Author Topic: Mr Simon Watson from the technical department of Windows  (Read 40823 times)

Re: Mr Simon Watson fron the technical department of Windows
« Reply #125 on: 15 March, 2021, 12:19:32 pm »
I got one this morning with what would have been a rather pleasant English woman's voice, but for the jumpiness from splicing words out of the sequence in which they were spoken.

Apparently, my NI number has been used fraudulently somewhere near the border with Wales, & I should contact the National Insurance authorities immediately.
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Re: Mr Simon Watson fron the technical department of Windows
« Reply #126 on: 15 March, 2021, 12:35:52 pm »
Now I'm intrigued.  How does one use a NI number fraudulently?  And what happens if you do?  Does Thérèse Coffey come round your house and [“stop right there!” – Ed.].
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Re: Mr Simon Watson fron the technical department of Windows
« Reply #127 on: 15 March, 2021, 12:48:08 pm »
Now I'm intrigued.  How does one use a NI number fraudulently?  And what happens if you do?  Does Thérèse Coffey come round your house and [“stop right there!” – Ed.].
oi, that’s my MP you’re having fantasies about. Hang on, she’s a Tory, ok carry on.
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Re: Mr Simon Watson fron the technical department of Windows
« Reply #128 on: 15 March, 2021, 01:17:42 pm »
Even Hummers wouldn’t fantasise about La Coffey.
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Re: Mr Simon Watson fron the technical department of Windows
« Reply #129 on: 15 March, 2021, 01:56:50 pm »
Now I'm intrigued.  How does one use a NI number fraudulently?  And what happens if you do?  Does Thérèse Coffey come round your house and [“stop right there!” – Ed.].
I did wonder (not about Ms Coffey).
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Re: Mr Simon Watson fron the technical department of Windows
« Reply #130 on: 15 March, 2021, 02:34:34 pm »
Bollocks. Now I'm unsure if this is spam or not...

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And then there's an attachment which I am reluctant to click.

I can't find a reference to that order number anywhere else in my emails.

Edit: I'm treating it as spam for the moment...
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Re: Mr Simon Watson fron the technical department of Windows
« Reply #131 on: 15 March, 2021, 02:55:28 pm »
Freight quote. Com appears to be a USA specific freight broker for full / part lorry loads of stuffs. I can't find (on a cursory look) that they have a UK operation, so what's with the 0800 number (unless it forwards to USA)?
It smells like tinned spiced ham to me.
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Re: Mr Simon Watson fron the technical department of Windows
« Reply #132 on: 15 March, 2021, 02:55:40 pm »
It is. Don't.

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Re: Mr Simon Watson fron the technical department of Windows
« Reply #133 on: 15 March, 2021, 02:57:13 pm »
Thanks. I have something on order which has to come from foreign climes, but I would expect any relevant emails to actually identify what is there.
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Re: Mr Simon Watson fron the technical department of Windows
« Reply #134 on: 15 March, 2021, 03:02:39 pm »
It does seem that these scam calls are on the increase - in the past 9 or 10 days my wife and I have ordered 7 iPads from Amazon!!  (Oh, no we haven't) - and Microsoft (from an Oxford phone number) has called a couple of times, our BT account is being shut off tomorrow morning and HMRC want an online payment.  Email "invoices" seem to be starting up again - I get a regular one from some business or other in Southampton.

Ho hum, it brightens these lock-down days.

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Re: Mr Simon Watson fron the technical department of Windows
« Reply #135 on: 16 March, 2021, 01:11:16 pm »
Bollocks. Now I'm unsure if this is spam or not...

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And then there's an attachment which I am reluctant to click.

I can't find a reference to that order number anywhere else in my emails.

Edit: I'm treating it as spam for the moment...

Looks like a classic trojan.  I'll bet the attachment is something a bit more occuous than a PDF.  Isn't it nice that viruses come with boilerplate disclaimers nowadays?

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Re: Mr Simon Watson fron the technical department of Windows
« Reply #136 on: 16 March, 2021, 01:28:56 pm »
Freight quote. Com appears to be a USA specific freight broker for full / part lorry loads of stuffs. I can't find (on a cursory look) that they have a UK operation, so what's with the 0800 number (unless it forwards to USA)?
It smells like tinned spiced ham to me.

There’s no ‘0800’ number on that email. There’s an ‘800’ number, along with ‘816’ and ‘913’. ‘800’ is the US freecall code. The other numbers are also US. I wonder if this is a scam related to Wowsa’s alter-ego participation in the Trump affair?

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Re: Mr Simon Watson fron the technical department of Windows
« Reply #137 on: 16 March, 2021, 05:22:15 pm »
Bollocks. Now I'm unsure if this is spam or not...

Quote from: Email
Please view and print the attached bill of lading \ invoice.
 
 
Thanks
 

Account Executive

O: 816.949.6842 x6842 | F: 913.643.9252

www.freightquote.com



Additional contacts:
Customer Service Team |  o: 800.323.5441
 

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And then there's an attachment which I am reluctant to click.

I can't find a reference to that order number anywhere else in my emails.

Edit: I'm treating it as spam for the moment...

Looks like a classic trojan.  I'll bet the attachment is something a bit more occuous than a PDF.  Isn't it nice that viruses come with boilerplate disclaimers nowadays?


..and I just got one too.  With an .xlsm file attached.  Nothing good can come of Excel macros *gestures in the general direction of the global finance industry*, so I ceremonially deleted it.

Re: Mr Simon Watson fron the technical department of Windows
« Reply #138 on: 15 April, 2021, 10:25:53 am »
Caller: "Hello, I'm calling from the Microsoft."
Blah blah blah.
Caller: "Can you please check your Windows computer."
Me: "Which one, I have eight ?"
Caller: "Any one, it doesn't matter, they're all connected."

Caller: "We're seeing lots of error messages."
Me: "What do the error messages say ?"
Caller: "They say 'Fuck you'"

:-D
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Re: Mr Simon Watson fron the technical department of Windows
« Reply #139 on: 15 April, 2021, 11:05:54 am »
Last time that happened I told them I did not have a computer.   They probably said fuck you after I put the phone down.  I googled the caller number, Baltimore, Ohio ISTR.
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Re: Mr Simon Watson fron the technical department of Windows
« Reply #140 on: 01 June, 2022, 12:56:06 pm »
I see Smile are quick off the mark

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New Impersonation Scam - Be Aware


We have been alerted that some customers may have received a phone-call from fraudsters posing as representatives from Amazon and other well-known organisations including BT, HMRC and Microsoft. This is known as an impersonation scam.

Scammers are very clever and will try to persuade you to download software, such as 'Team Viewer' or 'AnyDesk' to your phone or laptop. They may claim there is a security compromise or an issue in relation to a refund on your account that needs attention via the software they have asked you to download.

This software allows the fraudsters to access your device. During the conversation with you, they'll ask you to log in to your online bank account and emails. NEVER log in to your online banking account when anyone else has access to your device, as they can attempt to make payments from your accounts without you realising and stop any message or contact attempts from us to warn you of suspicious activity.

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Re: Mr Simon Watson fron the technical department of Windows
« Reply #141 on: 01 June, 2022, 10:14:13 pm »
For some reason this has reminded me of a Windows 3.11 tool, Dr Watson
But I think that was legit

Re: Mr Simon Watson from the technical department of Windows
« Reply #142 on: 16 September, 2022, 05:26:04 pm »
We're from your ISP's technical department. Your router is infected. Run W3C validator. See all those errors? They're caused by the viruses and invalid files on your router. They're slowing down your connection. We need to fix that. First, download this piece of software . . . . 

From "Thomas" & his colleague in a noisy call centre, in Indian-accented English with snatches of what sounded like Hindi or something similar between them or to colleagues.
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Re: Mr Simon Watson fron the technical department of Windows
« Reply #143 on: 16 September, 2022, 08:04:38 pm »
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Caller: "Hello, I'm calling from the Microsoft."
Blah blah blah.
Caller: "Can you please check your Windows computer."
The temptation to reply, "I'm sorry, but my windows are manually operated.  Goodbye." would be hard to resist
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Re: Mr Simon Watson from the technical department of Windows
« Reply #144 on: 16 September, 2022, 08:06:42 pm »
Nah you just put phone down. Wait a while then say, yep done that when you’ve done absolutely nothing. They ask for next action and repeat.

Re: Mr Simon Watson from the technical department of Windows
« Reply #145 on: 10 April, 2023, 02:13:50 pm »
Today I got a call allegedly from a UK mobile number that I didn't know and the foreign-sounding lady gave a typical British name and said she was from Microsoft, so I hung up.

About a minute later, she called from a different UK mobile number and asked "Why did I hang up?" so I obviously hung up again.
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