One phone scammer has picked the wrong target when they accidentally calling New Zealand police.
Police have released a transcript and recording of a call between an officer and scammer trying to get him to log into remote desktop control website.
After humouring the caller - who claimed to be fixing the computer - by getting him to spell out the address of the site, the officer then tells him jig is up.
"You're calling from overseas. It's a scam, mate," the officer says.
"Do you know you've rung the New Zealand Police?"
The comment leaves gives the caller pause, before he abruptly shouts: "Shut up. F*** off", and breaks off.
Police have warned anyone who receives a similar phone call to not pass on any personal or financial information or allow the caller to access computers.
2 comments
Picked the wrong target is right! :)
Posted on 31-05-2017 13:55 | By Linaire
Wow, good on the officer for going along with this until the last minute! I hope no-one gets sucked in by scam calls like these.
Waste of time...
Posted on 31-05-2017 18:19 | By maildrop
...ringing the Police, did nobody tell them? Funnily enough they got the same response I got last I rang them to report a CRIME - an officer who clearly had little interest.
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