In message , Pete Zahut
writes
Tim Lamb wrote:
Several times, recently, I have had a telephone caller using poor
English trying to persuade me to go through a 10 minute series of
tests on my home computer.

He purports to represent the Windows maintenance team and have got my
phone number from Microsoft! The lure is that my m/c may have been
infected with something nasty.

I assume this is some sort of phishing scam but am I alone or is this
a common event? Presumably my service provider would be involved if
this m/c had been infected?

Also, his last call has not disconnected or our phone line is
coincidentally out of order!

No, you're very much not alone. We've had six of these calls recently (we're
registered with TPS but it does no good). It is a scam - from what I've read
it seems that if you fall for it, they get you to accept a download that
gives them remote access (bad enough on its own), they then say that they've
cleaned your machine and they charge your credit card to the tune of abouit
£150.

I just keep telling them that I don't have a computer but it's not stopped
them yet.

This is my 4th. call.

Thanks.



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Tim Lamb