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Received a call from The Computer Company
vcoleiro1:
--- Quote from: RayB on September 08, 2011, 02:21:15 am ---thats just bizarre. just what could they want/get from your computer? seems like lot of effort when they could get somehting like a credit card number off people much more easily. I keep getting automated calls that claim to be "in regards to your credit card" or "your automobile warranty"
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Credit Card # is exactly what these guys are after, basically they say you have a virus on your PC which is affecting them and others, however, they can remove it online for a cost. You give them your credit card number they say , hey we fixed it . Later you discover your fleeced. This scam has now evolved where by these scammers are actually calling people they have scammed back some time later and re-scamming them. Basically they say they are investigating the first scam and require a small fee for the investigation which will get your money back. Double whammy, nasty nasty people who need a double dose of Tom Mabe retaliation .
hypernova:
After opening the Start menu, I would bet that they do one of two things:
1. Have you open up IE and navigate to a page loaded with malware of their design.
2. Open up the command prompt and have you possibly directly download a virus/malware file.
And then they'll ask for your CC to fix it, as vcoleiro1 says.
--- Quote ---"Good, what do you see on the screen?"
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Oh...there's so many ways you can go here!
a. I'm watching some hardcore porn of some *insert "favorite" type scene here*
b. Ever heard of goatse? It's this thing...
c. Pictures of all the people I've murdered over the last few years as a desktop wallpaper
d. Your mom (for some reason, I'm laughing myself at this one the most.)
e. Any other funny things.
My IP doesn't blink at all. It just smells like flowers.
fallacy:
What I would like to know if they got your IP.. What were they trying to get? I guess you can only speculate.
danny_galaga:
I haven't had a scammer, but I used this once on a telemarketer:
http://egbg.home.xs4all.nl/counterscript.html
I got all the way to asking him what brand of toothpaste he would recommend. It worked so well I actually felt bad for him. Just for a bit. Then I reported his company to the 'do not call' register and got them fined $50,000. Poor bastard probably lost his job...
Gray_Area:
--- Quote from: TheChairmanH2K on September 08, 2011, 12:09:24 am ---tom mabe is now my hero. that was :censored: hilarious
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That was just a sales call, but still pretty funny. That kind of stuff only works with caucasian americans, though. Everybody else would've hung up in ten seconds because their noses would've detected no money at the other end.
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