Foreign caller. Said they were from Microsoft. Argued with me to try to get me to do something with computer (i suspect give them info or turn on remote control). Wouldn't hush. I told them to shut up. They said I couldn't shut them up... Lol, I highly doubt it was Microsoft.
they called and claimed they where from windows tech department and my computer was under attack. He wanted to me to go to my computer so he could help me fix it. nothing about the call sounded legit. I disconnected.
Got 2 calls from this number today. PIcked up the first time, but nobody there. Picked up the second time and a male introduced himself (I didn't catch the name he used) and said he was calling on behalf of Windows about my computer.
I laughed at him and said "oh, so you're a scammer?" He said "No, I'm a hacker, not a scammer." Then it was almost like he thought I'd keep talking to him because he started to go on. I just said "Oh, ok. Well take me off your list because I'm not talking to you guys." He responded by trying to sound ominous saying "No, I am not going to take you off the list, I am going to keep your number." I just sat there quiet for a few seconds to see if he'd keep talking and he hung up.
I guess it's good to know that at least he's honest about being a hacker. But anybody that gets a call from this number should not pick up or give them any info. They're going to try and remotely log-in to your machine and extort you for money or something very similar.
Got a couple of hang ups from this number recently. They just called again now and after I said "Hello" about 3 times (maybe they needed time to grab their script?), a woman with a very heavy accent said she was calling from The Medical Center Division with news that she could get me money for some recent surgery she had heard that I had. I asked what company she was with, and she repeated the name. I asked again - "Division of WHAT company?" and she said it was not a company, it was a division, part of the government. I asked what branch of government, and she said "Georgia". I pointed out that I was not a resident of Georgia (I kind of like playing with these people) and never had been. She said it did not matter. She could get me money. I told her she was making no sense (I think she had to keep going back to the script and was losing her place) and not to call me again. She was very offended that I would not accept her help to get money. At that point I hung up and Googled the number and found this forum. Am now blocking it - not that I think it will help. I'm sure they have an entire group of numbers to call from.