Recently tried to set up a new Wi-Fi Epson printer without total success, so before returning it to the retailer I went on to Google and rang what was shown as Epson help line. The guy who took the call told me that the problem wasn't with the printer but with my computer Windows OS, alarmingly some 1700 faults caused by emails sent by someone very recently, as my computer was online he sent me what seemed to be all the faults in red which didn't mean a thing to me. However I became more suspicious when he said they had a Windows specialist who would remove all the faults, this would take two or three days. Then it came, the charge would be £140 plus vat to clear the faults, then another larger sum to ensure they didn't re-occur within a month, then a much larger sum for lifetime cover of my computer. I asked him for his contact details which he didn't give. I suppose some would have been panicked into coughing up. The printer fault was corrected by re-installing wired.
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always check you are on the valid web site ie www.Epson.co.uk with nothing else in the url, check security certificate is valid and that you use https where possible
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I had some nurd tell me there was 150 faults on my comp and wanted my card number and 140 quid to fix them 
errr get knotted unplugged comp fast and put phone down . I know 2 people that were conned so theres a lot of gullible people to be taken for a ride 
errr get knotted unplugged comp fast and put phone down . I know 2 people that were conned so theres a lot of gullible people to be taken for a ride 
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Its a bit like when you want to renew your health card for EU travel, the site that looks the right one lets you enter all the details as expected and then prompts payment of £40 when in fact it should be a free online service.
Worse of all they are doing nothing illegal, £40 for forwarding your completed info, good money that if you can get it and I bet they do.
Worse of all they are doing nothing illegal, £40 for forwarding your completed info, good money that if you can get it and I bet they do.
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I had some nurd tell me there was 150 faults on my comp and wanted my card number and 140 quid to fix them
They should be stood up against a wall and shot with balls of their own dung. It seems half the world is making dodgy phone calls looking to con people out of their money. Like the thing on the news yesterday about thieves scamming people out of their pensions. Barstewards.
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This was the start of your trouble. Fake sites pay Google to put them high up in the rankings. Often outranking the genuine site.
Google was supposed to be cracking down on it but obviously some slip through the net. Another scam on the same principle is a fake number that redirects to the genuine one but costs a bomb. It's particularly easy to be caught out when searching and phoning on a smartphone.
All you can really do is keep an eye out. Odd numbers/websites and try to google in a less obvious way... If that makes any sense!
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I was at my grandfathers house when he had a call from some bloke informing him that his company had detected various faults on the computer and that they could all be cleared instantly...he passed me the phone to speak to them...I started off lightly asking tondouble check the IP address (which they got wrong) and started making up technical sounding questions until the guy hung up
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It won't stop them, as it only applies to calls originating from the UK.
All they do is setup the call from outside of the UK, then transfer it.
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I went to sorn my wife's car (we only tax it in the summer) googled dvla sorn site, started the process on an official looking site, asked for email address, then it asked me for my bank details. Straight away I smelt a rat, then it said this is a difficult process, we will help you through it for payment of so much. Can't recall price. Came straight out & found the dvla "proper site" 30 seconds & one click it was done. We kept getting emails after, you haven't paid & finished the process etc.the site looked really official & I would think they catch a few, thinking dvla is now charging for sorn's
There you go, I've fixed your mistake for you
If any of you ever get anyone claiming your computer has a virus just say "Are you sure you have the correct computer because I don't run Windows..." wait for the pause and then they usually hang up.
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There you go, I've fixed your mistake for you
Maybe he was right - if compressed sufficiently, excrement will be as solid as lead - hard enough to inflict MUCH pain.....
[and no, I haven't experimented with it myself ]
Cobbler
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Maybe he was right - if compressed sufficiently, excrement will be as solid as lead - hard enough to inflict MUCH pain.....
And I think it would cause sepsis, causing eventual failure of the working parts & probably dropping off. That would stop their fun & procreation! Good thing too
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