My grandmother had received a call earlier in the day & told me that someone had called about my computer, but that she couldn't understand him. She had asked him to call back in a couple hours and he did. I answered the call this time, though the number had come up as unknown on our caller ID. A man, claiming to be one Mark Wilson, with a thick Indian accent was telling me very quickly that my computer had downloaded a dangerous virus while browsing the Internet & he was intensely demanding that I turn on my computer. I knew that this was a dangerous scam & I'm not stupid enough to turn on my comp. I asked for his company's name again, which "is" 24/7 PC Care, and for a phone # to call him back at; (613) 777-0611. He claimed that his company was affiliated with Microsoft and that they had received a report that I had downloaded a virus that would crash my operating system. He kept trying to overtalk me while I was speaking, demanding that I needed to listen to him and go turn my comp. on. The background noise sounded like a crowded convention center or a very populated town square (probably having coffee while ripping people off). He asked if I wanted to speak to his supervisor, because I told him I couldn't really understand him, and another thick accented Indian man identified himself as Jay Watson. Right. He was even more hostile in his demands for me to turn on my computer and yelled at me that I needed to listen to him. I told him no. That I wasn't going to turn anything on, but that I had a Geek Squad membership and I was going to have them check it out and that I would find out who he was. He hung up on me :) Now the Squad is checking my computer, though I haven't actually used it in weeks for Anything, and we shall see if there's anything in there from these creeps. In the meantime, I have unplugged my routers & I'm going to replace them, so at least I'll have some different machine DNA & hopefully they won't be able to hack me the next time I turn my comp on in the house. I think that they are just calling people with Internet service because neither my phone, iPod, or computer have any other relation to gmas house phone number. I googled the # from my phone immediately after the call & found what I thought I would...so I saw this sight to report it & I have. I'm gonna keep reporting these jerks to whoever else I can as well. It would be easier with a computer & a safe Internet connection though... :(
Called from technical department from some company.that I could not understand the name of telling me my computer is infected. He was very hard to understand but did say.he was not selling anything nut I needed to call this number and ask.for him? If my computer is infected how would this.company know unless they are invading our privacy? Makes ne feel very uncomfortable that they are calling my cell phone and eating my minutes and time.
I just received a call from Christopher who stated that he was calling from Microsoft Technical support. He stated that my computer may be infected and whenever i go online files are being downloaded to my computer without my knowledge. I don't know how he obtained my number but he knew my name. Good thing i wasn't around my computer because there's no telling what they would have had me try to do.
Okay, so these guys call to say my Windows PC is infected. Since most of us have Windows PCs, thats a very attractive line. These guys are not from Texas; I could hear them talking in Hindi in the background. I am worried how they got my details though.
I got the same call, christopher, texas, and think these cowboys fromanother-land are buying our info from the stores where we bought our pc. I june got a laptop as a gift for my grandson from best buy. Hmmmm.
I got a call also saying my Windows was infected. He asked if I was near my computer so he could check. Not sure what he wanted me to do but I hung up. He also was east Indian. Could not understand his name. If there was a problem I wouldn't have been able to fix anyway due to not being able to understand him. Not sure how he knew it was registered to me. I bought my computer at Costco. I think it must be something to do with the Windows Registry.