Anybody else on here had an upsurge in call from Microsoft asking you do go to your computer and do all sorts of things, third call today. The guy on the other end didn't take it to kindly when I blew a loud whistle down the phone. :D
They are using local phone numbers to make contact so people answer.
Beware!!!
I am getting "This is BT, we are about to disconnect your landline..."
........ but we don't use BT!
Still waiting for HMRC to come and arrest me too!
If you have the time (and inclination) tell them your going to switch on the PC, its in the other room.
Put the phone down on your worktop and ignore until it.
Funny you should mention that I got something similar last week. They really are getting clever these scammers you really got to be on your toes. Some are quite convincing I can see why some people are duped. I can remember when it was Prince Odinga Odinga that wanted me to control his vast fortune by just giving him my bank details, wasn't all that long ago. Way I have always looked at it is that when I leave my house on a morning someone somewhere is trying to relieve me of my hard earned cash.
Tight Lines
I get missed calls on my mobile number nearly every day. Usually 0131 numbers. Sometimes as many as 5 or 6 calls from the same number in the same day. Googling the number almost always returns either something to do with PPI or the car accident that you've not actually had. Not actual scams but still very irritating and dishonest.
Plenty of scammers on the go .....golden rule todays modern phones can block numbers and text from numbers that you dont want calls from. If anything comes in thats not on my friends /family lists simply not answered ....its them that pay for the call
I told one guy to go fxxk off ... He called back to protest and told me he would report my car licence to the HMRC :roll: :roll: I told him to Fxxk off again !!
If you want to really piss them off the dog whistle is a good one then listen to them :D
I ask them....
If they just want my bank details and insist they get a pen and paper.
They absolutely hate it.
I answered a 'you recently had an accident' call by enthusiastically agreeing - I think they twigged I was taking the Michael and after being flummoxed for a few seconds hung up on me - loved it!
I received a call last weekend, apparently on behalf of BT advising me that someone was using my Wi-Fi without permission. Unfortunately for them I was bored and waiting for my wife to get ready, so I played along.
First off I asked if they could confirm who was accessing the WiFi. The response was that it could be anyone, neighbours, someone parked up outside or just passing by. So I asked if they were doing it at that time, which to my horror they were. I asked if they were sure because I live on a farm and could not see anyone. I then took a few minutes explaining that it could not be my neighbour Doug as he is an older gentleman who does not have a computer or mobile phone (a white lie).
I then managed to get them to hold for a further 10 minutes while I checked outside to see if there was anyone on our property. When I confirmed that there was no one within 200 meters of our house and asked if they were sure somebody was accessing my Wi-Fi, they asked me to logon to my laptop.
My response: I don't have a laptop.....The bugger hung up on me.
How rude of them Robbie.