Beware of Microsoft phone scam in South Africa

Literally been a thing longer than myadsl
 
we all have that family member that falls for it. We warned them about it but they just pay them money... hand over cc details or let them access their pc. :erm:
 
Ah yes, the one-a-month call to warn me that Microsoft has detected a virus coming from my PC and the nice Indian gentleman will help me to fix it.
 
A suggestion on how to get rid of them :

The Terrible-Two Scam
Phone Scam, Telemarketer | TX, USA | Family & Kids, Liars/Scammers, Technology

(I get a phone call from a private number. I answer it.)

Caller: “Hello, I am [Caller] from Windows Tech Support. I am calling about your Windows computer. Our system shows it has many viruses and I am going to help you work it out.”

Me: “Oh, no! Well, I don’t know much about computers, so I’ll put you on with my daughter. She knows way more about computers than me so she should be able to work with you.”

Caller: “Yes, that will be fine.”

(I put the phone on speaker and hand it to my daughter so I can listen in.)

Daughter: “Hello!”

Caller: “Hello, I am [Caller] from Windows Tech Support. I am calling about your Windows computer. Our system shows it has many viruses and I am going to help you work it out. Okay?”

Daughter: “Okay.”

Caller: “First I need you to click on the start button.”

Daughter: “Start button!”

Caller: “Yes, could you tell me what you see?”

Daughter: “You see?”

Caller: “Ma’am? No, I can’t see. You have to tell me.”

Daughter: “Tell me!”

Caller: “No, ma’am. You have to tell me. What is it you see on your screen?”

Daughter: “Okay, bye bye. I love you. I go on the swing now.”

(Then my very articulate two-year-old daughter hung up, handed me the phone, and went and played on her swing.)
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Got a call like this once. Told the guy what a dick he was. I just swore and swore until he dropped the call.
 
Only talking about this now?? Or maybe there was just nothing else to talk about
 
I just had another one of these, but what was interesting was that she knew my surname. An Indian lady called "Claudia" knew my surname and my telephone number.

I think maybe someone is selling our details to these scammers.

EDIT: I asked her how she lives with herself, knowing that she cheats and scams people out of their money. I told her she was a fraudster, a cheat and a scammer, and said I hoped karma bit her for it and that she comes back as a rat in her next life. I called her a disgusting human being and then hung up on her.
 
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