Windows scam or worse?

texranger

exprog wrote: »

Electoral register, perhaps.

most likely and as 9/10 households will have either a desktop or laptop they will always find someone not clued up and fall for their scam

debitcardmayhem

exprog wrote: »

Electoral register, perhaps.

takeiteasy77 wrote: »

Yep !

nail + Head

texranger wrote: »

most likely and as 9/10 households will have either a desktop or laptop they will always find someone not clued up and fall for their scam

Electoral Register does not include phone nos, and ex directory too. More likely is entering phone no on the web via purchasing/registering the sky is the limit

texranger

debitcardmayhem wrote: »

Electoral Register does not include phone nos, and ex directory too. More likely is entering phone no on the web via purchasing/registering the sky is the limit

it is possible by using the electrol register to find a phone number even if ex directory.

a professional criminal gang will employ staff to just do this.

you give your name and DOB and one of these gangs can get your full address, phone numbers, bank details etc.

have you not heard of ID theft and the need to shred as much personal information you have and no longer need.

cwoodham

There was a good post on the Make Use Of blog yesterday about this scam:

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/cold-calling-computer-technicians-fall-scam-scam-alert/