PC tech scammers busted
This is pretty funny. Kate Russell from BBC Click got wound up because her dad got a scam call from some IT Tech claiming some shit about having a machine that scans all the IP addresses and those with malware have a flashing red light against them so the kind souls phone you up to help. She phoned them back and recorded it, some of the shit is unbelievable but totally legit to the none tech savvy people. Enough waffle, read her post and listen to the thing. Pretty interesting.
(, Thu 7 Jul 2011, 9:15, Reply)
kinda good
but she doesn't sound like she really knows what she's talking about anyway. You'd think she'd test them out no? OK, so you believe my dad's PC has a problem from checking his IP? What's his IP?
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RocketSurgeon is pretending he's still young, Thu 7 Jul 2011, 9:43,
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Isn't this is the the standard with BBC 'journalists'?
But never mind she's got a pretty face/voice and we can make here sound intelligent...hell she might even think she knows what she's talking about......
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Bamboo Steamer, Thu 7 Jul 2011, 10:05,
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That's the first thing I'd ask.
You know my IP? What is it? End of call.
(, Thu 7 Jul 2011, 11:06, Reply)
I got a call from them a month back...
"Hello sir, your windows system is infected with virus'[SIC]..."
"Really?" I said, "That's strange because I use OS X... you're lying aren't you"
"...[long pause]... CLICK"
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mr.dogshit The world's premier anthropomorphic canine faeces, Thu 7 Jul 2011, 10:35,
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