Like other reports, I receiived a call from a man with a thick east Indian accent asking me to confirm my name. He then advised me that my computer has been putting out viruses and urgently needs to be fixed. After letting him ramble on for a while I advised him that he had reached the RCMP internet crime squad and that this call was being monitored. He immediatly hung up.
This is very likely a serious scam.
I was called twice from this number with the "Top GooglePages: id.
I followed the first part of the instructions to the point where they asked me to run "www.support.me" with a six digit code they supplied. This looks very much like a TeamViwer program I use with a relative to get computer help allowing them to take control of my computer.
If you follow the instructions given to you by phone on your computer you will effectively be turning control of your computer and its contents over to someone else and you will likely suffer serious financial consequences.
Look-up the following link for details:
I just got a call from this number and unlike all of the above, the Indian/Pakistani accented guy told me I had been awarded a $3000 grant. I could barely understand him but just said sorry, not interested and hung up. Normally I don't answer calls from #s I don't know, but I was expecting a call from an out of state caller so happened to answer this one... haha
Indian/Pakistan heavy accent. He said his name was David Smith. Claimed he was from a U.S Govt.Branch and my number was randomly selected to receive a government grant up to 3k. Was proceeding to give me instructions to claim money from a western union. He wanted to verify information that he supposedly already had. He hung up after I began asking him questions to verify who he is.
Got a call from these idiots about an hour ago. Male with Indian accent claiming to be from the "U. S. Government Grants Department". I asked which agency and he couldn't tell me more. When I told him there was no such department, he started arguing with me, asking "how can you say this?" Didn't seem impressed when I told him I was a government employee. What a moron. Unfortunately, there are folks who will fall for the pitch.