i got a call today too ,but i'm new to my computer and i thought they will help me and i let them and gave then my visa number,that i shouldn't have done that ,well i'll be fine,that what i'm thought i was buying something that will protect my computer so it cost 79.99 canadian dollars.
i got a call today too ,but i'm new to my computer and i thought they will help me and i let them and gave then my visa number,that i shouldn't have done that ,well i'll be fine,that what i'm thought i was buying something that will protect my computer so it cost 79.99 canadian dollars.
I just got a call from some guy who claimed to be calling from Microsoft. Ok... he then goes on to tell me that something is wrong with my computer. I asked him how he would know, he isn't here!! He wanted me to go to my computer & he would tell me what I needed to do to fix the problem.
As I wasn't born yesterday, I refused & told him I don't believe him. He got quite insistent & so I told him he could speak to my husband when he get's home.
He gave me a phone #201-620-3170, said his name is Shane Wilson & gave me his long ID#.
Needless to say I googled the phone number & well... let's just say this is a warning to anybody who get's a call like this. Don't fall for it!!
My daughter received a call from these people. She thought this guy sounded very sincere and that something was wrong with my computer. I called the 201 number back, and they told me that I had a virus on my computer. I aske "how could you possibly know that?" I asked, do you think I am stupid? and this Eric Andrew says YES ? Funny. Stupid scam. They actually called me the next day thinking they had a live one. Anyway, I told them I was reporting them. But I know there is no one to report them to. The only think to do about these scams is to educate people.
I just received a call from these fools..... they claimed that they were calling me from "Windows Technical Support" (at 9:30 PM on a Monday night). I asked if they were calling from Microsoft, they hesitantly answered "no", but insisted that I had a problem with my computer. I know this scam....please don't fall for anything they ask you to do. They will infect your computer with a virus when you log onto one of their sites, then they will sell you a fix for the problem they created.
Just ask them to hold on while you power up your computer, then leave them on indefinite hold .....
I received the first call after midnight. I was too sleepy to respond so the idiots called again tonight... AFTER BUSINESS HOURS! I told them that I would have my computer tech give them a call and hung up! I was told not to keep them on the line too long bc they have a way of tracking the nmber... I don't know, but I'm glad I didn't hang on long!