I got a call from this number as well. I picked up. A man with a strong Indian accent (I believe it was) was on the other side. He said that he works for Microsoft and that he was calling because of an error message that we were receiving. He wanted to help me to fix it. I was sure that it was a scam so I asked him a few questions. Eventually I asked him if he even knew the name of the person he called.....It stunned me that he actually did know my name. I lied to him and said that I wasn't the person he said then he said something to the effect of "Oh God! Thats not you? We must have dialed the wrong number." After that I hung up. Now I am completely confused.
My phone ID says it's La Porte, TX. A woman I could barely understand said she was calling from Windows. I asked her to repeat. Her, "This is Windows, for a problem with your computer". "WHY?" I asked. Her," Your security is leaking into our system". Me: "BULLS__T!" and I hung up.
I just received the same call. They called me 4 times today and I finally picked up. A man told me my computer's security has been breached. I asked how would you know. (It's a month old computer ) You don't have any of my information including name. Then told him to stop calling and hung up.
I got a call from this number as well. I picked up. A man with a strong Indian accent (I believe it was) was on the other side. He said that he works for Microsoft and that he was calling because of an error message that we were receiving. He wanted to help me to fix it. I was sure that it was a scam so I asked him a few questions. Eventually I asked him if he even knew the name of the person he called.....It stunned me that he actually did know my name. I lied to him and said that I wasn't the person he said then he said something to the effect of "Oh God! Thats not you? We must have dialed the wrong number." After that I hung up. Now I am completely confused.
281-941-7301 - Same here, from La Porte, Texas. He said that he works for Microsoft and that he was calling because of an error message that they were receiving. Said it was possibly an attempted hack on my computer and he kept asking if I was at the computer and had access to the internet...trying to get me to his "technician" and some website.
This is funny cause I own a Mac. And I didn't know that Microsoft employees call all the people who buy PC's and try to help them out with error messages LOL. I'm guessing it's a scam targeting old people who don't know any better.