[access-uk] Re: Computer Scam: Warning
- From: carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 17:48:57 +0100
Cheers, Steve. Got it on the "Pressy" list!:)
Carol P
----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Nutt <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
CC:
Date: Monday, 11 August 2014 5.38 pm
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Computer Scam: Warning
>
>
> Hi Carol,
>
> Basically yes.
>
> trueCall is a complete call management system. So you can either accept all
> calls, accept all calls in the day and block all except trusted callers at
> night, or block only certain types of calls, international, 0844, 0845,
> etc. If you or anyone would like me to talk you through it, please give me
> a ring.
>
> Thanks.
>
> All the best
>
> Steve
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: 11 August 2014 15.46
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Computer Scam: Warning
>
> OK, so how does True Call work? I can only think that it has to check the
> numbers you have in your phone and not let anything through, unless you have
> that number as a contact or on either of those lists you mention below. Is
> this right?
>
> Carol P
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: john gallagher <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> CC:
> Date: Monday, 11 August 2014 3.38 pm
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Computer Scam: Warning
>
>
>
> hi there well i have dyson as one of my stared callers so it would not be
> blocked this is the beauty of true call you can create a stared list or a
> zap list so if the caller is not a stared list it asks them to say their
> number. then truecall rings you and ask if you want to accept their call. of
> course they will say who they are but all these idiots ringing will not go
> that far so you just do not get the hassall of even hearing that they ring
> you the best thing i have done since my last win at chess smile but no being
> serious it really has made a big difference to not getting silly calls.
> again if it was the hospital when truecall asks them for the number and who
> they are then again you have the choice whether you anser it or not.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Eleanor Martha Burke <eleanormarthaburke@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Monday, 11 August 2014 3.29 pm
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Computer Scam: Warning
>
>
>
> I understand where you are coming from John but for instance I had a
> withheld phone call this afternoon and it was from Dyson who are coming to
>
> repair my cleaner tomorrow morning. Now if I ignored the call then I
> would
> miss out on the appointment. Likewise hospitals tend to withhold their
> numbers.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "john gallagher" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 11.07 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Computer Scam: Warning
>
>
> > 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
> >
> 0was
> 0was
> 0was Hi Everyone
> 0was
> 0was I know most of us know about these scams, but I thought I would share
> my
> 0was experience of one. I have to confess that I did not just put the
> phone
> 0was down, which I should have done, as I was intrigued to see how things
> 0was would go.
> 0was
> 0was An Asian gentleman rang up last Friday afternoon. He knew my surname
> and
> 0was initial, which is the same as my husband's. He knew our address.
> 0was
> 0was I asked for his phone number which was
> 0was 02033 180712
> 0was
> 0was He said his company was
> 0was Windows Technical Department
> 0was Windows Service Centre
> 0was
> 0was He said he was investigating a cyber security breach and needed to
> 0was change our computer licence. He gave me the following licence number:
> 0was
> 0was 888DCA60-FC0A-11CF-8F0F-00C04FD7D062
> 0was
> 0was He said I should type Assoc from the DOS Command line to see if this
> 0was number was correct.
> 0was
> 0was I put the phone down and did some work with Google. I found an
> article
> 0was on the net which contained this same licence key and a very similar
> 0was phone number.
> 0was
> 0was My computer also has this key. It is shown on a line beginning
> 0was
> 0was $diszfsendtotarget7clsid
> 0was
> 0was When he rang back I told him what I had found and he evinced
> surprise.
> 0was
> 0was He then said that if I did not let him give me a new licence key he
> 0was would take the current key away and my computer would not work again.
> 0was This would happen in 3 hours.
> 0was
> 0was I told him he was talking rubbish and he said if I thought he was a
> scam
> 0was he could not help me.
> 0was
> 0was I have found out from a Technical Support person at Eset that the
> 0was licence keys are issued by MicroSoft to different manufacturers. So
> Dell
> 0was have one, Acer have another, and so on.
> 0was
> 0was Needless to say, I am sending this message from my PC 3 days later.
> 0was
> 0was I think some people could be rather upset if they were told their
> 0was machines would not work with their current licence key.
> 0was
> 0was Pele West
> 0was
> 0was
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