Scammers, plain and simple. Trying to gain access to your computer

I have had quite a number of these calls too. The one a few nights ago (who couldn't even properly identify who he was supposed to be representing!) was an almost unintelligible Indian gentleman revelling in the name of Mac Taylor. Mac Taylor! You have to be joking!! (anyone else watch CSI New York????). He was fast with the double talk when I asked him to give me the serial number of the machine in question, and even faster when I asked him to send an email to the email on my registration details he claimed to have, outlining the supposed problem. I told him I was nowhere near the computer as I was outside attending to animals and still he kept asking me to just turn on the computer. Asked him to repeat what I had said to him the last time he said to do so and he got really tongue tied. Have some fun with them when they ring and waste their time. It's what a con man deserves.

Scammers.

Call (03) 9008 4298 and ask for "Shaun Davis". Be polite and request support. Once you have a "support call" going pretend to follow instructions. If you are asked "what can you see" or "what has come up" or anything similar say "I see a picture of a horse".

couldn't tell me what was wrong with my computer which computer had the problem ( have 6 in the house) comes up with overseas caller ID

They had my elderly father on the phone for over 1.5 hours, telling him to click this and that etc,they called back the next day to finish what they were wanting to do but I didnt engage with them just took Dannys number,what type of damage has been done to the computer? To scared to turn it on now.

thanks for your help Rat Catcher
I did not realise they were world wide they told me they were in Carlton Vic on (03) 9008 4298 which I rang and they confirmed name World PC TECH co

They called me but when I said I was from Microsoft, they put someone else on the phone. I called them back and told them I needed help with my computer and just so they know, I told them they were on the radio as we were trying to see if they could help me. They insisted they were in Melbourne, but didn't even know what a post code was, or what part of Australia Melbourne was in.

Indian scammers

they claim to be from "worldpccare.com.au" and claim to be based in Melbourne, they are not.
They are part of a scam centre based in Kota India.
refer the link below for more info re these tip rats.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/18/phone-scam-india-call-centres

If contacted hang up, call consumer affairs NSW and report the incident.

*****SCAM**** I had a call from a man calling from a company called World PC Tech on a very poor quality line, he kept claiming that my computer was sending him a message that it had a very bad virus. He asked me to switch on my computer and that he would step me through fixing it. I was aware instantly that something wasn't right and declined his assistance and eventually had to hang up on him. He than rang again and my husband answered and again told them we were not interested. He was very persistant and called consitantly and every time my husband answered he hung up. He said he was calling from World PC Tech and the office phone contact number is (03) 9008 4298. He again continued calling all week, eventually last night my husband got very angry and told him off. Lets hope this gets rid of him.

Second call from this mob in five weeks, third since February.  Was told that my "Windows Computer" had been infected by a "poly multi-virus".

I kept "Rex Smith" (the first Indian I've "met" with a western surname) on the line for about fifteen minutes, asking lots of questions ("How do you know my computer has anything wrong with it?"; "What is my computer's IP address?"; "How could something bad get on my PC when I have the latest anti-virus program?"; etc.).

When I finally let "Rex" know that I knew he was trying to scam me, he denied it, and still kept trying to let me give him access to my computer.  Rex knew the game was up when I told him that we use Apple computers.

Unfortunately, I know two people in their late seventies who were conned in to giving their credit card details to these scumbags recently.

rang with private number saying from ATO on satuday night at 6.30 ... uhuh ... Indian accent " DO you have all your receipts for your TV's and Fridges? When asked their number they quoted (03) 9008 4298... and gave their name as Jack Hudson and supervisor as Shaun Davis ....When told to go try SCAM someone else...Beep Beep Beep disconnected lol

these peoples are really scammers ...........

nobody can get access in ur computer untill u allow them to do so. If someone does it means that u allowed him or her to do so. If somebody rang u and dirctly ask u to turn on ur computer, it feels uneasy.
If our govt. warn us abt these things than we should take care of it.

I too have had calls constantly from this mob... Harry Smith.. Dan ?.. Jenny ?... I've got a basketball whistle beside the phone and have given them a good blast when they ring. Ignorant mongrels don't get it.. you tell them not interested... swear at them .. etc.... now I blow the whistle.. and if that happens to give them permanent hearing loss... so be it. Because it would be a lot kinder than if I got my hands on them... they rang a girlfriend of mine, and when she said she didn't have a computer.. she was asked  " does she play sex games?"... three times they rang back... she just refused to answer the phone in the end. Any suggestions on how to stop this lot?