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Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29862 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
On the issue of Russian saw on the news today a story about Kaspersky total security. Kaspersky is a Russian company. The story suggested that it could be a Russian government plot to infiltrate US computers. So how many of us have used Kaspersky anti-virus? Has this been a scam all along? |
cRunchy Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 3555 Credit: 1,920,030 RAC: 3 |
On the issue of Russian saw on the news today a story about Kaspersky total security. Kaspersky is a Russian company. The story suggested that it could be a Russian government plot to infiltrate US computers. So how many of us have used Kaspersky anti-virus? Has this been a scam all along? Those evil Russians hey. I recently had an incident where I was asked to re-sign a data-share form as the service had just put our private data into an online system. I refused to sign unless the organisation was able to tell me whether the data transmitted would not be bounced outside of the UK. As is the nature of the internet it is quite easy for our packets of data to be routed and bounced outside of our national juristictions. By doing so it breaks our local data protection laws as our privacy becomes vunerable. This is extreemly true if data is passed through any US server given the Patriot Act and the US's anti PGP stance. (US government insistance on it's right to unpack individuals information.) Take a look at Microsoft. They jumped on the Android band waggon with Windows 10. Operating systems that openly allow the silent uploading of private data. Evil snoopers everywhere ;-)~ |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19080 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
Carlos, that is one of the urban myths and conspiracy theories going the rounds that has no foundation in truth. Open a Barclay's a/c, you can then get it free. But I don't use it, not the friendliest program to use. |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19080 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
Open a Barclay's a/c, you can then get it free.Ah yes, Barclays. Show me a bank that doesn't have skeletons in the wardrobe. |
David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
Just got a call from a male robovoice that tried to tell me it was my fault I hadn't done anything when the factory warranty on my car expired (2-3 years ago). It said "Hello?" when I didn't respond. Finally, it asked if I wanted to hear my options. I said "I want you to f--- off." It hung up. David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 |
Currently, a ransomware campaign is in full swing in a number of countries. https://www.cert.se/2017/05/pagaende-ransomware-kampanj-wannacry-wcry-wannacrypt0r According to the BBC, there are reports of attacks in, among others, China, the United States, Britain, Russia, Spain, Italy, Vietnam and Taiwan. Security experts believe there is a connection. Even in Sweden, ransomware rages. https://www.cert.se/om-cert-se |
janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 |
It would help Janne if you made it clear which text is your own and which is copied and pasted. Just a polite request. READ AGAIN!!""!!!! And how much Swedish do YOU understand'!!!! Nothing'!!!! |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24879 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
It would help Janne if you made it clear which text is your own and which is copied and pasted. Just a polite request. Here's a polite request - stop "nitpicking" - you don't like it. What has several of your posts got to do with telemarketers? Actually that link is to just one type of scam call that purports to be officially from Microsoft. Scam calls of all kinds come from many different places, as I stated the Far East (includes India) and Eastern Europe. The title of this thread is about tele-marketeers. See how easy it is to slip up? The thread was Phone Scams & your posts are relevant in that respect. Less rush to boost post count & more thinking. |
janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 |
Thank you for modifying your post. I haven't modified it. Just added the quote tags ! |
David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
I got a call a little while ago that I think was the same MO as Scott's original post, but with different details. The voice sounded the same, though. BUT, there was a clever new twist. It purported to be from my area code and prefix. She said she was selling home security systems and asked if I was a homeowner in need of one. I asked if she was a real person. Suddenly, there was "room presence" on the line and her voice was a bit more distant. "Hahaha! Yes, I'm a real live operator! I guess it's because I'm assisted in the beginning by an automated system. Now," and the presence disappeared and the same recording as before asked if I was a homeowner. Before I could say anything, though, she decided I'd said no and said okay, goodbye, and hung up on me. There must be someone listening to the failures and devising ways to handle them. I wonder what would have happened if I'd said I was a homeowner but I already had a security system. David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30683 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
Yes, the scammers are getting better and better at social engineering the calls. |
betreger Send message Joined: 29 Jun 99 Posts: 11362 Credit: 29,581,041 RAC: 66 |
Nonsense, good customer service is very good marketing and does increase business it's a win, win situation. |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30683 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
Nonsense, good customer service is very good marketing and does increase business it's a win, win situation. +1 |
David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
Nonsense, good customer service is very good marketing and does increase business it's a win, win situation. I have to agree with Chris on this one. If I want to do more business with them, *I* will call *them*. David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
cRunchy Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 3555 Credit: 1,920,030 RAC: 3 |
Nonsense, good customer service is very good marketing and does increase business it's a win, win situation. Actually if you have a good product in the first place you hardly need customer services. To suggest we need good customer services as an aspect of very good marketing probably means we sell cruddy products and need to advertise hard and appoliogise long. If we are interested in win win. We transact the right quality needed item for the right price. We should rarely need customer services. You all do non-sequiters... To have a busy customer services dept is not a badge of honour. It's a badge about how useless your items are... Or about how useless your customers are :-)~ |
David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
A very long time ago in The Wizard of Id, the Duke was visiting the new wagon dealer. The salesman said "We have the largest service department around." The Duke turned and walked away. The salesman asked where he was going. "I prefer a wagon that needs a much smaller service department."Actually if you have a good product in the first place you hardly need customer services.Nonsense, good customer service is very good marketing and does increase business it's a win, win situation. David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 |
SVT News tries to call one of the calls from Somalia that several people received. We came to an audio box reading in English. The mysterious calls from Somalia that many in Sweden have been called upon are quickly blocked, but SVT News managed to come up with one of them. Audio https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/tv-sahar-later-det-nar-svt-ringer-upp-ett-av-numren-fran-somalia |
David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
I got the "This is the IRS Internal Revenue Service. We are about to sue you" call yesterday. Several times. I finally set the phone to block the number. David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 |
I got the "This is the IRS Internal Revenue Service. We are about to sue you" call yesterday. Several times. I finally set the phone to block the number. I'm pretty sure IRS never phone you. Instead they send you a letter saying "Please call us". Weird if someone go for that scam. |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30683 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
I'm pretty sure IRS never phone you.I've received calls from them. Their skip trace people to serve a tax lien on some cheat the place I worked for was doing business with. |
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