the also told me the same story...when they sent me requests to have access to my pc..i noted down the ID number that wanted to get on my pc = 4995697 the guy told me his name is peter white..i do not trust them..how they get my number iam in canada
Got a call from (201) 338-6142 very similar to others reported above...i.e. claimed to be from Windows and would help me fix problem with my computer. Of course I did not fall for it.
I have a question though: since it is so evident that this number is used to carry out fraudulent activity, why the h...can't the FCC and/or the FBI take immediate action? Surely the phone company providing service at that number can provide investigators with names and/or addresses of the fraudsters.
this phone #called me and it was scam between Indian and chines , what i understand from thier accent.
please don't give them your information and money.don't trust on them.
They say that they are from windows company, they want access to my computer! First time I did give them the access to my computer because I thought they were real & my dad wasn't in the country either so I got scared by hearing that my computer is hacked. When I gave them the access they started going through my pictures & stuff! When I saw them doing that I immediately shut down my computer & told them not to call me. However I am still constantly getting calls from these people & they are telling me that if I don't buy their security protection then they will cancel the license of my computer! They called me 10 - 15 times, I told them not to call me & threatened about the police too. However, they aren't stopping to call me so if anyone has the answer how to stop them then please help me !
First an Indian-accented woman called to verify that i 'have windows computers', then I was transferred to a "microsoft certified technician' who gained access to my machine via the AMMYY remote desktop sharing program, and proceeded to lead me both thru my internal performance logs and external web sites to "prove I had been affected by a koobface virus attack that had left a backdoor to my system open" to hackers. Somehow he pegged my CPU to 100%, though this was the only program running.
Next he offered to fix this and all problems for free, but he required a "security panel" to be installed, and led me to 'onestoppcsolutions.com'. Then he required that I purchase one of the plans offered by that site that start at $228. He pushed very hard, giving me his employer ID code of MS22259HQ, a name of 'Mike Smith' and a callback number of 201-338-6142. He sounded Indian with a New Zealand accent, if that's possible!
The call lasted over an hour; it took maybe thirty minutes before he even got to the security panel/sales pitch! Avast Internet Security has not picked up on any actual intrusion into my machine, but it's about to get a full in-depth scan.