Hoax caller from overseas makes the mistake of trying to scam a police officer

It's not a good idea to try a scam on the New Zealand Police.

Police have released a phone recording and a transcript of a call to a police officer in which the scammer tries to get the recipient to log on to a dodgy-sounding website.

The officer taking the call asks the caller what he has to do to get his computer "fixed".

After spelling out a web address (which is included in the call and you should not google), the caller tells the officer he is from IT support.

"Actually this is support server connection of Windows technical department, sir. So that we would be able to help ensure the problems of your computer, okay?"

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/9316461 ... ce-officer

kiwiincambodia wrote: ↑Tue May 30, 2017 4:51 pmIt's not a good idea to try a scam on the New Zealand Police.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the FBI were brought in, and eventually it was determined that the best way to deal with the problem was to pay the ransom. Let's hope the Dickson County Sheriff's Office gets some better malware protection in the future, and considering the value of the case files, $500 seems like a bargain.

If they get scammed, what are they going to do about it?