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

Just had a phonecall off (what sounded like) an Asian gentlememan claiming to be from Windows to tell me I have a contamination/interference in my network connection. My wifi is with BT. Anyone know wtf he is on about?? Sounded like a load of shit to me but now I'm flapping incase someone can get hold of my card details that I use online or whatever. I could barely understand a word he was saying and he was just rambling a load of shit really.

Anything I need to worry about or?? Surely if there was a problem with my network connection BT would contact me?? Meh... #technophobe

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By *elsh_lass74Woman
over a year ago

South Wales

Its a scam hunny. Don't fret over it. As long as you didn't give him any details.

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

Na I didn't I just kept telling him I'm with BT so does he advise I ring them and he just kept rambling the same shit over so in the end I told him my 'Bow was going warm and I had to go

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

This is a well known scam.Has been about for years.jon

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

Happened to the mother of one of my exes. Just ignore.

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

I did start having a nice little chat with him as I'm bored and half cut but neither of us had a fucking clue what the other was saying so I gave up then

Cheers guys I won't fret now

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


". . . so in the end I told him my 'Bow was going warm and I had to go"

Amazing, I actually lol when I read that

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


"Just had a phonecall off (what sounded like) an Asian gentlememan claiming to be from Windows to tell me I have a contamination/interference in my network connection. My wifi is with BT. Anyone know wtf he is on about?? Sounded like a load of shit to me but now I'm flapping incase someone can get hold of my card details that I use online or whatever. I could barely understand a word he was saying and he was just rambling a load of shit really.

Anything I need to worry about or?? Surely if there was a problem with my network connection BT would contact me?? Meh... #technophobe"

There are loads of scams at the moment people claiming to be from BT. Telling you your WiFi will be cut of because of non payment etc. Even claiming to be open reach now. Do not give any info x

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


". . . so in the end I told him my 'Bow was going warm and I had to go

Amazing, I actually lol when I read that "

Was a waste if breath he did 't understand a word of it anyway

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


"Just had a phonecall off (what sounded like) an Asian gentlememan claiming to be from Windows to tell me I have a contamination/interference in my network connection. My wifi is with BT. Anyone know wtf he is on about?? Sounded like a load of shit to me but now I'm flapping incase someone can get hold of my card details that I use online or whatever. I could barely understand a word he was saying and he was just rambling a load of shit really.

Anything I need to worry about or?? Surely if there was a problem with my network connection BT would contact me?? Meh... #technophobe

There are loads of scams at the moment people claiming to be from BT. Telling you your WiFi will be cut of because of non payment etc. Even claiming to be open reach now. Do not give any info x"

Thanks guys. I didn't give him chance to ask tbh xx

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By *sprey6Man
over a year ago

Here!

I always tell them that they have come through to the local police station and could they hold the line!

They hang up pretty quick!

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


"I always tell them that they have come through to the local police station and could they hold the line!

They hang up pretty quick!"

As soon as I started talking about cider and Ospreys he sort of went

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


"Just had a phonecall off (what sounded like) an Asian gentlememan claiming to be from Windows to tell me I have a contamination/interference in my network connection. My wifi is with BT. Anyone know wtf he is on about?? Sounded like a load of shit to me but now I'm flapping incase someone can get hold of my card details that I use online or whatever. I could barely understand a word he was saying and he was just rambling a load of shit really.

Anything I need to worry about or?? Surely if there was a problem with my network connection BT would contact me?? Meh... #technophobe"

Becareful wiv these type of calls even though they are ringing you, they can still charge your phone as they maybe ringing from another country.

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By *thwalescplCouple
over a year ago

brecon

Its the same advice as for "Banks" ringing you to ask you to re-secure your account etc.... ask them to put it in writing and you will reply... no-one from Microsoft will ever ring you to tell you you have a problem... how do I know this?

Simple... how did they get your number?

It's some computer randomly dialling numbers until they get a response, and then a guy will come on the line.

Watch out for the scam where they ring you on your landline and tell you they will cut you off for non-payment unless you pay straight away, to prove they are "real" they ask you to hang up and they will briefly cut you off... you pick the phone back up and its dead.... you think they are real as they have "cut you off"... actually its just that the person initiating the call (they rung you) is the one that has to close the circuit by hanging up, until they do that you cannot dial out. Just hang up on them, they will get bored and hang up eventually, and that will free up your line.

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


"I did start having a nice little chat with him as I'm bored and half cut but neither of us had a fucking clue what the other was saying so I gave up then

Cheers guys I won't fret now "

That's my girl

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By *3xymamaWoman
over a year ago

...., Wales


"I did start having a nice little chat with him as I'm bored and half cut but neither of us had a fucking clue what the other was saying so I gave up then

Cheers guys I won't fret now "

I'm crying laughing by 'ere

You bloody crease me MissP!

I just tell them when they phone I haven't got a computer or tell them to phone back with someone who has a British accent cos I can't understand them....

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By *elsh n wildCouple
over a year ago

Cardiff area

Never give any details u would never get asked that over the phone my dad had same thing today too

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