Posted on July 19, 2011 Caller type: Unknown Location: Australia
today 19/7/11 received a call from with same blurb from Arnold (Indian) and asked to speak to his supervisor named Samuel. Asked for their abn (02) 6588 9101 which doesn't exist on the ACCC website its bogus. The ph num he gave me was (02) 8006 1200 and based in George St Sydney comp name Software Support PC. Said Id' call him back when I checked their bona-fides didn't
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Mark of Adelaide
Seems the Scumbags are hitting Adelaide numbers now. Same method, there is a problem with your PC/firewall. Go to PC management and look at alarm and information messages etc. Unfortunately for "Sarah" (strong Indian accent) there were only information messages in the record. So it was got to www.teamviewer to down load software so we can access your PC. If you didnot have a problem you soon will! Think of keeping an air horn or whistle next to the phone for the next time they call!
Andrew
I got a call this evening at about 6:30pm. Some Indian lady asked me if i was the main computer user and said my windows vista contained numerous viruses. Not sure if it was a lucky guess or she had access to some of my info... This is the second call i got from these clowns, the first one when i told her it seemed a bit suspicious then she quickly hung up so i played my cards differently this time. I told her i was away from my PC atm and asked for her company name and telephone number and she gave me the following: Software Support (02) 8006 1200 According to White Pages, this company is actually a firm in Queensland so she was clearly being dodgy. These people must be found and locked away.
Ashlee
I also received a phone call, pretty much the same. They claimed to be a third party company, nothing to do with Microsoft. He told me he was from Software Support 4 PC. I asked for a phone number, at first he refused to give me one until he fixed the problems which involved me opening up there website which would then connect me to his computer. I told him no i want contact details first he gave me the same address 21 George st central Sydney but gave me a different number (02) 8003 5916. He told me my computer was 88% corrupted with viruses- Trojans and was about to crash, they have received error reports. I then told him no one but Microsoft receives them. After playing dumb i told him i worked for an IT company and was well aware of this particular call, and it was illegal. He then tried to tell me it wasn't.
DJ
Definately dodgy - got the same call today. Same number 028006100.
Damian of Adelaide
the guys just rang back, and gave me another number to "call them back on" and this number actually works!!(02) 8006 1238/">(02) 8006 1238 (02) 8006 1238 (for googling by others looking for help)spoke to a "Roger" who is the supervisor who gave me this number. He also answered this number when I called back!Clarified their business name as Live Help 4 PChttp://www.livehelp4pc.net/http://www.livehelp4pc.net/index.php?page=contactus (contact numbers)I'm still of the opinion it's a scam, but it appears very legitimate.
Jessica B
Also they say their company name was Pc Cyber Solutions. No such thing in Google.
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Gary
Posted on July 19, 2011Caller type: Unknown
Location: Australia
Sample complaints we have found for (02) 8006 1200
Mark of Adelaide
Andrew
Software Support
(02) 8006 1200
According to White Pages, this company is actually a firm in Queensland so she was clearly being dodgy. These people must be found and locked away.
Ashlee
He told me my computer was 88% corrupted with viruses- Trojans and was about to crash, they have received error reports. I then told him no one but Microsoft receives them. After playing dumb i told him i worked for an IT company and was well aware of this particular call, and it was illegal. He then tried to tell me it wasn't.
DJ
Damian of Adelaide
Jessica B
No such thing in Google.
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