Scam/Fraud
25 Oct 2023
Purporting to be from BT stating there was a problem with my internet.Told them nothing wrong with my internet as I am a BT engineer.Told them where to go.
Community overview
Community rating:
Negative
4 user reports
First reported 18 Oct 2023
·
Last reported
almost 3 years
ago
User Reports (4)
Scam/Fraud
19 Oct 2023
A lady claims to be from Microsoft said there was fraudant activity on my computer I asked why as we don't often use it I suggested it was a scam and she got very Irritate with me and called me some nasty names and then hung up
Unknown Caller
18 Oct 2023
I was called today and they identified themselves as BT. Believe them to be a scam.
Scam/Fraud
18 Oct 2023
I was rung from this number by someone (a lady) claiming to be from Microsoft. They had rung previously (from different numbers). They claimed a Trojan has been downloaded to my PC and wanted access to clear it. I told them it was a scam and hung-up
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