Received an automated call from this # stating IRS was suing me and I needed to call 360-861-4626 immediately (which I didn't). The call back # shows as a mobile # in Elma, Washington.
Got a call from this number ... claim to be from Windows Operating System and that i had a virus on my computer. Told him I run Apple .... which suddenly caused the caller to experience something short of a helmet fire ... after alot of humms and hmmmms he said have a nice day and hung up on me.
I received a call at 7:00pm on saturday August 4, 2012, by a man who told me that there was a virus on my computer. I did not let the call go any further because I caught on to the scam!
I got a call tonight on 4 different numbers. I am reporting on each one. The last time they called it was Caller Unknown . They say they are from Microsoft and I have a virus. The first time I told him to call back because I could not find my portable phone so I could not look at the computer. Then I came here and checked the number. He called back on a different number and I hung up on him. As I said above he has called back on 4 numbers.
I am in Canada.
I just got a cal from 607-795-4641 and same thing, they said they were from Microsoft and noticed some abnormal activity on my Windows computer. I told them that Microsoft was not in the habit of calling citizens and hung up on them. They called back from a private number and again said they were a Certified Microsoft Engineer and they were calling to fix my computer? I told them I didn't believe them and that I worked in the IT field so didn't need their help to fix my computer and that they were a fraud and they hung up on me. They were quite aggressive on the phone. Definitely do no give them any information.
We posted our missing cat on facebook and about a week later got a phone call from (607) 795-4641 they tried to get me to pay for a crew of 200 concerned animal lovers to help search for him I simply said no thanks and hung up I think while we were on the phone they realized we are an apple family. Anything you post on facebook will become public information.