The person told me that they have received many reports from my computer that I was having several problem and they were going to fix them...when they took control of my computer...without asking permission, I pulled the plug...I don't have a battery... I stated that the electrity went out...they called back three times...I didn't answer, but called my banks and cc companies and blocked all internet access.
This caller said he worked for windows technical support in florida and I could verify this because he knew my computer license number. He said my computer had been infected and needed cleaning up. I didn't believe him so ended the call.
I got a call from this number, they said they were Microsoft technical support and they wanted to do a scan on my PC because it wasn't running correctly. They walked me through the RUN program and had me download ammyy admin v3.0 - Free to scan my PC, then told me I needed to buy a licensed version of AVG for $139,99 1 yr. or $239.99 2yr all the way to a 4 yr. and lifetime version for $539.99. I got their number and said I will call when my wife is home and we had talked. Then I called AVG and they told me it was a SCAM as AVG protects just as they (AVG) say it does and I can purchase a licensed version from AVG for $50.99 on special right now
Got a call tonight (Sunday) at 8:30 pm. Wasn't going to answer as it showed up as an unknown number. Call had a heavy Middle Eastern accent and said he was with Microsoft Windows support and that there were errors on my computer. I questioned why he would call me and said he could prove he was legit because he knew my computer license number. He was wanting me to enter letters into my "command" box. I felt very uncomfortable so asked for his number to call him back. He gave me a number and said I was to ask for him, Curt Williams (???). Don't think I will be returning the call after reading some of these comments.
Same thing, just got a call from an Indian lady trying to convince me to run a program. I build my computer myself and acted like I knew nothing. TOTAL SCAM.
THIS IS A SCAM. Read about the your-PC-is-infected scam here http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cold-Call-Tech ... on-150170.shtml They lie about your PC sending out malware, error messages, etc., and say your PC is about to crash to frighten you into giving them remote control of your PC to fix the nonexistent problem (don't let them!). If they ask you to open the systems tab in eventvwr.msc to see all the errors, these harmless errors are *normal* for any Windows PC (mine has several and it runs just fine). Don't let them take control of your PC because they can download *real* malware, possibly a malware suite, that can spam, steal bank logins and personal info, etc. If they've remoted into your PC, the safest fix is to re-format your drive and re-install your OS assuming you have clean backups of your data. You can try scanning with various antivirus software but scanning may not find all the malware. If you don't know how, get help from friends or pay a local shop to do it. THIS IS A SCAM.