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Windows Maintenance Cold Call

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

I've just had gent on the phone from what sounded like an Indian call centre. He said he was from the "maintenance company for Windows" and asked me if I could spare a few minutes for a very important check-up on my computer. I told him I didn't respond to cold calls and hung up. I didn't fancy revealing a load of my computer info to someone I'd never heard of, and had not previously contacted myself.

Has anyone else had a similar call?

Tim

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You should have told him you were running a Mac - see what his reaction was.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Never had that one .... yet,

But if I did, I'd be responding with that very famous Russian word that ends in 'off'

Definately sounds a bit suspect

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By *zMaleMan
over a year ago

penzance

LMAO I have had them at my door where they can see all my widows, gutting and facia boards are all upvc WTF ???

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

To see if he was dodgy and still tried to get me to go online following his instructions?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

oops more replies in the meantime - my question was for Wishy.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I've just had gent on the phone from what sounded like an Indian call centre. He said he was from the "maintenance company for Windows" and asked me if I could spare a few minutes for a very important check-up on my computer. I told him I didn't respond to cold calls and hung up. I didn't fancy revealing a load of my computer info to someone I'd never heard of, and had not previously contacted myself.

Has anyone else had a similar call?

Tim"

did he want to double glaze it for you?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Don't give up the day job!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Microsoft never contact you by phone un solicited.

It's a new scam trying to get you to purchase supposed clean up and remote anti spyware checks. They ask you go to a few folders and look for certain files. of course those files are actually there. They then tell you your infected and will remove the infection for x quid

http://www.computerhq.co.uk/content/warning-fake-tech-support-call-scam-windows-xp-service-provider

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By *umpkinMan
over a year ago

near the sounds of the wimborne quarter jack!

I had one from "my bank" which I nearly went along with. I stopped when he asked me to type in a password number which he supplied to which I said I don`t passwords and put the phone down. He phoned me staight back but got a good old Anglo Saxon brush off!

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Thanks Susie and 'Bump'

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