Sam Black at
I've had so many in the past few days that I've merged them into a "highlight" reel.
1. 1:15 ish, pass on the number of people.
2. 41 minutes, 3 people (I think)
3. 10 minutes, 1 person
Standard stuff for most, `eventvwr`/`msconfig`, get TeamViewer, run a "scan" with `tree` whilst they type some nonsense about broken internet security, router needing replacement and me eligible for a refund.
The interesting thing is that most of the scammers now ask you to remote into their machine, as after a number of outgoing connection requests TeamViewer limits the connection time to 5 minutes: not ideal if you need longer than that to explain the "scan" and get the victim's bank details.
I only discovered this timeout after I connected to the first scammers, and the connection kept dropping, lengthening the call.
They hung up after I tried to log into my bank account with the username "HiScammers!"
Second lot were also standard, until I asked them if their scam wasn't working; protip, stopping `explorer.exe` and `iexplore.exe` is not going to inconvenience me, and no, you don't know what a virtual machine is.
Third didn't even get as far as connecting, claimed to be a follow up call from Friday, as they needed to finish the work.
They tried connecting to me, but TeamViewers new "This is a scam" warning appeared (I'd like to take credit for this, but I'm guessing TeamViewer haven't yet reviewed my report).
They did swear at me when I asked if their scam hadn't worked.
So, scores:
1. 2/10
2. 2/10
3. 3/10
Wouldn't use again.
1. 1:15 ish, pass on the number of people.
2. 41 minutes, 3 people (I think)
3. 10 minutes, 1 person
Standard stuff for most, `eventvwr`/`msconfig`, get TeamViewer, run a "scan" with `tree` whilst they type some nonsense about broken internet security, router needing replacement and me eligible for a refund.
The interesting thing is that most of the scammers now ask you to remote into their machine, as after a number of outgoing connection requests TeamViewer limits the connection time to 5 minutes: not ideal if you need longer than that to explain the "scan" and get the victim's bank details.
I only discovered this timeout after I connected to the first scammers, and the connection kept dropping, lengthening the call.
They hung up after I tried to log into my bank account with the username "HiScammers!"
Second lot were also standard, until I asked them if their scam wasn't working; protip, stopping `explorer.exe` and `iexplore.exe` is not going to inconvenience me, and no, you don't know what a virtual machine is.
Third didn't even get as far as connecting, claimed to be a follow up call from Friday, as they needed to finish the work.
They tried connecting to me, but TeamViewers new "This is a scam" warning appeared (I'd like to take credit for this, but I'm guessing TeamViewer haven't yet reviewed my report).
They did swear at me when I asked if their scam hadn't worked.
So, scores:
1. 2/10
2. 2/10
3. 3/10
Wouldn't use again.