Caller contacted me on my my cell number, so likely autodialer vs using white page listings.
Caller had thick Indian(?) accent and was clearly calling from a very busy call center. Call was unsolicited.
The man stumbled over his "script," but wanted to verify that I was the owner or primary user of "the computer." On the off chance that he was responding to some actual technical support issue, I asked him exactly what issue he was calling about.
He immediately started up reading a script about how some people were ending up with different kinds of malicious software without their knowledge. He claimed that they were calling me for a "courtesy check."
I threw the "BS Flag" on that play and told him to just stop, that I was not goiung to give them access to my computer or download any products. I told him to put my number on their "Do Not Call List."
Despite this clearly being a call from a shady operation, I will say that he was at least very polite.
Caller contacted me on my my cell number, so likely autodialer vs using white page listings.
Caller had thick Indian(?) accent and was clearly calling from a very busy call center. Call was unsolicited.
The man stumbled over his "script," but wanted to verify that I was the owner or primary user of "the computer." On the off chance that he was responding to some actual technical support issue, I asked him exactly what issue he was calling about.
He immediately started up reading a script about how some people were ending up with different kinds of malicious software without their knowledge. He claimed that they were calling me for a "courtesy check."
I threw the "BS Flag" on that play and told him to just stop, that I was not goiung to give them access to my computer or download any products. I told him to put my number on their "Do Not Call List."
Despite this clearly being a call from a shady operation, I will say that he was at least very polite.
Follow-up: I called the number and got a recording that I had reached a nonworking number. Apparently they are either spoofing the caller ID or have incoming calls routed to this message.
They said they are just opening at a new locations and to celebrating they are having an open house in Moline, Rock Island and Davenport area. You have just won a complimentary trip for 2 adults vacation giveaway. Fly you and your spouse to any major state or continental united states round trip all expense paid or a cruise 8 days 7 night on a Carnival or Royal Caribbean cruise line. You are not obligated to sign or buy anything everything is free. They want you to press 0 to talk to a representative to help you get your free vacation.
They never said what they were opening at the new locations.
This was left as a message on my answering machine.