They called this number 1-210-210-1739 (Looks to be located in New York) , but gave me another number to call back:315-285-4200
. A man Called Mike with indian accent said that his company was authorized by Microsoft to check a problem on my computer.
I asked how do you know I have a computer?
He said, you have a legitimate windows 7 installed and we have it registered. And because your nomber is legitimate we have been contacted to solve a problem.
Your computer is sending a lot of messages and feedback and we receive them. You are infected by several viruses. To prove it to you go to the computer and turn it on. How long it takes to boot, 20 seconds? 45 seconds or more?
Then he asked me to type some commands on the computer and to check a screen that was coming up. And from his side he read a number that was my computer CLSID, 36 characters including some dashes. The number was correct, so they have ways of getting information from my computer.
I said II dont know who you are, do you have a phone number to call?
He gave me the number and I called from another phone, someone answered and handed the phone to him. Then after he transferred the call to another man with indian accent too. I don't remember his name, but was an english name.Afer doing an extensive routine in my computer checking configurations and processess running and everything else they made me download a program PC optimizer and they installed or had already installed a remote desktop that allowed them to see my computer and control it from there.
After the whole think they wanted to sell me a license for a sofware and generate one for me. They gave me tree choices, a lifetime licence for $299, a six year licence for $199 and a three year licence for $149. When I said tha that I needed to decide what to do they said that may computer was going to crash in a week, and asked me how many children I had and said that they were going to be old by the time I decided. I saidd, I didn't called you, you called me and you are selling me something. He said that the software was free I only needed to buy the licence. I said, Same thing , your sofware without a licence is just junk. I had to decide what to do. He asked you said no? I said, yes, I am not buying it right now, so he started deleting mome files we had open, I closed the internet connection.
I don't know if this is a legitimate call, but they have powerful software and know the computer system, so they can move around your computer. Be careful. The software is called PC Optimizer, and there is another called AMMYY
caller from Texas {apparently--what my phone says} has repeatedly called my apartment phone. picked up to ask them to take my number off their list but he insisted he was in love with me and the sound of my voice. was very persistent in trying to get personal information.
They have been calling me for approximately 2 years. I play along pretending to do what they tell me, like entering their codes then after about 10 minutes of wasting Their time, I laugh and hang up!!! Lmao