Caller ID: DIR ASST AZ
Call time: 12:39pm
Heavy Indian or Middle Eastern accent man said he was from "Windows Tech Support" and that my XP computer was having critical errors. He was calling to help me fix it. I asked him how he knew I had an XP computer (I don't) and he said because it was sending him critical errors. I asked him where he was calling from and he said "Miami." I replied that the caller ID said Arizona, and he insisted he was in Miami. I asked him what the IP address of my computer was, and he replied "168.800." I repeated the number back to him and he said, yes, that is my IP address (anyone who's ever called a real tech support desk knows that number's not even close to a real IP address.) I told him "I suppose you want my credit card number in order to fix it, is that what you're calling for? So you can steal my identity?" He stayed with the script and said my XP Windows computer was sending him a message that it had critical errors. He told me if I would just go look at my computer screen I would see that it had errors. I said, "Oh, in that case you want my IP address so you can steal all my personal information from my computer?" He chuckled and went back to the script. I kept badgering him in the same manner until he realized I was wasting his time and hung up.
I just had a 'certified Microsoft partner' call me (heavy Indian accent) to tell me that my computer was calling the window server and reporting many errors.
I asked him his name. He said John Smith.
I laughed and he asked 'Why are you laughing sir'
I said 'That's not your name'. Silence.
I asked how he got my phone number. He said it was in my Windows registration. Then he started reading my license number for proof.
I asked him for the name of the computer with the problem. He couldn't give me that.
I asked him for his phone number. He said it was against company policy until I do their 'fix'.
I told him I would call Microsoft first for them to verify. He said "Thank you. Have a good day" and hung up.
The yo-yo calling my cell phone from this number said, in a heavy accent, that I should call him back at a different number (area code 202) before I was arrested for some undefined tax problem and had to go before a magistrate. Since I always ignore calls from numbers I don't know, he actually bothered to leave a voice mail message with this threat. This may be the same guy that called some time back to say my computer was having a problem. He's wrong twice now.