The Indian Gentlemen.

[geoffrey]

Every few days I receive a telephone call from an Indian gentleman telling me that I have a fault with my computer.

Is there any way that I can stop them?

[Crazy council]

Re: The Indian Gentlemen.

Its a scam. Get details and install stuff on your pc. They say there customer support. Dont know how to stop them other than tell them you have reported them to yhe police or someone

[PAWS]

Re: The Indian Gentlemen.

This scam has been around for a while. These chaps get you to download their software to ‘solve' all your computer problems.:lie: They even imply they are part of Microsoft. My brother in law was tricked by them but managed to stop the payment when he told me what had happened and I explained they were scammers.
Now BT say they cannot do anything to block specific international calls. The complete number is never displayed and again BT insist they cannot display international numbers but they can do this in Ireland! My Brother, now retired, worked for Telecom Eireann for 30 years and I know they have the technology but BT say that because international callers cannot use a ‘privacy’ facility to deliberately prevent their number being displayed they will not allow any international number to be shown and as a consequence blocked.
To put them off you can either launch into a conversation about what they are wearing or keep a vuvuzela by the phone and give them a good long blast when they call.:horn:

[ostell]

Re: The Indian Gentlemen.

If you have the time then keep them occupied by questioning everything they say and mistyping things. Just do not download anything. The software they ask you to download is not a scam, it is commercially available for support use but do not download in this instance.

They feed another number into the caller ID. For a long time it was Glasgow, it's back to London now. Ask for their address and see what they come up with. Ask them about the weather at their address. Have fun.

If you keep them busy then they are not scamming some little dear who doesn't know better. I've managed 40 minutes but I understand that the record is much longer.

[wales01man]

Re: The Indian Gentlemen.

If you are not sure who is on the phone pit the phone down SORTED

[Mr $quandaŁot]

Re: The Indian Gentlemen.

This scam has been around for a while. These chaps get you to download their software to ‘solve' all your computer problems.:lie: They even imply they are part of Microsoft. My brother in law was tricked by them but managed to stop the payment when he told me what had happened and I explained they were scammers.
Now BT say they cannot do anything to block specific international calls. The complete number is never displayed and again BT insist they cannot display international numbers but they can do this in Ireland! My Brother, now retired, worked for Telecom Eireann for 30 years and I know they have the technology but BT say that because international callers cannot use a ‘privacy’ facility to deliberately prevent their number being displayed they will not allow any international number to be shown and as a consequence blocked.
To put them off you can either launch into a conversation about what they are wearing or keep a vuvuzela by the phone and give them a good long blast when they call.:horn:

It's funny how some companies say that they can't do when, in fact, they can do it in other countries as you say.

This is slightly off topic but I am frustrated that I can't get a cash point card straight away if my debit card is lost or stops working. Even more so as they could do that immediately in Finland in 1985, nearly 30 years ago. What about that?