I have gotten calls over the past 6 months, telling me they are Microsoft calling and my computer is sending error messages. Thinking this is a scam, I finally asked for name and phone #, and where they are calling from. They are always males with thick Indian accents. " JIM " calling from New Jersey, phone # 302.261.9242.
He told me to depress the Windows key along with the 'r' key and read off what it says. He said I have a virus, with junk files on the computer, and that this is the last day for the computer. "It will shut down in a few hours". He called back from a quieter line so we could hear each other. This time I noticed far less voices in the background. I asked to speak to his supervisor several times, and asked many times to be taken off their call list. A 'supervisor' got on the line; sounded like the same guy disguising his voice.
I explained I have malware and virus protection, and he assured me this is not the case.
Anyway, now I know to hang up on subsequent calls. Any action on this scam yet?
I just got a call from one of these scammers, a male with an Indian accent. After I told him I know this is a scam, the jerk responded with obscenities and hung up.
I have gotten calls over the past 6 months, telling me they are Microsoft calling and my computer is sending error messages. Thinking this is a scam, I finally asked for name and phone #, and where they are calling from. They are always males with thick Indian accents. "Jack Williams" calling from New Jersey, phone # 302.261.9242.
He told me to depress the Windows key along with the 'r' key and read off what it says. He said I have a virus, with junk files on the computer, and that this is the last day for the computer. "It will shut down in a few hours". He called back from a quieter line so we could hear each other. This time I noticed far less voices in the background. I asked to speak to his supervisor several times, and asked many times to be taken off their call list. A 'supervisor' got on the line; sounded like the same guy disguising his voice.
I explained I have malware and virus protection, and he assured me this is not the case.
Anyway, now I know to hang up on subsequent calls. Any action on this scam yet?