Microsoft phone call

I cannot believe this scam is still a thing!!
' im calling you from microsoft because your computer has been seriously compromised but a security breech"
I let him go on for a bit. 'I need you to log into your computer so we can fix this'
Me..'which computer...we have 5'
'The one you usually use. It doesnt really matter because they all have the same IP address and will all be affected can you sign into your computer now m'am.'

So i hung up. He rang straight back...'why did you hang up on me, this is seriously important, you must let me help you'

Ah.. feck off!!!!! Lol🤣😂
Must have had this call a hundred times over the last 20 years!!!!

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JoyfulSilence · 46-50, M

I have been watching YouTubes by some hacker-types fed up with phone scams. So they organize and fight back, and report them to police, and in some cases gain acesss to their computers and copy and delete files, and turn on their webcams and show their faces back to them.

It culminated in a huge bust in India. It always seems to be Indians. They were being protected by a politician who also is in trouble now.

Of course, you cannot trust all you see on YouTube, but it was entertaining and satisfying.

My last spam call was for somebody who wanted to sell me new air ducts. I rent an apartment! Sheesh.

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@JoyfulSilence I sometimes receive e-mails apparently from Chinese companies trying to sell me all sorts of goods. They seem to think I can act as retailer for them. No reply, just block name, block domain, delete.

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Your last paragraph has just given me a bizarre mental image.

I have seen the skeleton of a huge military accommodation-block, still stripped to frame and floors over twenty years ago by a property-speculator who had planned to convert it into second-home flats, as it had already done with a neighbouring block.

I now can't help picturing the ruin with each former room now holding a tent, all identical of course!

JoyfulSilence · 46-50, M

@ArishMell

A typo. I fixed it!

I would only live in a tent if it was sealed and insulated, had AC and heat, power, plumbing, sinks, toilet, shower, queen sized bed, lights, lounge chair, cable TV and internet, kitchen, fridge, washer, dryer, dishwasher, etc.

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@JoyfulSilence LOL!

If you tent is that palatial you might need those new ducts at some time.....

JoyfulSilence · 46-50, M

@ArishMell

Not if I am renting my tent. Air ducts are the responsibility of the landlord!

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@JoyfulSilence True!

At one time, it was common to receive calls from companies trying to sell things like conservatories, double-glazing and the like. Many people would close those by saying things like "You need speak to my land-lord", or "Sorry, this is a housing-association home" (effectively meaning the same).

Conservatory or garden-fittings purveyors were dismissed with, e.g., "Sorry, I live in a third-floor flat".

JoyfulSilence · 46-50, M

@ArishMell

I could understand the calls, since they have no clue my number is an apartment. But what I find funny is when I get mail for such things. Although I suspect they just use a list from the post office, or something. Still, it is a waste of paper and postage!

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@JoyfulSilence There is a huge trade in people's names and addresses, and it's very unlikely many of those using them for unsolicited posts or telephone calls will know, or even care, what house types we occupy. Their systems are probably heavily automated anyway.

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