Who scams the scammers? Meet the scambaiters
Police struggle to catch online fraudsters, often operating from overseas, but now a new breed of amateurs are taking matters into their own hands
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| Hazard level: | 95 % |
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| Latest rating: | Mar 16, 2018 Add comment |
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Police struggle to catch online fraudsters, often operating from overseas, but now a new breed of amateurs are taking matters into their own hands
Wangiri calls are typically missed calls from an overseas number, with the caller hanging up after one ring or less, before the receiver can answer. The intention of the scammer is to entice you to call back the number upon seeing a missed call. If you were to call back the number, once connected you could be charged…
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Scam number, hangs up if you ask questions
Unsafe Mar 16, 2018 00
Call me this morning saying that there was a problem with my windows computer (I do not have a windows one ;)) I told her many times I did not have, and she insisted (she sounded Indian), I said my husband had one and he was not home right now. So she said she will call back later... Since my husband had problems with the computer I thought he had contact hepldesk or something, but he just told me he did not... So yes, Spam... someone tried to call again later (Australian apparently), but I guess my answering machine just throw her/him off (is not in English ;) ).
Unsafe Mar 15, 2018 00
Scammers ringing from "WINDOWS" - classic ransomware attempt
Unsafe Mar 15, 2018 00
Rang my work number giving me rubbish about problems with my computer. Asked what computer, the non-Irish lady said "your home computer". At that point, I just laughed and told her I was at work. She immediately slammed down the phone
Unsafe Mar 14, 2018 00
Foreign man lying about working for windows. No one works for windows. Wanted to speak to the owner of the computer. Just hung up on him
Unsafe Mar 14, 2018 00
phishing call trying to access you computer horrible guy on the other end when caught out
Unsafe Mar 14, 2018 00
Fake call talking about window virus and other rubbish
Unsafe Mar 13, 2018 +10
rang about Windows and access to computer- do not fall for it and hang up!
Unsafe Mar 13, 2018 +10
she said that she work for windows. Hang up they need your info from PC and then hack your PC. No one work for windows, but for microsoft. Be very carefully.
Unsafe Mar 13, 2018 +10
Rang twice this morning saying they needed to speak to us about our Computer... told the lady to hang up as we don't have a computer. I rang the number back and it gives the tone for a wrong number.
Neutral Mar 13, 2018 +10
Mar 14, 2018 00