... so I just got a phone call from "Microsoft" warning me my computer had a virus - GoFuckYourself.com

2MuchMark · 05-03-2013, 02:12 PM

Lol!! Indian scammers....

I just received a phone call from a guy named "Dave" with a seriously strong indian accent, in a noise room with at least 50 or so other indian guys named Dave, telling me he was technical support from Microsoft and that they had "detected" that my computer had a bad virus.

I played along to learn what the scam was.

He told me to press the Windows key + the R key to bring up "Run" in windows and got me to launch the windows event viewer. He then told me to scroll through the applications to find any with a "RED X ERROR" or "YELLOW: WARNING" message. Sure enough there were a few but these of course are only windows errors that mean nothing special.

Indian "Dave" told me they were infected files and that I was in big trouble of losing all of my data and infecting other computers, and that I needed to fix it right away before being arrested. Oh noes!

He tried to get me to run a few different programs that would give him access to my computer and to go to a few different websites but I kept telling him that Norton was blocking me from doing anything. He got more and more frustrated but I didn't want him to stop, so I kept thanking him for all of the viruses he was making me find.

In the end he asked me to go to a website which I did not go to of course, but instead I decided to Google the name. Try Googling "Fastsupport scam" to learn more.

Anyway, DAVE, If you're reading this, Go Fuck Yourself! For anyone else with friends or relatives who may be a little slow on the up-tick, warn them not to accept calls from Indians who call themselves Dave.

Dirty F · 05-03-2013, 02:14 PM

Ya scam has been around for a while.

96ukssob · 05-03-2013, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by **********

Lol!! Indian scammers....

I just received a phone call from a guy named "Dave" with a seriously strong indian accent, in a noise room with at least 50 or so other indian guys named Dave, telling me he was technical support from Microsoft and that they had "detected" that my computer had a bad virus.

I played along to learn what the scam was.

He told me to press the Windows key + the R key to bring up "Run" in windows and got me to launch the windows event viewer. He then told me to scroll through the applications to find any with a "RED X ERROR" or "YELLOW: WARNING" message. Sure enough there were a few but these of course are only windows errors that mean nothing special.

Indian "Dave" told me they were infected files and that I was in big trouble of losing all of my data and infecting other computers, and that I needed to fix it right away before being arrested. Oh noes!

He tried to get me to run a few different programs that would give him access to my computer and to go to a few different websites but I kept telling him that Norton was blocking me from doing anything. He got more and more frustrated but I didn't want him to stop, so I kept thanking him for all of the viruses he was making me find.

In the end he asked me to go to a website which I did not go to of course, but instead I decided to Google the name. Try Googling "Fastsupport scam" to learn more.

Anyway, DAVE, If you're reading this, Go Fuck Yourself! For anyone else with friends or relatives who may be a little slow on the up-tick, warn them not to accept calls from Indians who call themselves Dave.

Ive heard a lot of people getting these calls. Just saw someone on FB saying that they got a call from M$, but they use a Mac

The one I read not to long ago they make you pay some $300 for this software or tell you they will deactivate your computer and Internets forever

baddog · 05-03-2013, 02:19 PM

Interesting; I got a similar call yesterday. I told the chick to fuck off and hung up. If they call back, I will play along.

fitzmulti · 05-03-2013, 02:20 PM

Ya lol, stupid scam. Coming from a fucked up phone number: 000-000-0000

I fucked with the guy a couple of weeks ago, too....

BlackCrayon · 05-03-2013, 02:35 PM

is this kind of thing legal in india or something?

lezinterracial · 05-03-2013, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackCrayon

is this kind of thing legal in india or something?

Pay the local cops enough, It is. Cops in those regions don't really care about rich people in some foreign land.

Fetish Gimp · 05-03-2013, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackCrayon

is this kind of thing legal in india or something?

Scammers know no country boundaries. Recently I got the good ol' "internet trademark in China".

Scott McD · 05-03-2013, 03:27 PM

I love playing along with them.

Listening to them talk BS for ages, then after a while just tell them to get fucked.

I wish I could have recorded the last call i had from one of them...

grumpy · 05-03-2013, 03:30 PM

Best prank call ever!!!

wehateporn · 05-03-2013, 03:32 PM

C H R I S · 05-03-2013, 06:06 PM

Yeah I got that call a few times as well. I didn't waste my time talking to them and writing a post about it.

Theo · 05-03-2013, 08:13 PM

this has been around for a while

http://www.computerworld.com.au/arti...t_viewer_scam/

lagcam · 05-03-2013, 09:31 PM

I am calling "not full story".

Does anybody believe for one minute that Mark Prince had somebody on the phone and did not try to sell him a live cam network license?

epitome · 05-04-2013, 01:07 AM

Thread forwarded to Dave.

facialfreak · 05-04-2013, 03:37 PM

That's the least of your worries .... they have upped the ante in the scam recently ...

They LOCK your computer, and turn on your webcam, so you are looking at yourself, and they tell you that they are the RCMP or FBI and that ILLEGAL OBSCENE MATERIALS have been found on your computer, and in order to unlock your computer, you must buy a $100 U-Kash card and pay an online fine ...

MaDalton · 05-04-2013, 03:41 PM

pays out not having a regular landline anymore

Mutt · 05-04-2013, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grumpy

Best prank call ever!!!

2013 · 05-04-2013, 05:52 PM

mark probably paid the indian to take a licence

2MuchMark · 05-04-2013, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2013

mark probably paid the indian to take a licence

um, wut?

Spunky · 05-04-2013, 08:03 PM

I have a Telebouncer that gets rid of these telemarketers.works great

lock · 05-04-2013, 08:50 PM

3-4 a day just ask them to ping their machine first and give me the ip the phone just hangs up

georgeyw · 05-04-2013, 09:24 PM

A mate of mines mum fell for this not so long ago. All her passwords compromised, bank etc, however she was lucky my mate realised and changed all her passwords straight away.

Some people are just stupid.

seeandsee · 05-05-2013, 01:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grumpy

Best prank call ever!!!

lol if it is real

leg4 · 05-05-2013, 01:57 AM

Thanks for sharing the info

Antonio · 05-05-2013, 07:00 AM

Next time chat with Dave for a minute or two and say "sooo, Dave, what are you wearing?"

Zeiss · 05-05-2013, 03:05 PM

Next time Dave calls you, tell him you see "Fatal Error: Found MS-Windows System -> Repartitioning Disk for Linux..." on your screen, you can't remove it and you don't know what to do.

marlboroack · 05-05-2013, 03:57 PM

I would have fucked with his head then push him to kill himself a few years down the road.

epitome · 05-05-2013, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marlboroack

I would have fucked with his head then push him to kill himself a few years down the road.

No. You would have said that you can help him sell his software through your worldwide offices.

MainstreamGuy · 05-05-2013, 05:26 PM

Looks legit.

Major (Tom) · 05-05-2013, 05:28 PM

Straight Dave?
Ds

Yngwie · 05-05-2013, 09:19 PM

I have received the same call before.. Gave me a good laugh.

harvey · 05-05-2013, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by epitome

No. You would have said that you can help him sell his software through your worldwide offices.

lonerunner · 05-05-2013, 09:31 PM

i wonder how will they react if i start up linux in virtual box and give them access.

Dankasaur · 05-05-2013, 09:32 PM

I got one of those once... I'm a Mac user so I fucked with them and did what they said, but instead of using cmd prompt I typed it into the Spotlight of OS X... He tried to get me to install some software for him to control my computer, but of course they're all Windows programs and .exe don't run on Mac, so I gave him shit about it not installing blah blah blah, finally I convinced him to check a screenshot I took of me typing into the Spotlight "You're an idiot." using a image host with a really long obscure url and made him read it back to me like 10 times before I confirmed it as correct... He hung up.

2013 · 05-05-2013, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dankasaur

I got one of those once... I'm a Mac user so I fucked with them and did what they said, but instead of using cmd prompt I typed it into the Spotlight of OS X... He tried to get me to install some software for him to control my computer, but of course they're all Windows programs and .exe don't run on Mac, so I gave him shit about it not installing blah blah blah, finally I convinced him to check a screenshot I took of me typing into the Spotlight "You're an idiot." using a image host with a really long obscure url and made him read it back to me like 10 times before I confirmed it as correct... He hung up.

that made my night

ajrocks · 05-06-2013, 08:30 AM

Social networking at it's best. People fall for that all day long. They can't stop it. Stupid people are always victims.

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2MuchMark Videochat Solutions Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 49,276	... so I just got a phone call from "Microsoft" warning me my computer had a virus Lol!! Indian scammers.... I just received a phone call from a guy named "Dave" with a seriously strong indian accent, in a noise room with at least 50 or so other indian guys named Dave, telling me he was technical support from Microsoft and that they had "detected" that my computer had a bad virus. I played along to learn what the scam was. He told me to press the Windows key + the R key to bring up "Run" in windows and got me to launch the windows event viewer. He then told me to scroll through the applications to find any with a "RED X ERROR" or "YELLOW: WARNING" message. Sure enough there were a few but these of course are only windows errors that mean nothing special. Indian "Dave" told me they were infected files and that I was in big trouble of losing all of my data and infecting other computers, and that I needed to fix it right away before being arrested. Oh noes! He tried to get me to run a few different programs that would give him access to my computer and to go to a few different websites but I kept telling him that Norton was blocking me from doing anything. He got more and more frustrated but I didn't want him to stop, so I kept thanking him for all of the viruses he was making me find. In the end he asked me to go to a website which I did not go to of course, but instead I decided to Google the name. Try Googling "Fastsupport scam" to learn more. Anyway, DAVE, If you're reading this, Go Fuck Yourself! For anyone else with friends or relatives who may be a little slow on the up-tick, warn them not to accept calls from Indians who call themselves Dave. __________________ Custom Coding \| Videochat Solutions \| Age Verification \| IT Help & Support www.2Much.net

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facialfreak Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Montreal Posts: 3,018	That's the least of your worries .... they have upped the ante in the scam recently ... They LOCK your computer, and turn on your webcam, so you are looking at yourself, and they tell you that they are the RCMP or FBI and that ILLEGAL OBSCENE MATERIALS have been found on your computer, and in order to unlock your computer, you must buy a $100 U-Kash card and pay an online fine ... __________________ Managed Shared Hosting starting at $4.99/mo Managed VPS starting at $29.99/mo Last edited by facialfreak; 05-04-2013 at 03:42 PM..

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05-05-2013, 05:26 PM	#30
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