Have had two calls in two days - Women said that she was responding to my request for a security check on my computer. I explained that as we were speaking, I googled the number and knew it was a scam. She insisted that I had requested assistance from Windows Messenger - REALLY? How can they do this?
'Sean' wants to fix my windows computer. I told Sean I have 6 computers and I need an IP adress so I can go to the correct one when I have time as I am cleaning my basement [really I am, it's cooler down there]. He kept saying "Madam, you need to go right away to your computer" and I kept asking which one? Kept him going like this for about 5mins before he got frustrated with me & hung up. I did ask what country he was calling from and he kept repeating Windows Technical Dept. I don't have an airhorn but I do have budgies that love to squawk - will put the phone on speaker next time and leave it in their cage.
Same deal here. I played along to see what the end game would be...and had some fun with it.
Told the guy on the other end, I only have a Mac. He tells me this is impossible, everyone owns a Windows machine (guess he doesn't read/follow the news these days), and I am registered with Microsoft(I do have several MS Windows machines btw). I tell him yes this is true, but I run Windows on my Mac. He tells me this is my problem. "Ah this would be your problem then ...Windows does run on a Mac sir". Oh brother, don't they teach these idiots anything? I ask what I should do, and the bait is out.
Drum Roll....
I can pre-pay via a credit card for them to send a technicain to me. BINGO! Click. I hang up.
I've been working in computers for 25 years. This had to be one of the worst thought up scams I've ever come across. Worst than Duct Cleaning by far. Indian accent was a dead give away. NOt technical enough to know a MAC address, and IP address and so on. That he would not tell me where he was calling from either.