just got a call from a guy "Frank", asking to talk to Ms____ (my name), saying that my Windows 7 operating system has been hacked and he needed to "fix" it...Very noisy in the background....Smelling a rat I told him nobody by that name lived here...Wanted to know my name and if my computer was "on" Told him NO.....Told him I had a bad connection and I would call him.
Gave me a phone# 40-1-866-999-1487 from Salt Lake City....Called back and can't connect with this number...My caller ID shown 1-206-397-1126
2nd time I've had a call from this number. Both saying it was about the problems I had with Windows. 1st caller said he was from Windows. He tried to talk me thru things on the computer. 2nd one said they were from 24-7 windows help. When I asked how they knew I had problems, they put the phone down.
Can they control computers thru the phone line?
Got a call from this number, asked if my computer was running slow. They said that they knew that my PC was offline and that I had not installed some sort of patch or software. I said that my computer was fine but they insisted that I go turn it on and download these files. I refused and they got very insistent that I need to do this before my computer shuts down. I told them to "go pull the other one" but it seemed a little too suspicious. This is because I built my PC so I don't have any sort to third party log in software, like the ones offered by Dell and HP, so I don't know how they know if my computer is online or not.
Got a similar call a few minutes ago. I listened to the fellow intently -- knowing he was a fraud -- and he hung up when I informed him he was in violation of Washington states's "Do Not Call" registry. Funny thing is when I try to call the number back, it won't connect.
This person assured me she was with Windows live and tried to get me to allow her to connect to my computer to "fix a virus problem". Did not let her, and eventually hung up.