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  • #2
    Daisy Steiner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 751 ✭✭✭Daisy Steiner


    Happening in the county too. My ma and one of her neighbours got these type of calls a couple of weeks ago.


  • #3
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    Its been going on for quite a while I'm afraid. If you do get any of these calls just disconnect.


  • #4
    amdublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,653 ✭✭✭✭amdublin


    My sister (in Dublin) got a call too.

    She told the person she didn't have a computer :) They were like: Oh! Oh, no laptop? "No, no laptop"

    Threw them right off.

    Hee hee hee :D


  • #5
    Karmafaerie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,871 ✭✭✭Karmafaerie


    The "Online PC Doctor" Scam.

    Been happening around the world for years, hit Ireland this year.
    They bring you into your computers registry and show you all the normal operating errors.
    Scare you into thinking that it's a fault and then the real fun starts.

    Some times they just sell you useless software.
    Other times they they scim your credit card details.
    Worst of all are the ones that get you to go to give them remote access of your PC.
    They range from looking for your bank information, to personal info and pictures.
    You hear stories of them simply maliciously wrecking your computer too.

    Steer well clear.
    In fact tell them that you're reprting them to the police.
    Should stop them calling you.


  • #6
    zuroph
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,097 ✭✭✭✭zuroph


    If they call me I'm keeping them on the line for as long as possible. :)


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  • #7
    Mc Love
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,015 ✭✭✭✭Mc Love


    I was wondering would you be charged for picking up - if not I so hope they call!!!


  • #8
    Karmafaerie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,871 ✭✭✭Karmafaerie


    I got one before and just acted as dumb as possible til he hung up on me!

    "what does right click mean" was a personal fav.


  • #9
    krudler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,788 ✭✭✭✭krudler


    zuroph wrote: »
    If they call me I'm keeping them on the line for as long as possible. :)

    wheres the "any" key?

    click on my computer, how can I click on your computer, i can only click on MY computer.

    or just tell them you own a Mac, that'll make them hang up :pac:


  • #10
    Nockz
    Registered Users Posts: 369 ✭✭Nockz


    krudler wrote: »
    wheres the "any" key?

    click on my computer, how can I click on your computer, i can only click on MY computer.

    or just tell them you own a Mac, that'll make them hang up :pac:
    I'd imagine they are all going to be about Windows so yeah? One more reason to go with Ubuntu haha.

    Also, Zuroph (all mods look the same to me now D: ), I expect some audio transcripts after they call you :3


  • #11
    jonski
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,404 ✭✭✭jonski


    zuroph wrote: »
    If they call me I'm keeping them on the line for as long as possible. :)

    Yeah , you can have some great fun with them if you have the time , I have had two or three calls from them , usually play along for a while then call them every name under the sun , I find it is a good way of releasing stress .


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  • #12
    kilburn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,912 ✭✭✭kilburn


    Off topic but i like to have a bit of fun with the Im Mugabes wife and i have 10,000,000 for ya emails.


  • #13
    wingnut
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,940 ✭✭✭wingnut


    Parents got a call from them last week. I wonder are they going through a phonebook area by area or summit?


  • #14
    Demeyes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 617 ✭✭✭Demeyes


    My mam got one of these calls last week. They were asking about operating systems and stuff, she's not great with the tech stuff and they were foreign so she got confused and hung up after a minute. I knew it was dodgy the second she told me about it.


  • #15
    Karmafaerie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,871 ✭✭✭Karmafaerie


    kilburn wrote: »
    Off topic but i like to have a bit of fun with the Im Mugabes wife and i have 10,000,000 for ya emails.

    I hope she's offering you more than 10,000,000.
    Sure with Zimbabwe's inflation that's only worth about 2 cent!

    :P


  • #16
    kilburn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,912 ✭✭✭kilburn


    Karmafaerie wrote: »
    I hope she's offering you more than 10,000,000.
    Sure with Zimbabwe's inflation that's only worth about 2 cent!

    :P

    Cant understand why she wouldnt give me the cash when I told her how happy I was to recieve the email because times were hard after my wife ran off with the binman and left me raising 9 children alone on the dole. I even offered to give her half the money if she would mover over to mind the kids.


  • #17
    Jumpy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,606 ✭✭✭Jumpy


    kilburn wrote: »
    raising 9 children alone on the dole.

    But that would make you a millionaire.


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