New computer scam ?

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Adrian Jansen

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Interesting gambit:

Get rung up by a voice with a thick accent ( you can guess the origin )
claiming that my computer is generating errors and reporting them to
M$soft. Offers to send a technician to help fix the errors and restore
computer to "full working order". Cannot give details about which
computer is generating the errors. Cannot send a transcript of the
error log to me - does not know my email address. But has my name,
street address and phone number - which anyone can get by looking in the
phone book. Assumes my computer is running Windoze, but does not know
which version. Suggests I run the error log report using eventwvr,
which does show a few errors and warnings, but then I know about those,
and M$soft specifically says that errors from this log are never sent to
M$soft.

A good way of getting a bit of work and money ?

An even better way of getting entry to a house with a view to casing the
joint ?

Maybe I'm just too suspicious.

--
Regards,

Adrian Jansen adrianjansen at internode dot on dot net
Note reply address is invalid, convert address above to machine form.
 
On Fri, 21 May 2010 08:03:02 +1000, Adrian Jansen <adrian@qq.vv.net>
wrote:

Interesting gambit:

Get rung up by a voice with a thick accent ( you can guess the origin )
claiming that my computer is generating errors and reporting them to
M$soft. Offers to send a technician to help fix the errors and restore
computer to "full working order". Cannot give details about which
computer is generating the errors. Cannot send a transcript of the
error log to me - does not know my email address. But has my name,
street address and phone number - which anyone can get by looking in the
phone book. Assumes my computer is running Windoze, but does not know
which version. Suggests I run the error log report using eventwvr,
which does show a few errors and warnings, but then I know about those,
and M$soft specifically says that errors from this log are never sent to
M$soft.

A good way of getting a bit of work and money ?

An even better way of getting entry to a house with a view to casing the
joint ?

Maybe I'm just too suspicious.

--
Regards,

Adrian Jansen adrianjansen at internode dot on dot net
Note reply address is invalid, convert address above to machine form.
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Its a very common scam.
The aim is to convince you to sign up to a maintenence deal involving
you handing over your CC details to the "maintenence " company.
 
Mauried wrote:
On Fri, 21 May 2010 08:03:02 +1000, Adrian Jansen <adrian@qq.vv.net
wrote:

Interesting gambit:

Get rung up by a voice with a thick accent ( you can guess the origin )
claiming that my computer is generating errors and reporting them to
M$soft. Offers to send a technician to help fix the errors and restore
computer to "full working order". Cannot give details about which
computer is generating the errors. Cannot send a transcript of the
error log to me - does not know my email address. But has my name,
street address and phone number - which anyone can get by looking in the
phone book. Assumes my computer is running Windoze, but does not know
which version. Suggests I run the error log report using eventwvr,
which does show a few errors and warnings, but then I know about those,
and M$soft specifically says that errors from this log are never sent to
M$soft.

A good way of getting a bit of work and money ?

An even better way of getting entry to a house with a view to casing the
joint ?

Maybe I'm just too suspicious.

--
Regards,

Adrian Jansen adrianjansen at internode dot on dot net
Note reply address is invalid, convert address above to machine form.


Its a very common scam.
The aim is to convince you to sign up to a maintenence deal involving
you handing over your CC details to the "maintenence " company.
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Thanks.
Thats what I thought.

--
Regards,

Adrian Jansen adrianjansen at internode dot on dot net
Note reply address is invalid, convert address above to machine form.
 
Adrian Jansen wrote:
Interesting gambit:

Get rung up by a voice with a thick accent ( you can guess the origin )
claiming that my computer is generating errors and reporting them to
M$soft. Offers to send a technician to help fix the errors and restore
computer to "full working order". Cannot give details about which
computer is generating the errors. Cannot send a transcript of the
error log to me - does not know my email address. But has my name,
street address and phone number - which anyone can get by looking in the
phone book. Assumes my computer is running Windoze, but does not know
which version. Suggests I run the error log report using eventwvr,
which does show a few errors and warnings, but then I know about those,
and M$soft specifically says that errors from this log are never sent to
M$soft.

A good way of getting a bit of work and money ?

An even better way of getting entry to a house with a view to casing the
joint ?

Maybe I'm just too suspicious.
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not at all, most of this stuff is scams these days.

first thing he should know is your IP address, as this is the only
method of ID anyway.

http://www.whatismyip.com/

if he doesn't have this, then you aren't reporting errors to him.

Cheers Don...


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On Fri, 21 May 2010 08:03:02 +1000, Adrian Jansen wrote:


A good way of getting a bit of work and money ?

An even better way of getting entry to a house with a view to casing the
joint ?

Maybe I'm just too suspicious.
Click to expand...
Nope, just another scam.
 
On May 21, 8:03 am, Adrian Jansen <adr...@qq.vv.net> wrote:
Interesting gambit:

Get rung up by a voice with a thick accent ( you can guess the origin )
claiming that my computer is generating errors and reporting them to
M$soft.  Offers to send a technician to help fix the errors and restore
computer to "full working order".  Cannot give details about which
computer is generating the errors.  Cannot send a transcript of the
error log to me - does not know my email address.  But has my name,
street address and phone number - which anyone can get by looking in the
phone book.  Assumes my computer is running Windoze, but does not know
which version.  Suggests I run the error log report using eventwvr,
which does show a few errors and warnings, but then I know about those,
and M$soft specifically says that errors from this log are never sent to
  M$soft.

A good way of getting a bit of work and money ?

An even better way of getting entry to a house with a view to casing the
joint ?

Maybe I'm just too suspicious.

--
Regards,

Adrian Jansen           adrianjansen at internode dot on dot net
Note reply address is invalid, convert address above to machine form.
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Have had that several times in recent years.

I just tell them that its impossible - as I don't have a computer

If you have to tell them you have one - tell that you are using Linux
- and that it cant be reporting "windows errors" to "microsoft"


I know a mate who often tells spam callers flogging phone plans that
he "doesnt have a telephone" :). This really throws them !
 
Adrian Jansen wrote:
Interesting gambit:

Get rung up by a voice with a thick accent ( you can guess the origin
)
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It is unfair to judge an Irishman as 'thick' just on the strength of his
accent !


geoff
 
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