Total scam. Told me he was from the Windows service center and that my computer had problems. I kept him on the line as long as possible just to waste his time so he wouldn't be scamming anybody else with that time. I asked him for my IP address because anyone who supposedly had access to my computer would certainly know that. Nope. OF course he doesn't know that because he's just a scammer.
Then I asked him to explain exactly what was wrong with my computer and what version of Windows I was running. Lots of mumbo jumbo and of course he doesn't know what version of Windows I'm running.
These guys are so easy(and fun) to play with although I do feel sorry for the victims who get taken in by these scammers.
Got a call asking for someone who use to have this number ... I told them the last I heard they were homeless ... to please remove this number from their list ... they said Thank you. After reading the comments it sounds as if I am going to get harassed by yet another scam artist! This number is on the do not call registry which does absolutely no good! 2533639006
Started getting calls from this number last year claiming I defaulted on a payday loan that I never took out.
Now I am getting calls from this number telling me that I have many virus' and errors on my computer. When the man asked me to log into my computer so he could show me, I asked him which one. He asked me if I have more than one computer at my location, I replied - "You should know - You are from the Windows Team! Now tell me which computer has all of these problems you mentioned." He told me to log into all of them!
I told him I am too busy for this right now, to give me a number I can call him back. He told me his name is Robert Smith and I can call him back at (505) 240-6756.
The man has a very heavy accent and is very pushy!
Same here...I get calls 3 times a week. I asked where they are calling from. They said Samford, Florida , but the area code was 253. I am actually from Florida and did not recognize the area code. I told the Indian woman she was lying about the location. She hung up. She identiufied herself as a Microsoft employee. The same MO- Computer virus problem.
Please help get the word out about this scam before someone gets cleaned out.
If you see this number (+44 (0) 208-099-9787), it's an IP phone POP (point of presence) for an Indian based call centre (might have misspelled that...I think there's a 'c' in 'con artists....?) that has several web portals (see below), all purporting to be international or regional employment agencies. Problem is, a check of local business registries and businesses operating at the addresses they claim on their websites reveal are no such businesses in operation at those addresses. Surprise. The one thing these agencies have in common is the above UK number.
DO NOT BUY ANYTHING from them.
Any business or employment info they 'sell' is freely available online using Google. What they do, regardless of what you buy, is rack up a monthly charge to your credit card for a 'personal job finding service' that you did not buy. They then call you to 'discuss your personal job hunt service' in the hope of either convincing you NOT to take it off your card, OR, record a set of answers to standard questions, which they then edit to appear to be authorising something.
When they realise people they've suckered in have worked out what the London number is, they start using pre-paid mobile numbers (obviously purchased by an accomplice in the various countries they try this scam...an Indian accomplice...and this is not being derogatory to Indians, this is just the plain fact of it) which then diverts to ANOTHER pre-paid mobile number that then diverts out of country or to a voice-mail service.
If you start receiving calls from mobile numbers immediately after you start receiving calls from the number above, don't answer them (good practice in any event to avoid other fraudsters or unwanted telemarketers) but try again a while later. They invariably divert to another mobile, and within a day or so are disconnected, as the carrier works out they're being used for unlawful purposes.
Company 'fronts' include:
www.teleportmyjob.com
www.gulfcvspecialists.com
www.methuselahgroup.com
If you are unfortunate enough to let them get your credit card details, cancel the card immediately and report the caller's activity to the card provider.