Fake BT Technician/Scammer

mcmaze · 29 August 2014 at 12:14PM

Hi everybody,
I just want to share my experience with you, earlier today I received a phone call from number 00919797999997, and the caller claimed to be a technician from BT, who noticed that there was a problem in my computer slowing down the broadband at my local servers - weird -, so he said he will help me fix that issue on my laptop so my laptop will be faster. It sounded dodgy, as the caller was calling from international number, obviously one of those virtual internet numbers, also his accent was wrong, thirdly he failed to know any detail about me apart from my phone number.

Still I decided to go on with him, so he asked me to install teamviewer software - a software that let others access your computer from anther computer by simply giving him your unique teamviewer passcode -, and he asked me for my passcode so he can access my computer and install a software that will clear all the viruses on my computer. Here I was certain that he was only trying to install a malicious software that will steal my data, credit card numbers, paypal passwords, online banking details etc... So I refused and told him that if there are viruses on my laptop I'm happy with it, but I won't let you access my privacy, he tried to convince but when I told him cut it short this won't happen he hung up on me.

I called BT who confirmed that it was a scam, luckily I didn't fall for it, but it can happen to anyone so please watch out.

teddysmum · 29 August 2014 at 12:42PM

mcmaze wrote: »

Hi everybody,
I just want to share my experience with you, earlier today I received a phone call from number 00919797999997, and the caller claimed to be a technician from BT, who noticed that there was a problem in my computer slowing down the broadband at my local servers - weird -, so he said he will help me fix that issue on my laptop so my laptop will be faster. It sounded dodgy, as the caller was calling from international number, obviously one of those virtual internet numbers, also his accent was wrong, thirdly he failed to know any detail about me apart from my phone number.

Still I decided to go on with him, so he asked me to install teamviewer software - a software that let others access your computer from anther computer by simply giving him your unique teamviewer passcode -, and he asked me for my passcode so he can access my computer and install a software that will clear all the viruses on my computer. Here I was certain that he was only trying to install a malicious software that will steal my data, credit card numbers, paypal passwords, online banking details etc... So I refused and told him that if there are viruses on my laptop I'm happy with it, but I won't let you access my privacy, he tried to convince but when I told him cut it short this won't happen he hung up on me.

I called BT who confirmed that it was a scam, luckily I didn't fall for it, but it can happen to anyone so please watch out.

It's been going on for ages, though they are usually from 'Microsoft'. There is a thread on here, about it, containing a link to Youtube footage of a man having fun with them. (I had some fun, myself, wasting a lot of their time before letting them listen to my new speakers)

JJ_Egan · 29 August 2014 at 12:51PM

These scams are plastered all over the newspapers and internet .But the perpetrators must be getting enough mugs to make it pay .
Love to be able to reverse team viewer and format their machines .

marywooyeah · 30 August 2014 at 10:45PM

teddysmum wrote: »

It's been going on for ages, though they are usually from 'Microsoft'. There is a thread on here, about it, containing a link to Youtube footage of a man having fun with them. (I had some fun, myself, wasting a lot of their time before letting them listen to my new speakers)

Yeah I've had the "Microsoft" ones too, I muck about with them and ask them to repeat themselves as I "can't hear them" then say stupid things like "which part is the mouse?", "internet, what's that" until they hang up - never gets old! :rotfl:

brewerdave · 1 September 2014 at 9:49AM

Wish I was getting these calls still -at least you can have a bit of fun with them -all I seem to get at the moment,are prerecorded messages about debts or free boilers!!:rotfl:

teddysmum · 1 September 2014 at 11:43AM

brewerdave wrote: »

Wish I was getting these calls still -at least you can have a bit of fun with them -all I seem to get at the moment,are prerecorded messages about debts or free boilers!!:rotfl:

I hadn't had any for ages, until last week, so you may be lucky.

Fake BT Technician/Scammer

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