Computer Problem Scam.

Sheba · Guru

Computer Problem Scam.

milo · Guru

i hate that ... do not call doesnt seem to work..

Happywanderer · The Master

I'm on the Do not Call Register and never get any calls milo. Works for me.

jimbo · Guru

I'm having trouble with beautiful Chinese chicks wanting me to help them learn English On Skype.....I got it stopped when I sent a photo of me.......Interesting to know if the ladies in our mob have trouble

Esmeralda · Guru

No Jimbo, no-one has tried that one on me but if they do I have a few photos that will scare them away (not photogenic). I have had "there is a problem with the computer you are using" and the usual electricity and solar ones recently.

Happywanderer · The Master

When I was using Skype I found a couple of unusual connections added to my friends list I didn't know. I deleted them immediatley. Haven't used it for ages though.

tonyd · Guru

Ah. Every month I pay Telstra $2.93 for an unlisted number. Best money I ever spent. Not a single unwanted call for years. Just under 10 cents a day for peace. Pretty good deal. Cheers, Tony

Travel Bug · Guru

ROFLMAO @ jimbo and Esmeralda. smile

I think that I must be the least photogenic person on the planet.

I was even pulled over for speeding one night.....yes I know...naughty....
and when I showed my licence the Cop would not believe that the photo on it was me.
I eventually managed to convince him.....

jimricho · Guru

The Do not call register only works with legitimate telemarketers. Crooks and scammers couldn't give damn about such niceties as checking the DNC register.

jonathan · Guru

jimbo wrote:
I'm having trouble with beautiful Chinese chicks wanting me to help them learn English On Skype.....I got it stopped when I sent a photo of me....
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... Jimbo ... I think chinese magpies woulda cracked on to you straight away !!
Jon

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

jimbo wrote:
I'm having trouble with beautiful Chinese chicks wanting me to help them learn English On Skype.....I got it stopped when I sent a photo of me.......Interesting to know if the ladies in our mob have trouble

Jim, can you please pass on my phone number to your beautiful chinese chicks, I hav a few hours to spare. biggrin smile

Sheba · Guru

Would you believe I've just hung up on another one ? This one could barely speak English, couldn't spell his Company Name, and claimed to be working with Microsoft.

Might have to see about that Silent Number Option I think.

Firefly · Guru

Sheba tell them you have to get your mummy and leave the phone sitting on the bench till they hang up or blow a whistle in the phone.

I have a silent number and it irks me to think you have to do that in the privacy of your own home for some peace.

But I agree with Tony, money well spent. wink

jules47 · The Happy Helper

I'm on the DNC register on land line and mobile - never get any nuisance calls - but emails - that's another story - tell me why I would be looking for a Russian Bride - or viagra or penis enlargement??!! - probably because they don't know that Jules is not Julian - I just delete them, they come in as spam, so get put in trash anyway.
Now if someone would offer to introduce me to aa 6ft tall, fit millionaire, might be a different story!

Popeye · Senior Member

jimbo you you cut a fine figure biggrin

KayJay · Veteran Member

This message appears on the ACMA Website (DO NOT CALL Register) under FAQ's

5. How soon after I register will I notice a reduction in calls and faxes?

If you have registered your number(s) for the first time, it may take up to 30 days for marketing agencies to recognise your registration and stop calling or faxing your number(s).

NB
We registered several years ago and apart from the authorised callers, eg. charities, political parties and eductional institutions, we don't receive any telemarketing calls. And we've just about got the door-knockers licked; have put up a discreet notice near our front door: FAMILY and FRIENDS Welcome, no HAWKERS or CANVASSERS, thank you. It seems to work. Jan

Sheba · Guru

This isn't a normal Telemarketing thing KayJay. It's the one where they ring to tell you there is a problem with your Computer, and for a fee they can fix it. Then they want all your details, including Banking details.

Obviously trying for either Identity or Money theft, if not both.

Cheers,

Sheba.

Happywanderer · The Master

They rang me a few weeks ago Sheba. I screamed in their ear that I knew they were a scam and I would report them. They hung up quickly and haven't heard from them again.

Sheba · Guru

Don't worry Marj, that's what I normally do, but I had the presence of mind to get a Phone No. at least the second time Leo rang, before I told him I was going to report him.

Since then, I've had a couple of hang-ups. Not sure if it's him or not, but I'm going to get the Whistle ready.

Cheers,

Sheba.

Cruising Granny · Guru

jules47 wrote:

I'm on the DNC register on land line and mobile - never get any nuisance calls - but emails - that's another story - tell me why I would be looking for a Russian Bride - or viagra or penis enlargement??!! - probably because they don't know that Jules is not Julian - I just delete them, they come in as spam, so get put in trash anyway.
Now if someone would offer to introduce me to aa 6ft tall, fit millionaire, might be a different story!

Now I'm jealous. I thought I was the only one they offered these services to.
I only have a mobile and no one tries to sell me anything by that medium, but emails.
I even get emails from so-called contacts. It's not them. Someone hacked their email address and then tried to scam me with viagra, medical supplies and other cons.
There's no "unsubscribe", but I just delete them before I open them.
I have my email on preview and by not opening the email they have no idea if I read them or not.
The go straight to Junk Mail for me to sort.
Bloody time wasters!

jimricho · Guru

I have calling number display on my landline phone and I don't answer calls from "private" numbers. Those with private numbers that know me also have my mobile.

I have two email addresses, one for general use and another that I only use for important private stuff. I always check my emails via my web browser using the ISP's "webmail" before downloading to my email program. Your ISP (Internet Service Provider, eg Bigpond etc) will have a link to a page to log in to your mailbox.

NEVER (and I mean NEVER) reply to spam or unwanted emails, even to "unsubscribe" or to tell them you're not interested or to tell them to go to b*ggary. Just delete them and move on. This is the advantage of using "webmail" to check emails first.

NEVER reply to emails that (purport to) come from your bank (or other financial institution) that ask you to provide any information. Banks will NEVER ask for this information by email or over the phone. If in doubt contact the bank. Ask yourself...Would you give any personal information to a stranger at your front door?

NEVER distribute other people's emails without their permission. This is a gross breach of their personal privacy. This is a common breach of etiquette by people passing on jokes etc, and plays into the hands of spammers using address harvesting software. Email programs have a "BCC" (Blind Carbon Copy) facility to allow emails to be sent to multiple recipients without distributing their email addresses.

We have always had to be wary of scammers and con artists in real life and has it has ever been thus. We should not drop our guard on the internet or the phone.

-- Edited by jimricho on Tuesday 21st of June 2011 09:39:29 AM

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

I second all that jimricho has said especially about providing other people's email addresses, the one I hate is when somebody sends you a Christmas, Birthday or card of any sort, the person sending it has just put your address on the cards web site and can be grabbed by that company for resale to other scammers.

I use a program called Mailwasher Pro, it looks at your emails on your ISP before you download them to your pooter, you get to read a part of the email and you tick a box to delete the ones you do not want, very similar to what jimricho is been using

ChiChi1 · Guru

Just had an email from FedEx. Its a scam and the attachment contains a virus. Do not open just delete immediately.

jimricho · Guru

ChiChi1 wrote:
Just had an email from FedEx. Its a scam and the attachment contains a virus. Do not open just delete immediately.

Very good advice, it's another very sneaky way to get you part with personal information. Never click on any links in these "sus" emails as they may take you to a fake website that's very difficult to distinguish from a genuine one.

Delta18 · Guru

Cruising Granny wrote:

I have my email on preview and by not opening the email they have no idea if I read them or not.
The go straight to Junk Mail for me to sort.
Bloody time wasters!

Unfortunatly CG the fact that you have downloaded the email, whether you open in or not is irrelevent, they know it is a good address. The only way to stop it is to use Mailwasher or check your mail on your iSP's website as Jim said and delete sus emails without downloading them.

You also have the advantage of not getting large joke emails that probably count on your monthly allowance, worse even if you have already seen the joke.

Cheers Neil

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

delta18 is right, I have been using Mailwasher Pro for years, originally written by a guy in NZ worth getting the pro version

http://www.firetrust.com/en/

-- Edited by _wombat_ on Tuesday 21st of June 2011 10:34:15 AM

Pejay · Guru

KayJay wrote:
This message appears on the ACMA Website (DO NOT CALL Register) under FAQ's

5. How soon after I register will I notice a reduction in calls and faxes?

If you have registered your number(s) for the first time, it may take up to 30 days for marketing agencies to recognise your registration and stop calling or faxing your number(s).

NB
We registered several years ago and apart from the authorised callers, eg. charities, political parties and eductional institutions, we don't receive any telemarketing calls. And we've just about got the door-knockers licked; have put up a discreet notice near our front door: FAMILY and FRIENDS Welcome, no HAWKERS or CANVASSERS, thank you. It seems to work. Jan

KayJay, are you aware that you have to re-register with the Do Not Call register every three years - I think - I know we re-registered last year after having been on it for a few years. How I realised this needed to be done, we got a call right on tea time and they asked for the 'man of the house', so I told them that he was a Vet, not having a very good day, and he was even worse if he was disturbed whilst having his dinner!! That got rid of them on that occasion. Another time, I asked where they were calling from, I was told Adelaide, so I asked what was the name of the river that runs through Adelaide, and they couldn't tell me - I then called them a few choice words, and hung up!!

Delta18 · Guru

I had a caller last night that was concerned that my Windows Op System had a problem...couldn't be bothered wasting time with her...just suggested she "go make love then get a real job". furious

Cheers Neil

jimricho · Guru

Delta18 wrote:
Cruising Granny wrote:

I have my email on preview and by not opening the email they have no idea if I read them or not.
The go straight to Junk Mail for me to sort.
Bloody time wasters!
Unfortunatly CG the fact that you have downloaded the email, whether you open in or not is irrelevent, they know it is a good address. The only way to stop it is to use Mailwasher or check your mail on your iSP's website as Jim said and delete sus emails without downloading them.
You also have the advantage of not getting large joke emails that probably count on your monthly allowance, worse even if you have already seen the joke.
Cheers Neil

Further to that there is an underground market for information such as live email addresses and other "phished" data.

Many of the crims who harvest this data don't use it themselves but on-sell it to other crims for them to use in going about their evil deeds.

jimricho · Guru

If you're getting excessive unwanted emails it's probably most likely you need to open a new email address, or even better two new email addresses. Most ISPs provide for multiple email addresses. Select an address that's not to similar to the current one. Advise your contacts of the change of email and when they get used to the new address, close down the old one.

If you have two new email addresses (in addition to the one you intend to close down) use one for strictly private use e.g. business transactions etc and the other for normal use. Never send an email from the private address that is likely to be forwarded on (eg jokes etc)

I use one of the webmail services (hotmail, yahoo, gmail etc) for my "normal" email and my ISP's mailbox for private stuff.

I've mentioned this before I know, but I really do recommend it.