- May 8, 2016
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Having had weeks of callers pretending to be from Microsoft regarding “helping” me to fix a “problem” with my computers, all appears to have gone quiet
Until yesterday. Had a very credible call (ostensibly a Birmingham number) from a claimed “BT Technical Team member” saying there was a problem with my BT Home Hub router which had been identified (these routers do report faults) and needed my interaction to fix. It was all very credible for a few milliseconds, save that the caller couldn’t give me my name or BT email address, was using a VOIP phone and had a heavy Indian accent. When I told him my occupation and forcibly gave him a piece of my fevered mind he hung up.
But it was a good attempt, far more credible than the usual fake Microsoft drivel, and could have seen a naïve user expose his router to all sorts of chicanery.
Just a heads up .
Until yesterday. Had a very credible call (ostensibly a Birmingham number) from a claimed “BT Technical Team member” saying there was a problem with my BT Home Hub router which had been identified (these routers do report faults) and needed my interaction to fix. It was all very credible for a few milliseconds, save that the caller couldn’t give me my name or BT email address, was using a VOIP phone and had a heavy Indian accent. When I told him my occupation and forcibly gave him a piece of my fevered mind he hung up.
But it was a good attempt, far more credible than the usual fake Microsoft drivel, and could have seen a naïve user expose his router to all sorts of chicanery.
Just a heads up .