

Makes for hours of fun !!!

MonstaMash

http://www.boards.ie/search/submit/?query=microsoft%20scam

slippy wicket

Last time I had one of those lads on, i told him he should be raped by a boar and hung up.
Haven't heard anything since.

Knasher

Tzar Chasm wrote: »

i'd love to know what the actual scam is tho

Depends, sometimes they are just after a payment to "fix" your computer. I've also heard of them getting their mark to download software in order to "fix" their computer, except the fix is actually malware itself, so you end up infecting your own machines and they can use them for other nefarious purposes.

krudler

Have fun with them and completely waste their time, then after a few mins of stringing along tell them you're using a macbook.

AgileMyth

I spoke to someone recently who had fallen for this. You'd want to be awful thick.

Daqster

Fecking Indians.

Gave John Wayne an awful hard time too so they did.

Fratton Fred

My parents got suckered by this. He charged them £35 for ms security essential set it up to run in the foreground whilst he opened up a browser, setup a western union account and transferred £125 to himself.

Fortunately I rang them whilst this was going on and they managed to cancel the payment and got western union to stop the payment.

The Backwards Man

Their customer service skills are appalling. I had one yesterday, he told me to 'fcuk off you cnut' and hung up within thirty seconds. How is he ever going to scam anybody with that type of attitude?

recylingbin

I've found that if you give them your nank details stright away, thaey stop calling.

Mr.McLovin

i do follow exactly what they tell me to do, the guy is very patient with me as we troubleshoot but I don't have the heart to tell him I don't have a computer...

I'm so lonely

Banjo String

I had an Indian look at my window one time.

Didn't end well .

humbert

Got a call from the parents yesterday saying Ronnie from Glasgow had called on behalf of Microsoft but that Ronnie sounded very Indian. Fortunately Ronnie was told his help wasn't needed.

Stella Virgo

Ihatehalloween wrote: »

I keep getting these calls from an Indian guy saying he is from Microft windows dept and is looking at my screen and is aware of some problems my system is experiencing that I am unaware of. I have repeatedly told him I am in no way, shape or form connected to the internet, a lie of course.

Has anyone had similar calls and what are they up to, money is my guess.

tell him to "hold" the line ,leave down the phone DONT hang up,have a cuppa and a fag .....10 minutes later check phone , repeat process if needed :D

wendell borton

Linux is the way to go OP, no more pesky Indian MS guys then.:rolleyes:

the_monkey

There are some good youtube clips of guys wasting their time and making idiots out of them, it's great entertainment, i'll post some up when I have time ...

Ihatehalloween

All good stuff lads

Matt_Trakker

KTRIC wrote: »

I connect them to a virtual machine and constantly reboot it from the host :pac:

Makes for hours of fun !!!

I wish I knew the proper IT jargon to do that.

JohnnyChimpo

Fratton Fred wrote: »

My parents got suckered by this. He charged them £35 for ms security essential set it up to run in the foreground whilst he opened up a browser, setup a western union account and transferred £125 to himself.

Fortunately I rang them whilst this was going on and they managed to cancel the payment and got western union to stop the payment.

In years to come you'll look back and realise this is the point you should have put both of them in a home.

the_monkey

This is the one . taken from another thread linked here Enjoy!

Thundercats Ho

If you're a bloke, tell him he sounds sexy and ask him what he's wearing.

The Diabolical Monocle

The general rule is 'anyone on the phone with an Indian accent is a conman, this applies at all times, even to members of the emergency services'.

But my house is burning sir, whatever shall I do ... yeah yeah likely story.