I had one the other day. “I’m calling from Telstra International to let you know that someone is using your home internet connection without your knowledge. The good news is that we can provide a free firewall service so that you can…” <click>
Sounded like a “boiler room” behind him ;-) Dan > On 24 Feb 2022, at 5:24 pm, James Gray <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 24 Feb 2022, at 1:58 pm, Kai <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Just got a call on "0432 383 486" from "Alex Watson from Telstra, about >> critical warning messages seen from my account recently". >> Alex had a moderate Indian accent. >> >> I asked for his Telstra staff ID and he hung up. Hahaa. >> >> Just hope the next person they call doesn't think it's legit and end up >> scammed. > > I usually open with something like “Oh no! That sounds serious” and act > clueless; string them along for as long as I can. I figure if they’re wasting > their time with me, they can’t be duping my elderly parents out of my > inheritance! My record so far is upwards of 10 minutes. > > — > James_______________________________________________ > AusNOG mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog _______________________________________________ AusNOG mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog
