got call from someone with heavy foreign accent. Call came from Buffalo, NY. Did not give his name, just said he was from Windows and that my computer was sending his computers warnings. I told him he was crazy and if he called my number again, I would report him and I hung up. Tried to call the number back and could not get any connection. Dead. Reported to my local phone company.
got call from someone with heavy foreign accent. Call came from Buffalo, NY. Did not give his name, just said he was from Windows and that my computer was sending his computers warnings. I told him he was crazy and if he called my number again, I would report him and I hung up. Tried to call the number back and could not get any connection. Dead. Reported to my local phone company.
Heavy foreign accet, he gave me the same story, that my computer was registered with windows and they are calling to warn me that my computer has been sending them messages that I have very dangerous virus, malware, etc and he will show me how to erase them. He told me my "computer registration number" and how I could verify this by following his commands on my computer. I wrote them down but did not key them into my computer, fearing I would be duped into giving him access to my computer.
I figured I would bring this info to Geed Squad and ask if it sounded legit or not before trying these steps.
I told him, "so what now, after my registration number?" He said, "is your computer on?" and I said yes. He said, "you are lying." at which point I hung up and he called me back and asked why I hung up. I asked several times his name and company name which he danced around before telling me he's Sam Archer (sure, with a barely understandable accent, at least pick an ethnic phony name to sound more plausible.)
My name is Bob-boo, from ISIS, please give me your Social Security number, the registration so I can get onto your computer, your bank account information, the name of your children your birthday, and I'd be your best friend forever