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Re: 24/7 PC Care Scam

Alafu; — Wed, 09 May 2012 12:29:23 -0000

Couldn't understand the Indian Man who called and told him I was not interested. Of course, he attempted to pursue further conversation when I told him that he was wasting my time. I just hung up on the fool.
When the calls come in as 'private caller' we are tempted not to answer; however, family members have unlisted numbers which also come up as 'private callers' which leads us to have to answer phone calls.
Women especially need to beware. They are out there and They are trying to scam us all!

Re: 24/7 PC Care Scam

Guest — Wed, 09 May 2012 06:17:21 -0000

24x7 pc care - I just experienced a call from this team, 'Allegedly' called Julia and detailing the Manchester number. When I asked how they had obtained an exdirectory telephone number I was advised it came from their 'Research & Development' Team - utter rubbish!

This company uses nothing more than scare tactics to generate business, they should be ashamed of themselves, or better still shut down.

Re: 24/7 PC Care Scam

Mondo — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:36:03 -0000

Yeah, They are still here, likewise i kept him on for the hell of it. Then told him i had to disconnect and plugin my modem. (Fax). then kept asking them for the company address to send my bill to because they broke my computer. Got talking to another guy who eventually told me to get lost in very good english as it happens. Said there based in Manchester... Bit to broad of an indian accent for my liking.

Re: 24/7 PC Care Scam

Cameron Birch — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:21:48 -0000

Just had a call from them. Didn't have anything better to do, so I played along. But for some reason everytime they asked me to go to the login page for the remote access, it went to the google home page. ;) Then I was unable to open IE, as I only used chrome. 30mins later he hung up on me.

Re: 24/7 PC Care Scam

Rosemary — Tue, 08 May 2012 10:03:25 -0000

Just had yet another call - (8.5.12) - 'Oh Mam, this is John and I am calling about your computer' - I knew exactly what this was about and told him to shove it where the monkey ................... Do they really think that after about 20 calls someone is going to fall for it? So thick as well as unpleasant.

Re: 24/7 PC Care Scam

Jane Taylor — Sat, 05 May 2012 06:24:12 -0000

Just received a call today!! told they were based in Manchester. I'd heard about these types of companies before so was suspicious. Found it very difficult to understand what the caller was saying, but alarm bells sounded when he said we obviously had a microsoft computer in the house and asked me to turn it on. (! - I might be an IT numpty, but isn't that a software programme?). When asked how he knew this was informed that there is something called the world wide web and they could tell we'd been to unsecure websites and had downloaded something invisible!!! I ended up telling him he must be mistaken as we don't have a computer. Or a phone!!!

Re: 24/7 PC Care Scam

Maz — Wed, 02 May 2012 09:43:01 -0000

Totally dumbasses. Well I knew this was a scam from onset cos of stuff in th media etc. Anyway he gave me hs speech n told me to go to my computer which I did (in my imagination that is lol) then he told me to press such n such which I said ok as if I was doing exactly wat he was saying well this went on n he kept saying what can u see now to which every time I replied what shud I be seeing which he told me and I just agreed. Then I think he clocked on and well he promptly disconnected the call
Wasting time of the conman. Well that's my one good deed of the day!

Re: 24/7 PC Care Scam

Camface99 — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:09:55 -0000

the little idiot's do not mess about my Nan and Grandad any more they are getting old they nearly gave them 4000 and asked me as good with computers but cant fix she asked me if it would cost about that and i said no about 50 100 so got on phone with them and had a right go at them and there so roued

Re: 24/7 PC Care Scam

Mattyd75 — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:10:58 -0000

If you want to brighten up your day with a laugh I suggest you read this while on the phone to them. Just keep talking while you read but DON'T GIVE YOUR INFO OUT.

The only thing you can do to stop these people from doing it to others is to simply lead them on and waste their time therefore giving them less chance to make other calls. Its also quite amusing.

Below I have added some of my favorite questions and techniques I love to use on telephone sales people, especially scams and foreign ones that have no reason to call you. Firstly I suggest an awfully long and painful conversation with them as if you are 'lost and confused' with their instructions, its funny hearing them get frustrated. Then out of no where begin to ask them sarcastic questions like 'Does Microsoft make personal calls to all the 15 billion customers they have?' (I don't actually have a clue how many there are but it wouldn't surprise me if it was close to that!Then we move on to more personal questions...to them.1) Keep asking them lots like 'How are you then?', 'What was your name again?' 'How strange so is mine, what a coincidence', 'Where do you work?', 'Whats the weather like in India?', 'Is it nice there?' 'What time do you finish today?'2) Then let them speak for a while by saying 'Sorry what was it you were saying?' Just so they don't just put the phone down on you, this will also make them confused about if you are serious or not - lead them on some more just to waste more time - and then...we move on again.3) Tell them a pointless story about a holiday you had in India and how the food was very hot and so on. This is very funny because they think you're serious and you can be as creative as you like.4) See how long you can continue this for, mine personally was 12 minutes on the 2nd phone call! 6) Tell them your worst joke like 'What did the fisherman say to the card magician? Pick a Cod, any Cod'7) Finally, when you have had enough and after you have wasted their time telling your wonderful stories, tell them you have to go because of some strange reason like taking your pet chicken to Zumba lesson, tell them its been great talking to them and sharply put the phone down. Voila! One perfectly executed phone call wasting of a conman's time yet giving you a little bit of fun in your day. This will also leave them baffled and confused. WARNING: You may get another call back where you can either do the same using your own imaginary questions and ideas or you can firmly but over-politely tell them that you have just sold all the computers, TV's, microwaves, satalite dishes, toasters, mobiles and pop corn making machines away and you do not need their assistance anymore. Thank you please and bonnet de douch (French for 'Shower hat).Enjoy!

Re: 24/7 PC Care Scam

Mattyd75 — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:29:50 -0000

DONT TRUST THEM. Thats all that needs saying. For a 'Global Windows Support Company' they don't even have a website! That say's it all. Don't fall for it, speak to your local

Re: 24/7 PC Care Scam

becca — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:59:01 -0000

Hi . I've been recieving emergency calls from them for a week now and today had the time to give them my time . I was pulled in and almost gave them £105 for re registering my computer as my registration had run out and I was using my computer illegally!!!!!!!

Re: 24/7 PC Care Scam

Foffert — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:04:31 -0000

My Uncle was called by these people today he is 87 and was concerned, he asked them to call back at 3.00 pm when he knew I would be there. "Kevin Samson" called at 15.10, he sure didn't sound like a Kevin anything, calling from "Manchester City sir..." I joked that it sounded like he was calling from a football club and he started from some script about "Liverpool FC... etc". Anyway when he finally got the message that I was not buying it all (I was meticulously polite) he turned really mean, calling me a m**f**r. It was genuinely funny hearing this Hollywood Gangsta cursing in an Indian accent,I laughed and hung up. He phoned back several times and I warned my Uncle that he will probably phone again. Nasty people, nasty business not good for India thats for sure.

Re: 24/7 PC Care Scam

Rosemary — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:24:17 -0000

Hi Alexconnor7

I entirely endorse an event/workshop for your local community - where are you (roughly) ?

Rosemary

Re: 24/7 PC Care Scam

Alexconnor7 — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:18:38 -0000

I had a call from these guys just last night. This guy claimed to be called "Jack Smith" or some random generic name like that. He didn't sound like a Jack Smith, I know that much. When he told me that his server had detected that my computer was hacked I laughed a little bit. I think he was getting upset with me for not falling for it. Anyway, I kept him talking, long enough to do a quick search on the business name where of course I found this article. I thought it might be fun to read this article to him slowly, out loud, word for word. He didn't like that at all, and started yelling at me to shut up, which only spurred me on of course. Then I told him he's a nasty little conman and should go hurl himself off a building, so he told me to f*** off and then hung up on me, which was a real shame because I was really starting to enjoy myself. What really gets me is that I feel powerless in helping others to identify such schemes for what they are. There really are people out there who will fall for this stuff, simply because they're not tech-savvy. Only by making people aware of the signs, what to look for, what to be cautious of can we truly beat these scammers down. It occurs to me that maybe I could organise an event, a workshop or something for my local community, free for all. Something needs to be done, dagnammit!

Re: 24/7 PC Care Scam

Robertwheatley — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:43:16 -0000

Bob; I was scammed yesterday by this company who threatened to close down my computer if I did not pay to register my Windows Operating System which they claimed was illegal.I stupidly did this.I have had a Tech Guy look at my computer and he stated that they had only run programs already on my computer.The 24sevenpccare co has offered me £30.00 compensation.What would you do ?

Re: 24/7 PC Care Scam

David — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:33:02 -0000

One of my clients has told me that the fraudsters that called her were going to charge her £149 for "lifetime warranty" at which point she (finally) got suspicious and asked for an email detailing this service to discuss with her husband. This was refused and the caller would wait whilst she contacted her husband! Instead she called me and I assured her it was a scam and she hung up on them, then brought her laptop to me for cleaning up.

Re: 24/7 PC Care Scam

Misscalimom44 — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:16:44 -0000

I was called today from someone who said I had a virus and they seemed to know what they where doing because if I would of had a credit card,wait excuse me I had to have a debit card not credit card and no money orders for some reason no checks only debit. And not to run my computer until the lady calls me back on my payday. I guess I am a lame also for believing this

Re: 24/7 PC Care Scam

spikethebudgie — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:09:35 -0000

just had them on the phone again, had read this article and gave the phone operator a hard time and was passed to a superviser who got very aggresive and defensive. I am a righteous arsey git so had loads of fun with him before he hung up. There form of proof is asking people to check their event log which they will state every problem is major, then access.

Re: 24/7 PC Care Scam

Rjc1602 — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 20:44:15 -0000

Well, I guess looking at the comments I am not the only one that was stupid. I am know trying to get my money back any suggestions? I was given the name Sandy who claims to be the senionr teck, but noone knows of him or do they answer the phone number. I also tried to restore my computer but to no avail. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Re: 24/7 PC Care Scam

David — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 08:59:13 -0000

I've not suffered a call from their fraudsters, though some of my customers have. One question I am asked and don't know the answer to, is "How do they get my name to go with my phone number?" Any ideas please?

Re: 24/7 PC Care Scam

Rosemary — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:01:08 -0000

Hi All

I've had 2 more phone calls - one last evening and another at luchtime today (20/4/12) - this has been going on for about a year now. On both of these calls I told them I couldn't understand a word they were saying and they just hung up. Thank goodness I never got caught that's all I can say - they really are a b....dy nuisance to say the least. Good luck to all.
Rosemary

Re: 24/7 PC Care Scam

Booboo — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:16:30 -0000

PC Health pack...it sucks. I actually bought it & I am so sorry I did. I am trying to get my $$ back now (just got it last week) I tried to uninstall it today & then my pc woouldn't even work. I had to do system restore, which meant back on PC Health pack (friggin' thing) My pc has crashed more since i got it, it's a pain in my ass, i'm so aggravated at myself for being so stupid....grrrrrr...any suggestions??? Help??? Fast fix tricks on how to get $$$ back? Who to write to??? Any will be appreciated!!

Re: 24/7 PC Care Scam

Jace — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:28:28 -0000

They called me and gave a very convincing script. luckily my girlfriend called me and i explained to her im on the phone to these people. then i saw them open up our cmd prompt and asked her to google this company whilst i was still on the phone to her. this was the first thing she came up so i hung up the phone to them and immediately disconnected my computer

Re: 24/7 PC Care Scam

Sel — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:44:16 -0000

Just got a call from these guys and I just googled thier company name whala... this was the first to show up. I told the caller.. I am going to read something from the internet and listen to it. I read first few lines form the blog and the guy started saying... people can write whatever they want and it is not true. When I asked how he got my number, He replied ' you must have clicked our link in internet which has detected the fault in your computer'. I told him ' you might have got my IP address from it but how did you get my phone number' He then said he will put to his senior supervisor ?!!!..I dint bother and put the phone down

Re: 24/7 PC Care Scam

Capvermell — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:06:08 -0000

Jayne, I think their "resilience" clearly = their stupdity and ability only to stick to a tried and trusted script and wait till some poor person with a less cynical and more trusting nature than you or I falls for the scam. Obviously it works as a way of making money or they wouldn't keep at it with such persistence. You might have thought thought though that they would have realised their potential returns were maximised by never trying the same number more than once, even allowing for the lack of common sense and ability to size up personality types of the people making the calls.