Dnk Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Does anyone know of Microsoft calling you to alert you that your pc has or is being hacked ? Seems like the usual crap to me but thought i'd get your thoughts on this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 scam will ask you to install some crap which infects your pc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Known scam. They'll talk you into installing malware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted May 30, 2018 Author Share Posted May 30, 2018 I thought as much but had to ask as i've not had this before Thanks for the replies guys, luckily i was with my mother when this chap called her and told him to go forth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 It's pretty brazen if you ask me. Works, though, shockingly enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted May 30, 2018 Author Share Posted May 30, 2018 It's pretty brazen if you ask me. Works, though, shockingly enough. This guy sounded very professional and i could see how they would get plenty of people doing as he asked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted May 30, 2018 Author Share Posted May 30, 2018 I just found this https://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/advice/microsoft-phone-scam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJJ Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 My mum had a similar thing. She got a call off someone saying her PC was infected with a virus. Knowing she had never even owned a PC she played along with it, keeping the caller on line for ages :-) He kept guiding her through steps thinking she was clicking things to download his malware, she kept saying yes I clicked that etc. After keeping him on the phone for ages he said to her, "has that now installed?" - She answered "you stupid fool, I haven't even got a PC!!!". Needless to say he hung up and she has never been bothered again since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrosixfour Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 It's pretty brazen if you ask me. Works, though, shockingly enough. This guy sounded very professional and i could see how they would get plenty of people doing as he asked Yep. http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?327022-SCAMMED!-What-do-I-do-next I learned a lesson that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Happened to me before too, tried to get me give them access to my computer and download some software. Knew it was a scam straight away as Microsoft would never ring me but I played along until I googled them. Shocking how easy the scam works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted May 30, 2018 Author Share Posted May 30, 2018 Yep. http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?327022-SCAMMED!-What-do-I-do-next I learned a lesson that day. Just shows anyone can get caught out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabella Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Too many of my clients have fallen for this and lost thousands. 1 got several thousand back after I had to do a report, 1 sent a lot of money via Western Union which is too late! It seems to work when the victim is busy,in a rush or having a bad day and not thinking logically, as in the the original call jumping from being from BT, data being transferred from your broadband to other computers, transferred to the NCA to allowing login to Amazon, and bank, and sending a 'test ' amount to catch a known internet fraudster...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soop Dogg Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 My first thought is "If my computer let you know in some way that it's being hacked, how on earth did it give you my phone number?" In my case, the two have never been linked via any sort of registration etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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