People Claiming to Be With Microsoft Calling
By Becky
@mommymonky (325)
December 9, 2016 1:55pm CST
I just got a call on my house phone from some woman with and Indian accent, whos caller id name came up - Jellison M with a number 980-939-1571. She was trying to tell me that someone was trying to hack into my computer and that she was from Microsoft etc. I told her that I didn't believe her, and she says "I can prove it! Just go to your computer....." Yeah. Sorry lady, you're full of it. I just hung up, then googled that phone number. It seems that this is going around.
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9 responses
@paigea (36317)
• Canada
9 Dec 16
I have had that call so many times. I put the phone on speaker and pretend I am doing what they ask. I keep thanking them for calling to help me as my computer has been slow, etc. I keep saying I am trying to get it to boot up, etc. When I get bored, I hang up. Or I tell them I don't have a computer. lol
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@mommymonky (325)
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9 Dec 16
I'm actually considering messing with them if they call again. I'm going to tell them that my computer isn't working right now, but my grandma thinks hers is hacked, then give them the number of the police department to call my grandma to "help her".
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@msiduri (5687)
• United States
9 Dec 16
We were getting about one a week for a while there. I finally got so fed up, I yelled into phone with my best fake-Indian accent, "Samir? Is that you? You still owe me 5000 rupees, you dog. My cousins and I are coming to your house now to collect it from your sister if you are not home."
"Samir" told me his name was not "Samir," that I was crazy and hung up. Huh, me, crazy?
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
9 Dec 16
There's so many scammers I don't pick up any calls
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@Sasquatchy (1131)
• Canada
9 Dec 16
Yup, good move. They called around our area before too.
Just tell them you don't have a computer. lol
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@redurnet (1798)
• United Kingdom
10 Dec 16
I forgot to say that my mum got one of these calls and said she didn't have a computer and then the person went straight into a different narrative like they were actually calling about her credit card or something like that. Thank goodness my mother isn't naive but I do worry about vulnerable or elderly people getting these calls sometimes.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
10 Dec 16
from computer to credit card? how sneaky. but yes, it's horrible when they manage to convince those who are unaware.
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