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Home » blog » Phone call from Windows Online Support

Phone call from Windows Online Support

Published September 18, 2012 by lawsie 3 Comments

[phone call from distant sounding Indian gentleman]

Is this a business number?

– why?

Because your windows have serious troubles.

– I’ve shut the window now, so I can hear you.

I am calling from Windows online support, we need to help you fix the serious troubles with widows

– like Scottish Widows?

I am calling to fix very serious problems with your Microsoft windows

– which version?

All versions

– really? From 3.1 through NT to Win7 and even server 2008?

Yes, why are you smiling? This is a serious problem.

– you can’t see me can you?

This is a very serious problem, your computers are downloading very bad viruses.

– what do you want me to do?

We need to fix your computers

– what’s wrong with them? TCP-IP issues? Are there packet buffer overflow issues?

… mumbling…

– I can continue to speak to you but I will have to report what we do to my friends at the Metropoliton Police central e-crime unit

Can I speak to your boss please?

– I am the IT manager, you can speak to me.

You are IT manager? Then you know you have problems.

– how do you know what computers we have if you didn’t know if this was a business number?

We only get given numbers

– I can’t be bothered with this any more

[call terminated]

Last Updated on February 18, 2023

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: IT support, scam, tech

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  1. CatsAgainstTheBomb says

    September 18, 2012 at 11:35 am

    They've tried it with me.
    I got them to connect to a test Virtual Machine using Team Viewer, then hung up and passed the Team Viewer ID on to TV support, who can ban the IP they use 🙂

    Reply
  2. Andrew Culture says

    September 18, 2012 at 11:42 am

    Inspired!

    Reply
  3. Anonymous says

    November 27, 2012 at 9:10 am

    This guy called and got hold of my mother, fortunately she passed the call to me before doing anything, the call ended 5 seconds later.

    I feel sorry for the people who fall for this guy's bs and actually go on to install the dodgy spyware/malware he's obviously leading you toward.

    Second time we've had a call like that, just glad my family has the sense to route all PC related discussion through me.

    Reply

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