Overseas Phone Calls Telling clients they have Issues

**mutanti** · 17-11-08, 10:13 PM

Last week I had a Client call me saying they had a phone call from what seemed to be from overseas type call center with asian voice - hard to understand type.
this person was telling my client that she had an issue with her computer and that he could fix it from there.
he then went on to say it was critical that the problem gets fixed and that he can do it cheap.
he then went on to asking for her card details when my client finally woke up and smelled a rat thanks to another friend she had over as well.
she said that after awhile the person was becoming agitated trying to get her to accept.
They then rang me up out of hours to ask me about it.

A few days later on Saturday night I received another phone call from another client with very similar details to the above. but she just said she would call her computer man. the person was telling her that he could fix it for her then and there but my client hung up been skeptical..

Well tonight a mate rang me saying he had the same call, not being the computer type of person he said he would just give me a call and the person was then pushing to say he could fix the Whatever issue for $100. he claimed to be from microsoft and that my friends computer sent his computer the problem.
My Mates computer is a fresh install as I just got him a new motherboard so He was skeptical there was any issue, but he was alarmed by he call and rang me straight away.
My Mate only has Dial up and very crappy dial up at that as he is far out of town.
he got a Phone number and name which appear to be fake.
Sam - PH 280147593 the caller was reluctant to give any details apart from he was from microsoft...

Anyone heard of this scam as yet..

be warned and Don't give any Access or banking details...

**Chimp** · 17-11-08, 10:44 PM

thanks for the heads up

**mutanti** · 18-11-08, 07:42 AM

4th Local I Know with same call.....
I sent messages to a lot of my clients and another one messaged me this morning saying they also had the call...

they must be targeting the local area....

**biggeorge** · 18-11-08, 09:10 AM

probably going thru the white pages online using skype or voip.

I had a call the other night from a skype connection, 10pm and some fkwit retard asking me if I can help him fix up his life problems.

**mutanti** · 18-11-08, 04:57 PM

4 Clients in total have received this call.. I went to local paper and she is going to put a comment in local paper to warn locals about the calls, Also spoke to police but they said cant do anything till they rip of somebody....

**therufus** · 07-12-08, 04:24 PM

They're probably using that website where the "pages" are "grey" to get the numbers.

17-11-08, 10:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
mutanti Senior Member iTrader: (1) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 143 Spent time on board: 2 Days and 5:31:05	Overseas Phone Calls Telling clients they have Issues Last week I had a Client call me saying they had a phone call from what seemed to be from overseas type call center with asian voice - hard to understand type. this person was telling my client that she had an issue with her computer and that he could fix it from there. he then went on to say it was critical that the problem gets fixed and that he can do it cheap. he then went on to asking for her card details when my client finally woke up and smelled a rat thanks to another friend she had over as well. she said that after awhile the person was becoming agitated trying to get her to accept. They then rang me up out of hours to ask me about it. A few days later on Saturday night I received another phone call from another client with very similar details to the above. but she just said she would call her computer man. the person was telling her that he could fix it for her then and there but my client hung up been skeptical.. Well tonight a mate rang me saying he had the same call, not being the computer type of person he said he would just give me a call and the person was then pushing to say he could fix the Whatever issue for $100. he claimed to be from microsoft and that my friends computer sent his computer the problem. My Mates computer is a fresh install as I just got him a new motherboard so He was skeptical there was any issue, but he was alarmed by he call and rang me straight away. My Mate only has Dial up and very crappy dial up at that as he is far out of town. he got a Phone number and name which appear to be fake. Sam - PH 280147593 the caller was reluctant to give any details apart from he was from microsoft... Anyone heard of this scam as yet.. be warned and Don't give any Access or banking details...

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17-11-08, 10:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
Chimp Senior Member iTrader: (2) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 271 Spent time on board: 1 Week, 1 Day and 17:19:15	thanks for the heads up

18-11-08, 07:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
mutanti Senior Member iTrader: (1) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 143 Spent time on board: 2 Days and 5:31:05	4th Local I Know with same call..... I sent messages to a lot of my clients and another one messaged me this morning saying they also had the call... they must be targeting the local area....

18-11-08, 09:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
biggeorge Huge Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Super Duper Secret Members Forum Posts: 298 Spent time on board: 1 Day and 23:00:39	probably going thru the white pages online using skype or voip. I had a call the other night from a skype connection, 10pm and some fkwit retard asking me if I can help him fix up his life problems.

18-11-08, 04:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
mutanti Senior Member iTrader: (1) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 143 Spent time on board: 2 Days and 5:31:05	4 Clients in total have received this call.. I went to local paper and she is going to put a comment in local paper to warn locals about the calls, Also spoke to police but they said cant do anything till they rip of somebody....

07-12-08, 04:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
therufus Senior Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Cranebrook, NSW Posts: 109 Spent time on board: 21:39:19	They're probably using that website where the "pages" are "grey" to get the numbers.

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