Steve X16XE
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Registered: 31st Dec 06
Location: Barnsley, South Yorkshire
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Just had a phone call from some very Asian sounding guy called Peter. 
Basically it's a scam. I knew this from the start and managed to have them on the phone for 25 mins and then they started threatening me that they will turn off my Microsoft subscription to which I said i'd just buy a new computer, where they said they'd block that too. So that's where the shouting and name calling started. Was fun really.
They as you to press the windows key and press R. Then as you to type in "eventvwr". DO NOT PRESS ENTER AFTER THIS! I had them going saying the computer was really slow. They then asked me to go to a website. www.fastheal.net The website is ok to view, it's when they as you to click on the "connect to technician" where they get control of your computer. Oh and when they ask to put a "." tell them you have typed "DOT". Really winds them up!
I'm sure not many of you on here would fall for this, but parents and grandparents might. So just remind them if they get a call like this, just hang up and block the number. oh and this it the number... 01642878714
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
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lol why can't you press enter? Event Viewer isn't going to do anything bad.
I assume the bad bit is once you've downloaded logmein they then do something.
[Edited on 10-04-2015 by Brett]
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gooner_47
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Registered: 20th Jul 04
Location: Bexhill/Croydon
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve X16XE
They as you to press the windows key and press R. Then as you to type in "eventvwr". DO NOT PRESS ENTER AFTER THIS!
Why? It's just Event Viewer 
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Steve X16XE
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Registered: 31st Dec 06
Location: Barnsley, South Yorkshire
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Well i'm not really up on all that sort of thing. I've also posted this on my FB wall.
I'm guessing it's after that when they do something?
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Kyle T
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Registered: 11th Sep 04
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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 event viewer hax
Lotus Elise 111R
Impreza WRX STi
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
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DO NOT OPEN EVENT VIEWER!
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_Allan_
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Registered: 24th Mar 04
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Bastards 
I opened it and now all my logs are on show 
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Neo
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Registered: 20th Feb 07
Location: Essex
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I've had this happen at work.
They Basically say if an event code is logged (cabot recall which, a standard logon event) then your computer is infected.
once I asked which computer, he said "a Windows one", I said he'd have to be more specific as we had about 500 on site
I just get angry and ask why they are trying to pull a scam and they have no morals, trying to con little old ladies etc etc
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K2 GTi
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Registered: 21st Oct 04
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http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-04/11/malwarebytes
Scumbags. The thought of these curry munching smelly bastards scamming old people makes me feel sick .
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andy1868
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
Location: Burscough, Lancashire
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Had a customer that fell for this  they took control of the machine and locked it out. Later on the bank rang them asking if they meant to transfer £900 to India whoops
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