My friend 90 years old keeps getting calls from this number telling her that something is wrong with her computer. First time they said Microsoft was calling and there was a problem with her computer.
My friend 90 years old keeps getting calls from this number telling her that something is wrong with her computer. First time they said Microsoft was calling and there was a problem with her computer.
Just got a call from this number. They said they were from Microsoft, were calling about Windows Security Software. They get you to allow them access to your computer, after which they open a series of directories, that will end up telling you your Windows Security software has expired. They then try to convince you to pay $369 for protection software. This software(so they say), is supposedly so effective, that you never again need to use any anti-virus, anti-malware, etc program. This all sounded very hinkie to us. When we told them as much, even though my room mate was trying to log them off of his computer, they STILL tried to override him, and access his directories. He ended up having to shut his computer off to get rid of them. Maybe this company is legitimate. But I highly doubt it, as their tactics are very shady.
I got this call too. I got them so mad at me because I wouldn't do what they wanted he yelled, "Don't blame me when your computer fails!" and hung up on me. Just got another call, took down their number and found this post! Thanks for the heads up!
Just've finished talking to Mac Williams from Microsoft about my infected computer. When I asked him fir his employee nr he gave 2098457707! The nr he called from was blocked. It took me a sec to google the nr and I found this post!!!! He was upset I refused to give him acces to my computer.