Just received a call from 613-100-0184. A gentleman with a thick East Indian accent claimed that he was calling from a computer security firm, and said that he understood that my computer was running slowly, taking a long time to boot up, and freezing unexpectedly. Well, he was right. He then suggested that I switch on the computer, and he would guide me through a process to determine whether I had harmful viruses. I was suspicious, and demured.
The phone display identified the caller as "V05272059450001." It is strange that I very recently called in Nerds on Site to address these very problems. In fact, I expect a nerd to arrive at any moment to finalize the disinfection process.
Is this strictly a coincidence, or did people from this phone number intercept my call to the Nerds and decide to capitalize on it in an attempted identity theft?
I was out when I received the call from 100184, no area code and no message. I did not consult any service provider about computer difficulties, but went into the bell.ca website to clear my emails last night. At one point a message popped up saying there was no internet connection, but I back tracked to a previous screen and it was okay. I also received third party referral to publish on demand self publishing company. Perhaps the caller got my number from that.
I got a call from 100-0184 tonight - no area code. They asked for Mrs MyHusband'sName in a very thick Indian accent. After I said my husband's mom doesn't live here, they hung up.
No clue what they wanted, but glad to read the post above about the "Your computer is running slow" scam.