Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Scam or not?
I've just received a phone call claiming to be from BT saying that they've received an error report from my computer indicating I'm being hacked. They want me to work with them through my computer, giving them access, to rectify it. I thought this might be a scam so said no.
But it might not be? They do have my phone number after all and know that I have BT as my internet provider.
I also received such a call a while back from someone claiming to be from Microsoft.
Any else had such a call? I really am worried that the call is the scam but then again also worried that I might have been hacked!
Advice please!
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Permalink Reply by Ruth on
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Yes, that's the way it goes. I've had the 'Microsoft' calls already a few months back, which I always ignored and told them to go away. Then it started to be 'BT'. It's a nuisance, all of it.
Then there's the accident calls yes, even about the accident I had in my car recently which is odd as I don't have one….
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Permalink Reply by Mr Wodjacallim on
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Not sure about that. Car insurers seem to be flogging details of accidents and guess who buys them?
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Almost certainly a scam. They may well ask for remote access to your PC and load malware and hold you to ransom one way or another.
We get a call a day from someone claiming to be from Microsoft who has spotted something or other that is supposedly not right.
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I met an old lady coming out of the police station today who answered one of these calls. The culprits must have downloaded software onto her PC to delete photos. She is now getting calls asking for £89 to reinstate the photos and asking her to provide her bank details. If she pays it may not end there. ...
The police are not doing much to help.
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Poor woman… so many scams, so many nasty people out there. I hope she can get her photos back somehow.
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