Called twice last night a man said he was calling from microsoft support because i had a virus i told him there was no way as my son is my tech support and called the man on it saying i know it was a scam and hung up. Got another call this morning and the woman started to talk then hung up. I called right back sait the number was not in service. this is a scam.. beware.
Called twice last night a man said he was calling from microsoft support because i had a virus i told him there was no way as my son is my tech support and called the man on it saying i know it was a scam and hung up. Got another call this morning and the woman started to talk then hung up. I called right back sait the number was not in service. this is a scam.. beware.
This number has called me 4 times today. I picked up after the second time they called me today. I told the caller to take me off the " DO NOT CALL LIST". Someone with a strong accent, who doesn't speak English well, Says why.? I picked up the phone on the fourth call today and used every slang word I knew and hung up. I'm sure they will be calling again. I tried to call the number back...LOL, You can't, cause the number can't be redialed. "Please check the number and dial again"!
Want to stop repeated telescam phone calls?
Try these alternatives:
1. Do not answer the phone if you see an unknown number on your Caller ID ... let it go to answering machine or voicemail. Many telescammers hang up after three rings.
2. If you have a smartphone, get one of the inexpensive or free phone blocker apps at your online app store, and learn how to use it.
3. If your cel is not "smart", read the manual to learn how to set up a "group". Assign the scammer's phone number to that group. Also assign a "silent ring" to that group. You will not hear future calls from that number.
3a. Alternately, assign a "silent ringtone" as the DEFAULT ringtone. Then, assign your favorite ringtones to friends, family, contacts, businesses, etc. That way, you will not hear your phone ring, even if the scammer changes numbers!
4. For cels or landlines: Contact your phone service provider. They may have a facility or method to allow you to block numbers.
5. If you buy things online, you might want to google "phone blocker" to see what devices or apps Amazon or other sites have to offer for landlines or smartphones.
6. DO NOT call unknown numbers back! Instead, read this:
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/one-ring-cel ... ing-your-wallet
If you want to report potential fraudulent or scam calls, here are two pages of links to (mostly government) sites in Canada and the USA were you can report those scams, or learn more about them.
Look here first:
http://800notes.com/arts/I2neMkbUAAo/where-to-report-phone-crime
If the reporting site you wanted is not in the above list, try this one:
http://phonehelp.2truth.com/complaint_sites_rev.html