Worrying scam phone call

Ghot said:

Good rule of thumb for strange phone calls...


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Do the exact opposite of course i.e.

Do not trust anybody.

Do not click anything.

cereberus said:

Do the exact opposite of course i.e.

Do not trust anybody.

Do not click anything.

LOL

The double negatives are for humor's sake. Englishmen... sheesh.

Ghot said:

LOL

The double negatives are for humor's sake. Englishmen... sheesh.

I thought they were for humour LOL.

However main point is OP should not worry. Main thing is to never believe these crooks.

Hello @Judesman,

Judesman said:

Yet another phone call from Microsoft telling me that I was being hacked etc. I know Microsoft does not phone us but this was a bit worrying as the lady insisted that she new my Internet ID number and told me my name. She wanted me to go to cmd and she would prove that she knew my ID number. I hung up and she promptly phoned back I hung up again. This happened about four times before she gave up. Should I be worried? (Win 10 21 H2)

I know that situations like this can be un-nerving and worrying, and it is disgusting that there are people out there who try to con nice people.

One option available to you is to block the number that they ring from, or better still, contact whoever you pay the telephone bill to and they will probably be able to do something their end.

If you get any more calls, just tell them that you have notified the Police and put the telephone straight down.

I hope this helps.

Paul Black said:

Hello @Judesman,



I know that situations like this can be un-nerving and worrying, and it is disgusting that there are people out there who try to con nice people.

One option available to you is to block the number that they ring from, or better still, contact whoever you pay the telephone bill to and they will probably be able to do something their end.

If you get any more calls, just tell them that you have notified the Police and put the telephone straight down.

I hope this helps.

Or tell them you are from the FBI (or Chinese State Security or MI 5, or whatever )and police are being sent rght to to arrest them, and their entire family, including parents and grandparents, so they better get out of the house right now to avoid being arrested.

Next time she calls tell her you are Inspector Holmes from the fraud squad, that her illegal phone call has been traced and a squad car is on the way to arrest her.