Anyone know who this is? When my answering machine came on I could hear a man's voice that sounded Middle Eastern or Indian but couldn't make out what he was saying because of my machine greeting. The CID said Tech Global.
He said he was calling from Microsoft and my computer was sending error messages to their server.
I told him it was a scam
Called the number back and was told is was Teckall
Just hung up
They just called me, too, again. I spoke to an Indian woman several weeks ago. Sensing it was a scam I said we didn't own any computers and there were none in the house, so she must have the wrong number. She ignored me (or didn't understand English?) and repeated her spiel. I repeated that I didn't own a computer. After a couple rounds of this she was very angry with me and just hung up. This time, being aware of this scam and seeing "Tech Global" CID, I decided not to answer their call. They left no message. I guess I forgot to add her number to my Blocked Calls List. Will do that right now.
Webmaster: Under "Call Type" please consider adding an additional caller type like '"Scam Call" or "Scammer". "Prank call" sounds rather benign like when kids called the drugstore asking if we had Prince Albert in a can. When we said "yes, we did", they replied "then let him out", giggled, and hung up. That's a prank or annoyance call. A caller who calls and hangs up when you answer is a prank call. Someone trying to take advantage of people by stealing their money or personal information is a psycho- or sociopath or at the very least a serious scumbag or scammer.
Just hung up on this guy. As described a man with an almost incomprehensible accent called to tell me my computer has been sending error messages regarding Windows and that Microsoft has contracted this company Tech Global to fix the problem or there will serious problems with the computer. I asked where he was calling from and he said Virginia. I told him there was no way my computer was in contact with some mystery server in Virginia, that this was a scam, and that I was going to contact my state Attorney General.
I agree you need a scam call category. Prank just doesn't give this type of call the seriousness it deserves.
Guy asked for me by name: "Is this Mrs. X?" And I said "Yeessss?"
I think the skeptical tone of my voice let him know right away that he wouldn't be able to fool me. He hung up without another word.
I had one of these guys get super offended when I called him a scammer, even though he couldn't tell me what operating system I was using or the brand of my computer. It was funny; I kept him on the line, wasting his time, for a good ten minutes.