I was called 5 times yesterday by an unknown number. The 5th time I answered and a lady (very difficult to understand with her accent) said that my computer has been compromised and junk mail was being deposited into my computer from other sources/people. She said that if I would allow her to remotely hook into my computer and tell her my iv license she would remove the junk mail and restore my computer to the way I had it. She did not introduce herself or who she worked for so I asked her phone number and the company name. She said the number is 201-616-0007 , the company is PC Security, and they were based in CA. I told her that I would have someone call her back who would be able to understand her better. She said that she would call me back in one hour. No one called back When checking, the number is a New Jersey number and PC Security came under Domain University in CA. I am sure this is a scam! Beware!
I'm posting since this just happened to my mother in Texas. This time a woman called and said she was affiliated with Apple PC Security and she was calling because my mom's computer was giving out her personal information. She was trying to walk my mother through the procedure to give her remote access to the computer. Luckily my mother was very suspicious and asked to call back. This was the number my mother was given and told that she would speak with someone named John Schiffer when she called back. Definitely a scam. I hope no one is falling for this. Very dangerous to hand over control of your computer to someone you do not know who will have access to all of your personal information!
My wife received a call from the same # saying our computer was sending out secure information. When she told them she would have her husband call them they said they would cal back in 1 hour. When I called they said it was a PC security company. When I began to ask more questions the guy hung up. This is clearly a scam.