Computer scam

[Manonabike]

They wouldn't get anywhere with me as to put it mildly I am a computer genius, I build them from scratch and can sort out nearly all software/hardware problems. But, some people would fall for this crap if they sound genuine.

How modest is that?

It doesn't take a genius to build a computer...... lots of people I know have been building their own computers for years and it is getting easier and easier all the time - in the days when there was not internet available to everybody things were a little more tricky but still no need to be a genius to build a pc .... no more complex than building a bike!!!!

 

[ufkacbln]

.... no more complex than building a bike!!!!

Like this then?

 

[Manonabike]

Like this then?

Mmmmm I see, then it should be easier than building a bike

 

[Black Sheep]

Hi folks


Him: "Click on Application, and tell me if you see any red crosses or yellow exclamation marks. How many are there?"
Me: "about 80"
Him: "Oh, dear, these are serious errors with your computer! Click on the top one and tell me what it says in the description window".

So I did, and told him what it said. He muttered some more about how serious it was, and got me to click on another part of the event viewer. Unfortunately for him, the error message was clearly something to do with me ejecting a CD-ROM before closing the program on it earlier this afternoon! Serious error indeed! So I decided to string them along some more...

just to clarify, a computer magazine had a bit of fun with these scammers (and got death threats) but the main part of the article was the fact that even on a band new install of windows these 'errors' are perfectly normal and nothing to worry about.


they are basically saying where a program has terminated, either due to having finished its job or being terminated by another program and part of how windows works.

 

[meenaghman]

Well the next scam will be "banks" offering PPI refunds and getting you to confirm your bank details no doubt...