Spying of the scammers - Panorama (20:30)

As predicted the Indians are at it. They ran scam call centres in India scamming naive computer users in Australia, USA and the UK claiming their computers were infected with a virus, and they were calling from Microsoft to help them rid the virus and secure their computers back to normal working condition.

These scammers were filmed and recorded in their call centres by fake victims of scammers who turned the table on them eg filming their entire operation on the shop floor, and a meeting between their head honchos about their next possible scam.

A scammer was asked if he knew the name of a restaurant in the town in America he claimed to be calling from; the scammer was filmed frantically 'googling' for a restaurant.

Next time should anyone get a similar call from these Indian scammers just remember one thing ie if they are calling from Microsoft why do they not speak proper English with either a British or American accent? An oversea Indian never loses their original India accent!

another tip, when call and say they are from openreach and saying your BT internet is about to go down, openreach do not know who your isp is.

A new scam is to say your Amazon Prime membership will auto-renew at a cost of £79 per month. If you don't want this to happen press 1.
You only need to tell them your Amazon log-in details


Another one is to say an expensive purchase has been made on your credit card and do you wish this to proceed.
All you need do is tell them your bank details and they can sort it out for you

Used to have them all the time . Longest I've kept them talking is twenty five minutes......scum

I've also had the same Amazon call.

I've just watched the programme and it doesn't say how it all starts. Is it an email link or a dodgy site? For example, the woman said she was looking for "pet insurance" so how did she end up getting scammed via a simple and often used search, which most of us would have done at some point?

I think with the info supplied by former employees of British companies who'd outsourced overseas eg India these info were sold to scammers or used to set-up scam outfits like those highlighted in Panorama last night.

The South Asians eg Indians and Pakistanis have no qualms doing dodgy activities in the UK thus doing it in their homeland will be a walk-in-the-park as the authorities there are as bent and corrupt as any Nigerian fraudster.

If I received an email or phone call from any South Asian sounding individual I'd either put the hone down or ask the individual for id (and postcode), and then threaten to report them to UK police, if they do not stop - it has worked so far.

Dodgy people do not earn my respect - economic or political.

If I don't recognise the number it doesn't get answered regardless. If it is important they have the 'option' to leave a message.

I think most of us learn to tell if our children want money with barely a few words spoken

The thing with these people is they always think they are better than you (which they are not), and anything is possible with them to dislodge your wealth regardless. They also believe they have the "right" to your wealth, and is theirs for sharing - a classic case of self-entitlement.

Hence their propensity to do benefit fraud and/or criminal or illegal activities in this country more than any other minority group (with arrogance). If caught they'll always plead innocence or ignorance of the law eg I do not speak English or I do not understand English despite a resident here for years.

I believe they think they are clever (but they are not). As such, they think they are superior, and will be believed and (probably beat the law/justice); just because they think they are clever and superior they think others are stupid.

A very classic case of insecurity with an above-the-law mentality - their downfall leading to utmost shame on themselves and their community.

'Jim Browning' has a large number of videos on you tube exposing theses scammers, including an extended version of the Panorama programme. And yes, a large number of these despicable people are based in India.

I've an intense aversion to South Asian accent on the phone (a number not recognised) as 1.0000000000000001 it will be financial. As such, I'd put the phone down immediately after they spoke. No comeback nearly very time - treat arrogance with arrogance.

May I also add Nigerian accent to not want to sound prejudice. These two accents are the most abhorrent accents on the the list of world fraudsters - the cancer of fraudsters.

If they say they are from Windows, I demand to speak to Mr Gates. Not once did they put me through to Saint Billy.

In the last couple of weeks I've suddenly been inundated with SPAM calls from different numbers, that if I answer always hang up.  Almost like I've pissed a scammer off and have been targeted with pointless calls.

Why doesn't our government say to India no more 100s of millions of aid until these outfits are closed down?

Amit Chauhan, the call centre owner has been arrested and Indian police are appealing to British victims of the scam to get in touch with them by e-mail. Chauhan will appear in court later today.

It's not an e-mail scam lovegod, watch the program.

Just had an Indian call to renew amazon prime. I strung him along for some time before he twigged. He used disgusting language about my mother. Then he hung up.