These guys have called at least 5 times in recent months. Today I asked for a phone number and where he was calling from and surprise surprise I was told exactly the same as all you others!! Same phone number and calling from Melbourne. Can anything be done about this?

First call from them was 3 days ago. The 3 second delay was followed by a foreign voice with the speil. I asked the caller what made her think that I had microsoft & she answered that it was showing on her screen and that my computer had problems. I said that this was a scam, which was emphatically denied. When I asked how I could have these microsoft problems if I don't have microsoft, she replied there must be an error in the system & hung up. Surprised to get another call yesterday from them. When I said I didn't have microsoft , she asked if I had an Apple. Told her I wasn't going to answer questions from a scammer so she abruptly hung up. Today another call! Twice I asked her was it microsft she worked for -yes both times. Was she in Australia? yes. Where? Pardon? Where, Sydney? Melbourne? She said Melbourne, and asked if I was in front of the computer. I said no, but if she would give me their number I would ring them back. When she gave a number so readily, I knew that (03) 9018 7738 must be part of the scam. By giving an oz number some people will be tricked into thinking they are genuine. What does one do?

So sick of these guys calling telling me my computer is infected. Just tell them you dont have a computer and they will hang up quickly :)

it is a shame I am unable to get those Idiods address I would have there fingers ambutated at the shoulder as they actually stak a virus into my computer. I have notified police.

Also got a similar call tonight, the caller claimed that they are from the Microsoft technical department.
And they said that my computer was downloading something from the internet that could damage the windows system if not being cleaned up, they also claim that I have to subscribe their maintenance plan in order to have their technical department doing something over the net, to clean up my system, a bunch of non-sense.

Dun trust them !! Microsoft would never pick up the phone and rang you in the middle of the night to ask for subscription.

just looked down the google list for this phone number and found a website with the name quoted by Simon Jones - 24sevenmypchelp.com

Contact details below as listed on the website:

Registered Office UK
GAMELA DEVELOPMENTS LLP
Cornwall Buildings,45-51 Newhall Street,
Office 330,Birmingham
England B3 3QR
Great Britain
Registration number: OC354594

GAMELA DEVELOPMENTS LLP REPRESENTATION OFFICE IN LATVIA
Katlakalna street 1,
Riga,
LV-1073,
Latvia
Registration number: 40006015103

E-mail: support @ 24sevenmypchelp.com



Contact No:

USA: 7185934198

AUS: (03) 9018 7738

I answered the phone to an 'Indian' sounding male, named 'Eric Jones' from Technical Support for Microsoft - 3 second delay before call kicked in/could hear numerous other operators in the background/reading same spiel off of a sheet. He said that the department had picked up that some images downloaded onto our computer could have corrupted the hard drive and if the computer wasn't cleaned, we could lose information etc. He asked if i was in front of my computer. Told him we don't use Microsoft and that call was being traced etc. He was adamant he was genuine and quoted a 'Melbourne' phone number to call back to verify. Ph (03) 9018 7738 was the number quoted - This is the 15th similar type call we have had since Xmas 2010.
Have had the same thing with the operators claiming to be from Windows and also a company 'Tech Optimisers' - They are all conns!!! Don't be fooled by it!!!

Very persistent and very convincing . What a fool I was to be taken in by them.
The company on the so called program was Xion Tecnology.

An elderly friend of mine was conned into believing these people (Gamela Developments) were for real and gave them bank card details and they were also able to hack into her Verified by Visa and change the username and password.  They also remotely accessed her computer by saying if she didn't let them update her firewall she would be attacked by terrorists!  Have spent today on a damage limitation exercise!

Got a call from Jenny.  I whinged & she gave me the number.  I called it from my mobile & she picked up.  She asked if I believed her now.  I said not really.  Googled the number & saw these forums & hung up.  She called back asking why I'd hung up & I just said coz she seemed like a dodgy chick calling from a dodgy company