Weird phonecall regarding internet.

[Falkor]

Just had a phonecall from a man with a Indian accent, couldnt understand a word but was not with my Internet provider saying that my laptop has a virus, and that i need to listen to him and he will tell me how to get it of my computer, thing is i had my laptop 5 days so i doubt i have a virus considering i have not downloaded a single thing on it, and have brought virus software instead of the free ones.

Is this a scam going round.

 

[skipper734]

Scam. Fact.

 

[Driver8]

Yes. Just tell him to f*** off.


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[Rookie]

Yep its a scam, how would he know you had a virus. Expect he was going to get you to a website which would infect you laptop

 

[HoveHorace]

It's Virender Sehwag with time on his hands.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Really?

 

[bn1&bn3 Albion]

SCAM I've had the same phone call twice when I was in Australia, its all bollocks.

 

[Mellotron]

Scam. You can have great fun with these people. They're scum, so waste as much of their time as possible (provided you have time spare).

 

[terryberry1]

Pay him 1000 rupees and your laptop will be fine

 

[Dominoid]

Why do I never get these calls? I want one so I can turn on the Commodore 64 and see how long it takes them to realise I'm trying to follow their instructions on it.

 

[matt]

Virus phone scam being run from call centres in India | Technology | The Guardian

 

[Falkor]

Virus phone scam being run from call centres in India | Technology | The Guardian

that was it wish i knew about this would have had some fun with the prick

 

[tottenhamseagull]

Yes. Just tell him to f*** off.


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I am here: Google Maps

lol...THIS!

 

[Pavilionaire]

Just had a phonecall from a man with a Indian accent, couldnt understand a word but was not with my Internet provider saying that my laptop has a virus

Wirus, shurely?

 

[DanielT]

My mum had a call this morning, from "Microsoft". She had a right go at him! I would have loved her to follow the instructions, see how long it took him to realise she runs linux

 

[Ex-Staffs Gull]

Get loads of these in Australia. I love letting them try and tell me my windows computer is telling them I have a virus, and get them to yak me through event viewer, and seem perplexed when I can't find it on my Linux pc...

 

[Pavilionaire]

What system are you operating - Vindows Wista?

 

[Kazenga <3]

As mentioned above, just try and waste as much as their time as possible, be creative.

 

[HovaGirl]

Scam, deffo. Let him rabbit on, then tell him you don't actually have a computer.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

I usually ask him which part of Kolcatta, india, he is calling from, saying that my phone is connected to my laptop and I can see where he is calling from. Freaks the caller out!