[access-uk] Re: Computer Scam: Warning
- From: Shaun O'Connor <capricorn8159@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 12:35:12 +0100
by the look of it, we are going retrograde. those lads will not be
lau8ghing 50 years down the line because they will likely be treated
poorly if they have any form of disability because, unfortunately
certain sectors of society seem to think people with disabilities are
somehow inferior.
There is a bit of a story behind that attitude but not suitable for this
group as it is a highly charged subject.
On 11/08/2014 11:12, john gallagher wrote:
> yes you have to be carefull last friday afternoon i had tuned a piano in
> leeds and was waiting to cross a very busy main road when two lads came up
> and said it is okay to cross now. i was just about to step forward and i
> heard a car whistle by. i turned to the lads and said i thought you said it
> was clear. they replied laughing and said i just wanted to see if you're dog
> would make a mistake.
>
> well all i can say is at least after many years being blind it was not a
> newly blind person as they would have been killed. i must say though it
> really did shake me up and i was glad my phone was in my top pocket out of
> sight.
>
> so, what is the world coming to at least we have friendly helpfull people on
> this list so back to reading my twitter book now.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kelsey Trevett <kelsey.trevett@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Monday, 11 August 2014 11.01 am
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Computer Scam: Warning
>
>>
>> It is just another scam they have come up with. They are always trying to
>> come up with something new, that might manage to trick us
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On 11 Aug 2014, at 10.58, Pele West <pele.west@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>> $zfsendtotarget7clsid
>>>
>>> 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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