same deal, knew me by name and said that my computer was sending them "error messages". I asked which computer are you talking about? they put my on hold and I heard a snippet of someone coaching the caller and I said I don't know what you're talking about and they hung up but have called four times since then. I don't know how they knew me by name because I thought my phone was unlisted but who knows.
I just received a phone call from the Tech support about my computer is sending a milieus virus and their number is 1-209-565-8556. I told the technician I have a new computer with McAfee software. The technician was very push and insistent for letting him into my computer and repair and removed the milieus virus from my computer and a fee might be charge. I told the technician that his phone was breaking up and I would lose the conversation. The technician said he would call me back on another line.
This gave me time to google research this number online and people are reporting this has a SCAM. The technician finally called back on another phone # 1-323-300-8205 and I told the technician not to call this number again because of his scam. I also stated that I will report him to the Attorney General in Maine and he was trying to sweet talk himself that this is not a scam and I told him not to call this number again. He hung up. Now I will report this to the News Media to make people aware of the scam.
This number has called twice in the last week. No one there. I blocked my number *67 and called the number back. It is a Magic Jack landline in Stockton, CA. The message was that the mailbox was full and couldn't accept any more messages. PIA to get these calls.
Got the same exact call about 5 minutes ago advising me that my computer was sending them error messages and that they wanted to fix my system. I believe he asked for me by name but the connection was horrible and his Indian/Pakistani accent was very thick.
Knowing it was a scam from the start I played along and told the guy "Oh, my gosh... how awful. That sounds scary? I am so glad you called." I then let the guy talk a bit. After a minute of listening to his BS I told him to please repeat everything he just said. I told him I was in the middle of masturbating and wasn't paying attention but if he'd give me a few minutes I should be done and then we could talk more about this terrible thing that happened to my computer. He hung up.
I tried calling the number back 1-209-565-8556. As noted above it's a Magic Jack number. The recording says the Magic Jack customer you have called is unavailable. Then it prompts you to leave a message but immediately after that it states "The user's mailbox can't accept more massages." The next time I get a call from them I will answer "Police Department, You are on a recorded line. Please state the nature of your emergency."