It is Thanksgiving, 9:am, message sounded like a boiler room then some one made moaning sounds and hung up. It scared me at first then I googled and thank you all for posting. Now I know it was the microsoft scam. Sick B.....A.... and any other provanities you may wish to add.
I answered this call, suspecting that it's a scam. I answered, "Hello, Sears Home Service..." The caller did not respond. I called the number, but it did not go through.
I got a call from this number and have gotten call from this and other numbers with the same person with the Indian accent. I have blocked the numbers and asked them not to call that my tech guy should be calling not him. He says that my computer is sending them messages that there is a problem but wont say what the problem is. I just tell him I do not know who he is and not to call anymore and hang up. But yes very annoying and if you don't get them to hang up they will try everything to get your information. Don't answer or hang up. unless you have time to chat and laugh at all the crazy things they say trying to get your information.
Received call from this number this morning (423-414-2535) after he had called my 90 year old parents with this scam. They didn't understand what he was wanting and told him he needed to call their daughter (thank goodness). When he called me I assumed he had the wrong number as he said my mom wanted him to call me about their computer (which doesn't work and they don't use). After hearing from my mom that he actually had called her, I tried calling him back to request that he not call my folks again but couldn't get through (phone disconnected or no longer in service). Irritating when these scammers make these calls to elderly people!
Received call on my home number - overseas accent (I think Indian) - from same number (423-414-2535). Said same thing as other notes above - my computer is sending out error messages and he would help me fix them. He used my actual name but I just checked and my home number is listed so that explains that. At any rate, I explained to him that I used an abacus - and I was sitting right next to it so let's get started fixing those error messages. After saying that a couple of times - "click". So, 'bye now!