Great news con.

[worane]

I got a phone call today from an Indian fellow who I could hardly understand.
He informed me that my bank had overcharged me $5248.00 in bank fees and that he was from a government department which was overseeing it's return.
He gave me an application number and a Sydney phone number that I had to ring to give the number to.
When I phoned that number they also Indians, told me all I had to do was to pay the overseas lawyer $110.00 which was his class action fee. YEA I'M RICH!!!!!!
I would also have to too stupid to be able to pour water out of a boot!
Is there any one I can contact to stop these ripoff pratts?
Watch out People. I smell a scam.
Regards Nick.

[Davo]

If I hear the delay that these calls usually have before someone talks, or an Indian accent saying they're from "technical services" or whatever, I just hang up. But I've signed up for this https://www.donotcall.gov.au/ and it's worth doing.

[shorty943]

I used to regularly get calls from similar mobs regarding a nasty virus on my PC.
Was quite some fun keeping them on the line paying for the calls, going from operator to supervisor etc, finally telling them I use Linux or don't even have an internet connection. OK, small white lie, but fun none the less.

[RVR110]

We switched from a regular Optus phone number to VoIP (mynetfone.com.au) and all of those annoying scam calls have gone away. It won't be long until we get rid of the "land line" altogether.

[rover-56]

I used to regularly get calls from similar mobs regarding a nasty virus on my PC.
Was quite some fun keeping them on the line paying for the calls, going from operator to supervisor etc, finally telling them I use Linux or don't even have an internet connection. OK, small white lie, but fun none the less.

I used to have fun playing with them, but now it's a bit boring.
I just quietly put the phone down and let them talk.
The most annoying thing you can do to them is waste their time:D
Terry

[UncleHo]

Yeah! Got one last night,let him yabber a bit then said,"but I do not have a phone" and hung up.

cheers

[Roverlord off road spares]

If it was a Sydney number you rang, then why don't you report it to the Federal or NSW police to follow up.

[bigdog]

Yeah! Got one last night,let him yabber a bit then said,"but I do not have a phone" and hung up.

cheers

I hand the phone over to my 5 year old who 'loves' to chat......:)

[gofish]

I hand the phone over to my 5 year old who 'loves' to chat......:)

Beat me to it. I do the same & put it on loudspeaker & laugh as my 5 yr old tells them about things like her pink bike :D The whole time the guy is asking if mummy or daddy is there.....I just tell her to keep talking until he finally hangs up.

[DiscoMick]

If you have a phone number then call the police about it and ask their advice if its worth them following it up.

[ezyrama]

Yeah! Got one last night,let him yabber a bit then said,"but I do not have a phone" and hung up.

cheers

:p:p:p, I just cover my mouth over the phone and breathe really heavily and say in a deep perverted voice " What are you wearing??" they usually hang up straight away.

[bob10]

Report it here, Bob

Report

You can report scams to the ACCC via the report a scam (https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/694011)page on SCAMwatch or by calling 1300 795 995.
More information

In October 2012, the AFP and the ACCC issued a media release (http://www.afp.gov.au/media-centre/news/afp/2012/october/afp-logo-used-in-online-scam.aspx)and SCAMwatch radar (http://www.scamwatch.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/994153)respectively about this scam.
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[worane]

Thanks to you Bob10 for the phone number. I have now passed the info on to the scam line people.

[bigcarle]

if its from the "technical section" if they ask me to go to the the start button ia sk where is that on an "Commadore Amiga" (used to have them...actually still have one downstairs) and they get all confused and dont know what to do and hang up, or when the want me to go to the computer i ask which one? and they say the one you use and i say there are 2 of them, which one? (there is 2my wife's and mine next to each other) they get confused a bit more, i keep it going until they savvy up or i get bored and then tell them NO i d
dont want to do it :wasntme:

[bob10]

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