Got a call from a Indian man stated he is calling me to help me fix the windows errors that have been happening on my computer for the last few weeks. He called from the phone number 831-856-7456. Greenfield, California.
I asked him what my name was and he told me he was looking for Edgar. I told him that I was indeed not a man or called Edgar and that this was a scam call he was making. They call the house phone and my cell phone a few times each week. Really annoying!!!. What can be done to find these rats and arrest them as they obviously want access to your computer and start a bunch of crap!!
This is a scam caller. "Hello my name is ......... I'm from Windows Security Dept and I'm calling about your Windows PC. We are monitoring error messages and we need to fix the errors. Follow my instructions and enter the following IP address so I can remotely help resolve". Yeah!!! Right!!. They want to take control of your PC so they load software that monitors your keystrokes and websites visited. Before you know it..... Your identity is stolen, your bank account is empty, and you have lost all your personal information. DON'T FALL FOR THIS SCAM.
The above user is correct. If you ever get a call from them again, tell them that "eventvwr doesn't contain errors caused from viruses or infections. It simply contains error logs from programs and has nothing to do with viruses." Then hang up.
Yep, got a call from this number twice within an hour. Answered the second time and it was exactly what Andy described. I said "my computer is fine" and hung up. We'll see if he calls back again.