[access-uk] Re: Computer Scam: Warning
- From: john gallagher <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 11:07:53 +0100
hi there this is why should should use true call this is one of my zapped
numbers they are trying to get clever now and showing there number. i never
ever pick the phone up to this kind of number or person and it is a shame open
reach cannot stop it and we have to buy extra tools to do so. i was getting 4
or five calls per day some were genuen piano tuning calls but again never ever
answer them i say. these people are getting very very clever it can be very
scarey though but now for me i do not get these calls because of true call.
----- Original Message -----
From: Pele West <pele.west@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Access UK <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Monday, 11 August 2014 10.59 am
Subject: [access-uk] Computer Scam: Warning
>
>
> Hi Everyone
>
> I know most of us know about these scams, but I thought I would share my
> experience of one. I have to confess that I did not just put the phone
> down, which I should have done, as I was intrigued to see how things
> would go.
>
> An Asian gentleman rang up last Friday afternoon. He knew my surname and
> initial, which is the same as my husband's. He knew our address.
>
> I asked for his phone number which was
> 02033 180712
>
> He said his company was
> Windows Technical Department
> Windows Service Centre
>
> He said he was investigating a cyber security breach and needed to
> change our computer licence. He gave me the following licence number:
>
> 888DCA60-FC0A-11CF-8F0F-00C04FD7D062
>
> He said I should type Assoc from the DOS Command line to see if this
> number was correct.
>
> I put the phone down and did some work with Google. I found an article
> on the net which contained this same licence key and a very similar
> phone number.
>
> My computer also has this key. It is shown on a line beginning
>
> $diszfsendtotarget7clsid
>
> When he rang back I told him what I had found and he evinced surprise.
>
> He then said that if I did not let him give me a new licence key he
> would take the current key away and my computer would not work again.
> This would happen in 3 hours.
>
> I told him he was talking rubbish and he said if I thought he was a scam
> he could not help me.
>
> I have found out from a Technical Support person at Eset that the
> licence keys are issued by MicroSoft to different manufacturers. So Dell
> have one, Acer have another, and so on.
>
> Needless to say, I am sending this message from my PC 3 days later.
>
> I think some people could be rather upset if they were told their
> machines would not work with their current licence key.
>
> Pele West
>
>
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