Their whole approach to getting customers is highly unethical and has all the earmarks of a scam. Anyone who says they are from Microsoft and that the user is clogging the networks of Microsoft is not to be trusted. Did you look at the link I provided?
----- Original Message ----- From: "George Mitchell" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 7:42 AM Subject: Re: [OT] another scam going around > Nicholas Geti <ngeti <at> optonline.net> writes: > >> >> As you know I repair computers for my clients and in the last two weeks >> two of > them got hit with a very clever >> computer scam. It appears to be world-wide. One client actually paid >> $100.00 > before realizing that >> something was not right. >> >> Here is how it works: >> A caller, usually from India, makes a phone call and announces he is from > Microsoft or other and that their >> networks are being infected with viruses or generating too much traffic >> from > the person's computer. So >> they need to install an antivirus program or check their computer to >> block the > traffic. Apparently they >> are very persuasive and can keep a person on the phone for 30 minutes or >> more > trying to get their credit card >> number to make a payment. They even give out a phone number to call back >> to > verify the transaction. The >> number is bogus. The scam has a number of variations. >> >> I Googled the name of the outfit, "OnLineRepairWorld.com" and got >> hundreds of > hits praising the firm's >> product. All of them were links to this same company. Moving through the >> hits > I found this link ( >> http://www.theogray.com/blog/2010/07/international-routing-system) >> unrelated > to OnLine and >> listing many correspondents who experienced the same scam. >> >> --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- >> multipart/alternative >> text/plain (text body -- kept) >> text/html >> --- >> My own experience with OnlineRepairWorld has been quite contrary. I >> received > excellent tech support for my computer problem related with slow start. > Also, > Harry helped me with free inputs regarding what could be done to make my > Windows > 7 more customized. He is available for my help 24x7. I thank Harry and > OnlineRepairWorld for its excellent services to me. > >> > > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/18063614de594f86b3ab2d589eb55...@dual ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
