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Weird phone call! "online pc doctor" - Only thread on these scam calls please

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    #1502
    Mountjoy Mugger
    Registered Users Posts: 4,487 ✭✭✭Mountjoy Mugger


    They've caught the blighter!


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    #1503
    FSL
    Registered Users Posts: 1,456 ✭✭✭FSL


    The small fine and paltry sentence would imply he was only a copy cat minnow and not the big fish.


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    #1504
    Irishgoatman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,741 ✭✭✭Irishgoatman


    Judging by the different 'phone numbers that have come up on my 'phone over the last few years there's plenty of others still out there, so beware still.


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    #1505
    bodmar
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭bodmar


    Had a wonderfully entertaining chat with their guy from their IT support dept. this morning. Said he's from Microsoft. Telling me I had a problem with my computer. What had me really baffled was how he nothing about ''sandboxie'' or TOR browser and my ONION router..Then tried to say my ESET NOD32 was useless....LoL... ..Anyway I enjoyed our chat exposing his lack of knowledge in IT/security....in the end, even he had to laugh.....Guess he wont call again


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    #1506
    ART6
    Registered Users Posts: 2,632 ✭✭✭ART6


    bodmar wrote: »
    Had a wonderfully entertaining chat with their guy from their IT support dept. this morning. Said he's from Microsoft. Telling me I had a problem with my computer. What had me really baffled was how he nothing about ''sandboxie'' or TOR browser and my ONION router..Then tried to say my ESET NOD32 was useless....LoL... ..Anyway I enjoyed our chat exposing his lack of knowledge in IT/security....in the end, even he had to laugh.....Guess he wont call again

    Oh yes he will, or one of his many call centre colleagues. I have tried all of that, including stating that I am a Microsoft support agent or even that I am an investigator in an international police organisation that is tracking his call. None of that makes any difference because the people making these calls don't care a s**t either way. They are just paid to deal with the calls that result from all the international phone numbers that their automated systems dial.


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    #1507
    Irishgoatman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,741 ✭✭✭Irishgoatman


    I've never had any of them actually say that they are from Microsoft, they've always said Windows Support. The last time I quickly said that I didn't need any double glazing and hung up.:)


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    #1508
    jamesbondings
    Registered Users Posts: 2,201 ✭✭✭jamesbondings


    just missed 2 calls from 01 706 1200,looks like i dodged a bullet........


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    #1509
    brightspark
    Registered Users Posts: 2,637 ✭✭✭brightspark


    jamesbondings wrote: »
    just missed 2 calls from 01 706 1200,looks like i dodged a bullet........

    You missed out on being part of a survey ipsos/mrbi.

    http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/017061200/7


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    #1510
    Fuzzy Clam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,293 ✭✭✭Fuzzy Clam


    jamesbondings wrote: »
    just missed 2 calls from 01 706 1200,looks like i dodged a bullet........

    I missed a call from that number last night. Oddly it was to my mobile and not the landline.
    Edit.
    Seems this is a number registered to the MRBI. Probably just a survey.


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    #1511
    Irishgoatman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,741 ✭✭✭Irishgoatman


    Just had a text on my mobile from a 00212 number asking to to ring as they had something urgent to tell me!. First time I've had an obvious scam call on the mobile. Usually they're on the land line.

    Didn't ring, of course, but looked up the code and it's from Morocco.

    So if anyone else gets one, unless you know someone there, you know what NOT to do.


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    #1512
    Fuzzy Clam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,293 ✭✭✭Fuzzy Clam


    Irishgoatman wrote: »
    Just had a text on my mobile from a 00212 number asking to to ring as they had something urgent to tell me!. First time I've had an obvious scam call on the mobile. Usually they're on the land line.

    Didn't ring, of course, but looked up the code and it's from Morocco.

    So if anyone else gets one, unless you know someone there, you know what NOT to do.
    But if you don't ring them, how are you going to claim the 15 million you won in the Morocco lottery ;)


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    #1513
    eggox
    Registered Users Posts: 80 ✭✭eggox


    Fuzzy Clam wrote: »
    But if you don't ring them, how are you going to claim the 15 million you won in the Morocco lottery ;)

    I got one of these phone calls thursday from a indian speaking man but instead of microsoft it was eircom support centre to tell me they have noticed my pc is infected with viruses, and he is not a scammer. Hanging up on these guys seems to do no good they keep phoneing at least once a month


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    #1514
    srsly78
    Registered Users Posts: 7,157 ✭✭✭srsly78


    The calls aren't from India anymore, they seem to show as Egypt or Switzerland now. Anyway, I got a call blocker thingy off amazon for e20 - sorted.


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    #1515
    Unitedfandoc
    Registered Users Posts: 43 ✭Unitedfandoc


    srsly78 wrote: »
    The calls aren't from India anymore, they seem to show as Egypt or Switzerland now. Anyway, I got a call blocker thingy off amazon for e20 - sorted.

    Libya is another it seems. My mom missed a call from +218911871570 on her mobile which I assume has something to do with this scam.


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    #1516
    Irishgoatman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,741 ✭✭✭Irishgoatman


    Fuzzy Clam wrote: »
    But if you don't ring them, how are you going to claim the 15 million you won in the Morocco lottery ;)

    Damn and blast:mad: do you think it's too late for me to ring them now?:confused:.


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    #1517
    Irishgoatman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,741 ✭✭✭Irishgoatman


    Irishgoatman wrote: »
    Damn and blast:mad: do you think it's too late for me to ring them now?:confused:.

    Won't bother as I just realised that I didn't buy a ticket. so again I've missed out:o.


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    #1518
    cant touchthis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 86 ✭✭cant touchthis


    Don’t fall for tech support scammers offering costly PC cleanup 'solutions'

    blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/archive/2014/05/02/don-t-fall-for-tech-support-scammers-offering-costly-pc-cleanup-39-solutions-39.aspx


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    #1519
    gaswoman
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭gaswoman


    I just got a call from that number also, didn't answer it....where are they finding our phone numbers, that is what is worrying me....


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    #1520
    FSL
    Registered Users Posts: 1,456 ✭✭✭FSL


    gaswoman wrote: »
    I just got a call from that number also, didn't answer it....where are they finding our phone numbers, that is what is worrying me....

    All phone numbers consist of country code, area code, number.
    Country code and area code are known, that leaves a limited number of 'numbers'. An auto dialler can easily call the whole range and register which ones answer/ring.


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    #1521
    cant touchthis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 86 ✭✭cant touchthis


    gaswoman wrote: »
    I just got a call from that number also, didn't answer it....where are they finding our phone numbers, that is what is worrying me....

    Who do you give it to?

    Everyone that asks u for it...shops/insuracnce companies/whoever, they all keep a Database they can then sell on for a few quid.


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    #1522
    Mearings
    Registered Users Posts: 557 ✭✭✭Mearings


    FSL wrote: »
    All phone numbers consist of country code, area code, number.
    Country code and area code are known, that leaves a limited number of 'numbers'. An auto dialler can easily call the whole range and register which ones answer/ring.

    Trouble is they know my name tho' I've never succumbed to their scam.


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    #1523
    jimmy180sx
    Registered Users Posts: 478 ✭✭jimmy180sx


    Ive had a few of theses calls and i just play along for a while pretending to be a complete newb on the pc, they usually just hang up on me after a few minutes. Different number every time.

    The last time they rang i didn't say anything until they spoke..i then roared down the phone as loud as i could. The calls have stopped for a good while now.


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    #1524
    kiffer
    Registered Users Posts: 2,097 ✭✭✭kiffer


    Unitedfandoc wrote: »
    Libya is another it seems. My mom missed a call from +218911871570 on her mobile which I assume has something to do with this scam.

    Just missed a call from this exact same number...
    Which is in Libya! I'm pretty sure it's probably some sort of scam.


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    #1525
    DVD-Lots
    Registered Users Posts: 686 ✭✭✭DVD-Lots


    Got a call from +212912126850 today , on my mobile too so I can block at least. Raging they have my number now, it's like getting the black plague or sumtin. :(


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    #1526
    AMG999222
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭AMG999222


    Both my parents got the Libyan calls today.


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    #1527
    bs2014
    Registered Users Posts: 734 ✭✭✭bs2014


    Just had a missed call from the number 01-7061200. I tried to answer but it must have gone by time I hung up, thankfully I didn't get them. How do these scammers get your number and is there still a possibility that cuz they have got your mobile number, they can hack your laptop or get access to your mobile internet still. I didn't answer so didn't give any info away but googled the number and came across this.


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    #1528
    Fuzzy Clam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,293 ✭✭✭Fuzzy Clam


    bs2014 wrote: »
    Just had a missed call from the number 01-7061200. I tried to answer but it must have gone by time I hung up, thankfully I didn't get them. How do these scammers get your number and is there still a possibility that cuz they have got your mobile number, they can hack your laptop or get access to your mobile internet still. I didn't answer so didn't give any info away but googled the number and came across this.
    That's not a scam. That number belongs to MRBI surveys. Google the number.


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    #1529
    irishhh
    Registered Users Posts: 11 ✭irishhh


    does anyone know about 0238663600? I am getting calls from this number many a times.. when i ring back it says it is a bordgais number but it always says currently it is not available and asks us to leave the name and number.. i searched on google and it says it is a scam. is there a place where we can report of calls from such numbers?


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    #1530
    bs2014
    Registered Users Posts: 734 ✭✭✭bs2014


    Fuzzy Clam wrote: »
    That's not a scam. That number belongs to MRBI surveys. Google the number.

    I did google it and MRBI doesn't come up.


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    #1531
    Fuzzy Clam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,293 ✭✭✭Fuzzy Clam


    bs2014 wrote: »
    I did google it and MRBI doesn't come up.

    http://ie.tellows.net/num/017061200


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