IMPORTANT: Do not get fooled by this PC repair cold call scam

[TrevorFranklin]

There is a current scam, where people are being called by operators claiming to work for Microsoft and then convince you to install a 'fix' for a current system problem they are aware of.

It is a scam!

It will install software that allows them to take over your PC and also convince you to pay them.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/18/phone-scam-india-call-centres

Two people in my town have received these calls.

[Laurence]

Yes, I had about 3 of these calls a couple of months ago. When questioned about the exact problem or name of the affected file, or how they managed to relate my computer to my phone number, they could not answer and hung up.

[Anne in Carlisle]

But you could have endless fun stringing them along ;D

Anne

[Heather Positive Thinker]

I did put a thread on the general recently about someone over on Martin Lewis who strung them along for 28 minutes, lol. Even went and sat down with a cup of coffee and chatted to a neighbour for a while whilst supposedly trying to find the info the person asked for.

[Somerset Sal]

I had a call like this, and so did my neighbour. She asked the caller what Microsoft proposed to do about her Apple Mac. They hung up rather quickly!

[lesley141]

A friend of mine had one of these calls. She listened to all they had to say and sounded really interested, but then told them she wasn't really computer literate but her husband would probably be interested and could they call back later. They said they certainly would call back. My friend then said "yes he's really into computers he works for the IT department at Sussex police" Strangely they didn't call back.

[brenmac]

thankyou trevor brenda xxx