A woman with a heavy foreign accent said she was from Dell. She said my computer was sending error codes and she wanted me to shut my computer off then turn it back on so she could help me... I asked her what kind of codes it was sending. She couldn't tell me. So I told her I thought this call was [***] and she better take me off her calling list and hung up. She didn't call back. If it was really Dell, they would have called back or sent me an email.
A call from this number came in around noon today, November 23. Since I did not recognize the number I did not answer it. There was no message left on my phone. Probably was a Scam any way. Google says the call came from Amherst, Va. I know no one from that area.
Got a call from +1 (434) 381-9919 (Amherst, VA). I picked up, wait a couple of seconds and listened. Then, I said, "Hello." The caller hanged up. The caller probably did not expect a man to answer. Strange.
Caller ID: Amherst, VA, (434)381-9919. Man with very heavy foreign accent claimed to be calling from Microsoft. Stated that my computer is infected with a dangerous virus & everytime I go to a website it's taking my information. Note: we haven't used our home computer for at least 6 months and just got our landline about a month ago so there's no way Microsoft would've had our new #. Anyway, he asked if I understood to which I replied "Yeah, I understand. I understand you've got a nice little scam going here." He tried to continue his scam by interrupting me & insisting there's a virus on my computer but I talked over him & said "you'd better pray you don't get caught. If you do get caught I'll be laughing while you're sitting in jail getting raped." Nothing but silence on the other end....I think he hung up. LOL Tried to call # back but get error message saying it's no longer in service. Of course!
I just reported this scam to the FTC. Don't fall for this scam people!!