PHONE SPAM

**SpankMe** · 23rd October 2010, 08:43

I'VE HAD TWO OF THESE CALLS RECENTLY. ONE SAYING THEY WERE FROM A VIRUS SOFTWARE COMPANY AND SAID MY PC WAS INFECTED. I JUST TOLD THEM I WASN'T BUYING IT. THE SECOND WAS OBVIOUSLY FROM INDIA, AND THEY TRIED TO TELL ME THEY WERE CALLING FROM MICROSOFT AND THAT MY PC'S OS "WAS DOWNLOADED WITH FRAGMENTED HACKING CODE".

I TOLD THEM TO F OFF AND TRY THAT SHIT ON SOMEONE ELSE.

OH, AND TODAY IS INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY

**James Deuce** · 23rd October 2010, 08:49

The call I got was from "The makers of Windows 7".

When I said, "Pull the other one, it has bells on", they were very confused and obviously not Terry Prattchet fans and therefore not real IT people.

So I said, "Thank you, come again", in my worst Apu accent and hung up.

It was great fun. I DO hope they ring again.

**Maki** · 23rd October 2010, 09:11

Oh man... Why don't these people call me? Jerking their chain for as long as possible would be absolute hilarity.

**Big Dave** · 23rd October 2010, 09:27

Well there's a reason to celebrate!!! <- Edit I have no all caps powers :-(

**Ronin** · 23rd October 2010, 09:39

I have clients who have listened to them. Which is good and bad. Bad for the client. Good for me.

The caller gives them a link to logmein, then logs in (funny that) and infects their machine. Then wants $300 odd to uninfect it. I'll do it for half that lol.

ALL HAIL ALL CAPS DAY!

**Jantar** · 23rd October 2010, 09:48

Originally Posted by Big Dave

Well there's a reason to celebrate!!! <- Edit I have no all caps powers :-(

"o"
YOU SHOULD HAVE.

**Big Dave** · 23rd October 2010, 11:40

Tries agin

Nah - scaled me down again.

**Virago** · 23rd October 2010, 11:47

YOU'RE NOT TRYING HARD ENOUGH...

**Virago** · 23rd October 2010, 11:51

Spank, you need to install this:

http://www.linuxsystems.com.au/astycrapper/index.html

Some of the sample recordings are hilarious - loved the Telstra one...

**Squiggles** · 23rd October 2010, 12:19

Originally Posted by Big Dave

Well there's a reason to celebrate!!! <- Edit I have no all caps powers :-(

YOU JUST NEED TO QUOTE ME TO SEE HOW ITS DONE

**Suntoucher** · 23rd October 2010, 12:19

Hmm never had these calls, guess that's the advantage to not being listed, although finally have been the other day.

It's pretty funny they're going backwards in tech now, actually making manual phonecalls. I wonder if they'll start faxing their emails next.

Technology, security and legitimacy through obsolescence.

You could fax your bank details including passwords and entire identity and it would reach the other end without a single person trying to steal the data.

In the same vein, if you received a fax with that information you would immediately believe it.

Try and do either with email.

**Gremlin** · 23rd October 2010, 12:20

faxes are still used for spam...

It's certainly easier to block email spam than fax spam, except spammers can't send out thousands of faxes at once

**Suntoucher** · 23rd October 2010, 12:25

Really? We've got publicly listed fax numbers at work(office of a big retail chain) and have yet to receive any. Also had a publicly listed machine up til 2008 with no spam.

**hellokitty** · 23rd October 2010, 12:31

Originally Posted by Gremlin

faxes are still used for spam...

It's certainly easier to block email spam than fax spam, except spammers can't send out thousands of faxes at once

when I get spam faxes, I copy it and tape them together and fax back to the spammers - the pages just go round and round and round and round and round and round

fun times