Just got a call from this guy saying he needed to fix my software in my computer. He kept trying to get me to turn on my computer and then wanted me to follow his instructions on how to do this. I told him I thought it was a scam and he gave a feeble attempt to try to prove he was telling the truth by mentioning a clsid number or whatever. I refused to even turn on my computer and when I said again I thought it was a scam he simply hung up. I thought it was a guy in Nigeria doing this (by his accent he sounded a bit like he would be form India though) but it surprises me that he might actually be here in PA! Creepy!
Similar to above report. Man said he was from a company which wasn't Microsoft, but as though he was somehow working on behalf of them. He insinuated that the call was in regards to a Windows computer problem. I asked him to repeat what he initially announced himself as and the purpose of the call - to see how he would describe it clearly so that I could understand. For others out there that run into this - simply ask the caller to repeat what they are telling you again because you did not understand them - this is not something that a person who is lying can do very easily. He repeated his message, and it was strained... as though he really wanted to move on... I asked him if he was calling on behalf of Microsoft - because I'd like to know the purpose of the call and because there wasn't any issue that I was aware of which Microsoft would be working on for me to receive a call back on.
Beware - the people calling will/may call you by your name.... so they know you and your number. I won't bother with his name because it wasn't his real name and it will change from call to call.
I also asked him where he was calling from - he said it was New York!
By this time, his tone was changing and he was getting agitated. So I then said that I would be reporting him and this call. He got really upset about this... and finally called me a fu.... bast... and hung up.