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Fone Phishing?
« on: June 06, 2011, 01:06:39 PM »
SWMBO just got a phone call.  After hearing her say "hello" a couple of times, she went silent for about a minute.  Then she said "I hear what you're saying, but I don't know what you're talking about", then she hung up.  I asked her what that was all about.  She said it was some guy named "Victor" who said he was getting error messages from her computer and he needed her Windows license number.

She done good.  And no, the number he was calling from was blocked.  I couldn't send it to Microsoft.

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Re: Fone Phishing?
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2011, 02:22:36 PM »
Good ol' fashioned social engineering.  I don't know if I'd bother sending it to MS even if I had the number.  I doubt there's much they'd or even had the power to pursue.

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« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2011, 02:33:00 PM »
I got several text messages on my phone (seemingly) from a FCU in northern New Mexico a few months back. My daughter got them on her phone too, same area code and prefix.

"Your accounts have been compromised and we need you to go to xyz website immediately to prevent further damage" or something to that effect.  Uhhh, sure.  ;/

Apparently it was quite the concerted effort, as many folks contacted the state AG's office about it and there were articles in the newspaper and on the t.v. news.
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Re: Fone Phishing?
« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2011, 02:35:07 PM »
She did very good.

Only way to do better would be to say, "I'm sorry, I'm in the middle of something right now. Can I have your phone number to call you back?"
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Re: Fone Phishing?
« Reply #4 on: June 06, 2011, 05:27:02 PM »
Quote from: mtnbkr on June 06, 2011, 02:22:36 PM
I don't know if I'd bother sending it to MS even if I had the number.  I doubt there's much they'd or even had the power to pursue.

Chris

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Re: Fone Phishing?
« Reply #5 on: June 06, 2011, 05:27:50 PM »
Quote from: makattak on June 06, 2011, 02:35:07 PM
She did very good.

Only way to do better would be to say, "I'm sorry, I'm in the middle of something right now. Can I have your phone number to call you back?"

 :lol: I coulda had fun with that number!

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Re: Fone Phishing?
« Reply #6 on: June 06, 2011, 09:34:15 PM »
My sister in law had the same thing happen.  Microsoft does take an interest, actually.
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Re: Fone Phishing?
« Reply #7 on: June 07, 2011, 01:06:07 AM »
Quote from: Azrael256 on June 06, 2011, 09:34:15 PM
My sister in law had the same thing happen.  Microsoft does take an interest, actually.

Velllly interestink!




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Re: Fone Phishing?
« Reply #8 on: June 07, 2011, 08:26:48 PM »
It vas shtupid.
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Re: Fone Phishing?
« Reply #9 on: June 08, 2011, 01:47:53 PM »
It's a scam - they try to get information from you just like nigerian scammers.
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