Strung along this number for a while, takes you to a c drive that shows when has some trouble connecting to the internet (standard occurance in some home accesses) to try to prove that you system is going to collapse, tells you to go to www.supportwindows.tk. The page is for an outfit called ComputerSupport that wants to take your money. The person on the phone tried to get me to save their software -- that would give them remote access to my computer. That's where I stopped playing along. Shame on them. Their grandmothers should have inflicted on them what they try to inflict on others.
This guy called with the same story has the rest claiming to be a technical expert wanting to know what I say after I click on the computer button. I to him to tell me if he was the expert. After a bit of questioning he got rude. I asked to speak to his supervisor and he said he didn't have one. The told me if I didn't want his help I should jusr hang up. Then explained to me that I didn't do what he wanted he would have the cops hack my computer. Then he hung up. How is this not a crime?
I am a receptionist at an accounting firm and a guy speaking perfect English asked for one of our partners, but hacked the pronunciation of his last name. We get a lot of unwanted sales calls so I told him the partner was on another call. The guy asked for another partner. I heard a lot of chatter in the background like from a call center, so I told him if he was making a sales call he would have to leave a message and we would get back to him if we were interested. He then hung up on me. Caller ID said CNS MRK RC like in one of the postings above.
I received a like phone call on 7/10/12...
My daughter answered the phone and was given the same speil as the rest of you.
She asked his name and he told her it was "Jack", he worked for "Technical Maintenance Dept Windows". She told "Jack" (his accent was unmistakably Indian-like) we'd have to call him back. This is the number he gave her: 1(289)802-0216; Thank goodness for caller I.D.! The number he'd called from is in Kirkland, WA.
It is a "land line" for "CNS MRK RC". I've been tempted to call the "correct" phone number to find out just what is going on, aside from trying to bilk people out of their hard earned funds.
Has any one tried calling (425)406-9022?
Elderly persons, who may have little or no computer experience, make easy targets for these sort of scams. Bravo to those who were able to intervene on their behalves!