Has called me three times today. Answered it on the third call but when I kept saying "hello" there was no response. Caller ID says Prescott, MI. Will block them.
This number called . lady spoke with a heavy accent. Said she was Microsoft technician and was calling about my computer. When I said I don't have a computer, she hung up. Have gotten a call like this before where the guy tried to get me to go to a particular website so he could control my computer remotely but when I said I didn't have internet he got mad and hung up.
These people called and spoke to my mother twice over the span of about 15 minutes, saying that the call was an emergency and that our computer was being viciously attacked and our computer would crash and be rendered useless in a couple of days. My parents were trying to leave the house during the second phone call, but the man on the phone wouldn't let my mother hang up, and I told her to give me the phone. I simply asked, "what company are you with?" and they hung up on me.
A few minutes later they called back and a heavily accented voice of a Middle Eastern/Mediterranean man said, "I'm sorry madam that our previous call was cut off."
I politely said, "This is her son, she had to leave, how can I help you?"
He then sounded upset and said, "I cannot help you, unless you are sitting at your computer, sir."
I said, "that's fine, what is wrong with my computer?"
"Your computer is under attack and is currently downloading thousands of viruses."
"Oh, what kind of computer do I have? Do you know who the manufacturer is?"
His voice starting getting louder and sounding upset, and while I was asking my questions he was trying to say something that I didn't understand. Then he said, "... Asking questions like that doesn't allow me to help you and who the manufacturer is, is not important, but I do have your Windows CLS ID number that is identified with your computer."
I started getting louder and upset as well, "Then what is my IP address?"
"Do you know what a CLS ID is and how it works, sir?"
"If you can tell that my computer is downloading stuff, then you should be able to know what my IP address is."
"We can not identify that over the phone, if you can just get on your computer and just-- Do you even know what a CLS ID number is?!"
"Yea, I just searched it and the first result says, 'cls id scam.' That sounds a lot like you." He hung up on me.