I got the call this morning, with the same phishing pitch that has been reported here by others. I actually enjoyed listening to him jump through hoops as I led him along and let him use his scripts, so the only loss for me was 5 minutes of my morning. He called on the land line (which we rarely use) and asked for me by name, at which point I claimed that I was the brother of that person; could I take a message?
Scam: He said he was calling on behalf of "my internet service provider."
Me: Really? Can you tell me the name of my internet service provider?
Scam: Well sir, we represent many internet service provider, like AT&T, Sprint...
Me: Oh, so you're not actually this ISP, okay.
Scam: We contract with many internet service providers, and we have been getting reports of some problems with your computer.
Me: Oh? What problems are those? How are they being reported? I'd like to give an accurate message to my brother.
Scam: Sir, if you are at your computer, I can lead you through...
Me: I'm not at the computer right now, but please, tell me the nature of the problems.
Scam: It's easiest if you just turn on your computer and...
Me: I'd rather not do that, would you like to leave a message?
Scam: When would be a good time to call back?
Me: He'll be back this afternoon, that should work fine. I see you're calling from Oregon. I'm in Washington, D.C. The internet service provider is Verizon, based here in D.C. Why did they contract with you all the way on the other side of the country?
Scam: If you go to your computer, I can show you where...
Me: Okay, sure. But first, I'd really like to know the specific nature of the problems you say are being reported.
Scam: Well sir, it's with Microsoft software, and the Windows operating system.
Me: No kidding. Because my brother has an Apple, and it runs Macintosh OS X.
Scam: Oh.
Me: So did you want to leave a message? I'll tell him you called and that you'll call back this afternoon.
Scam: No, no that's okay.
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J'ai reçu un appel de ce numéro et le gars se faisait passer pour un agent de Microsoft et me disait avoir vu un problème avec mon Windows! Ben oui! J'ai raccroché et lui ai dit que c'était de la fraude!
Je vais rapporter ce numéro aux fraudes téléphoniques du Canada.
FRAUDE TÉLÉPHONIQUE!!! Je viens de recevoir un appel du no. 971-555-0129 et le gars se fait passer pour un agent de Microsoft et me disait en anglais qu'il y avait un problème avec mon Windows!!! Il avait même le nom de mon chum et pensait que j'étais lui!!! Je lui ai dit que c'était de la fraude et je vais rapporter ce no. de tél. aux fraudes téléphoniques du Canada au 1-888-495-8501 lundi lors des heures d'ouverture... Faites la même chose si vous recevez cet appel. Ne répondez même pas!
I live in Belgium and got a call this morning, I already had read about it so I knew and interupted him immediately. He tried to insist but I cut him off.
Getting tired of these calls they call everyday and leave messages on my work phone and my cell. They use a different number every time. His name is Renaldo and he says I need to contact him immediately or have my attorney call. I have tried to call and the number disconnects every time it is a call from Portland OR sometimes it is from Seattle.