Just got a call from 213-333-3206 claiming the whole "your gonna crash your computer" "using microsoft windows" "sending error reports" stuff. Told him it sounded like a scam and ended the call. Looked up the number and well you know the rest if you are reading this.
My partner's phone got two fairly similar calls in the space of 10 minutes, both supposedly about credit-related matters. The second one had this caller ID (no country code, although we can and should get them). The call was very noisy at first and my response to "Can I speak to Mr. <his name>?" was "On a line that noisy I don't think so!". The noise quickly stopped. I asked them their purpose for calling. When pressed for information as to who I was, I told them "The telephonist. Now, go away!"
As this is such a hardcore scamming number, it won't get through here again. My partner also took the action of disallowing withheld-number calls, after the first one which I suspect was the very same people.
I got similar call a MGL BPO 1 213 333-3206 he told me I had been reported as downloading a virus and that they were Windows Alert System. I asked him how he knew what I had downloaded. I asked him who my provider was. I would not give him any clues. He couldnt answer those questions.
He kept saying "your a windows user, yes or no". If yes then you have downloaded a virus from your updates. in the last two week.
I said this" I DO NOT have automatic updates and have not downloded or updated in weeks, so you are full of BS and hung up.
I just had them on my phone (same story) he wanted to send me a patch...
The (manipulated ?) number was 001(213)333-3206 and there was a 2nd line (never get that feature on my phone otherwise) saying "Los Angeles, CA"