these people call daily they want access to your computer I am sure they are hackers. I tell them I have to turn computer on then to please hold then I put the phone down and go about my business til I hear that they have hung up. dont let them get into your computer. whats funny is they have done this as many as 4 times in a row, If I am keeping this guy busy he is not calling someone else
I also got a call from this number saying that they have a Microsoft report that shows that my Windows PC is infected. I knew it was a con, so told him i want home and I asked for a number where I could call them back. Hee was very pushy, telling me they could fix my PC through my cell phone. He even put another person to talk to me. I told them they would have too call back when I'm home. They call at least once a day. I new don't answer. After reading reading the comments here, confirming my suspicions, I will block the number.
Made the mistake of answering this call. Said they were from Microsoft and my emails were infecting my computer with a Trojan virus. When I said we were ok, he used vulgar language, telling me what I could do to myself, and hung up.
They called and went through the whole Microsoft spiel (see above posts). I talked for a while and then told them that I don't have a PC, I have a MAC. they said, "Oh, did I say, PC? I meant MAC." I hung up. This is about the 5th call I have had with this scam. If I'm in the mood I play with them. If not, I hang up.
They called and told me that they were getting messages that my computer was sending out viruses. I got a different name for the company every time that I asked what their company name was. Also, they told me that they were in UK, London.
He said that they could tell that my computer and my router needed to be fixed and that he could talk me through it on the phone and asked me to turn on my computer. This was a definite phishing scam.
I used to let these people irritate me to no end, but I purchased a couple of panasonic cordless phones that have a call block feature built in. Each phone blocks 30 numbers so I should have plenty of space for these unsavory characters. That should slow down the calls, at least until they spoof new numbers, then I will block them too. Now I have the last laugh.