Who called from 6175550147

If the scammer accessed your grandmother's computer, they probably did one or more of the following:
• Disabled the anti-virus software
• Added a lot of malware to the computer
• Copied the Contact List (so they can email your soon-to-be ex-friends)
• Copied any financial data or passwords they could find
• Compromised the ID
• "Zombied" the computer, so it would respond to THEIR commands sent via internet
• Deleted some important files
• Asked for money to repair the damage they caused

Now, what can you do?
1.  Pull the cables on the computer, so it cannot access the internet.
2.  Change ALL  passwords stored on the computer
3.  Run FULL malware scans on the computer, in "SAFE" mode!
4.  Change the passwords again, particularly if the malware scans showed anything
5.  Inform your bank and credit card companies
6.  Sign up for credit monitoring, and check the status frequently
7.  Possibly bring the computer to a local repair shop, and tell them the story.
8.  Tell friends what happened, so they can be aware of strange emails from you
9.  Plug in the computer only AFTER all the above have been done
10.  Change the passwords on all online accounts.  Even better - access a "safe", uninfected  computer, and chance your online account passwords RIGHT NOW.

She was exposed to one scam, and  might be susceptible to others mentioned on this site:
http://phonehelp.2truth.com/facts_rev.html

Honest computer companies do NOT cold-call people to tell them their computers need fixing!
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cold-Call-Tech ... on-150170.shtml

Remember to return here, to 800notes.com, after you look at any of the information at the above sites, either to post more information, or to let us know you avoided the scam or fixed the computer correctly.

I didn't answer but have been getting more of these types of calls lately. just letting people know this number is still active and calling.

A guy called and asked for Lauren Banks...so not sure if trying to be a Microsoft agent or not...he was kinda rude when I told him I was not her???

Call received from this number, ID says "Massachutetts".  Didn't answer.

Asked for me BY NAME knew what city state I was in and wanted me to go online so he could tell me how to "fix" my computer. Said my computer told him it had a problem. Said he was from Microsoft I questioned that and he said he wanted to send someone over TO MY HOUSE to fix my computer! VERY SCARY CALL