Mike Pass
Supporter
0120440668
This info is from my partner who had these scumbags trying it on today.
This number is related to a computer scam. I got a call from a female asian caller who said she was from Microsoft and that I was a genuine windows user and there was an infection on my PC. She asked me to go on my computer and I said no so she said to contact Microsoft myself directly. I rang off and rang Microsoft. The person who answered was also Asian and he said to go to the Microsoft events logs and told to scroll through them noting the yellow warning signs or red alert signs. I was then told that this indicated my PC was seriously infected with trojans caused by my internet browsing. He asked various questions such as did I do internet shopping and banking etc. This operative then said her colleague from the technical department would contact me tomorrow to help me resolve my problems. He then asked to install a program to take over the computer and did so. He then showed a list of Trojans on the PC (which he had put there) and said they could sort it all out for a payment of £127. He also asked for the password to the PC which was refused as was the credit card details.
HOW THE SCAM WORKS
They ring and say that you have problems on your PC. When you refuse to do what they say they say to phone Microsoft yourself. As you are concerned you then ring Microsoft BUT THEY HAVEN’T PUT THE PHONE DOWN!! So when you think you have phoned Microsoft you are just back connected to the scammers. They even play the sound of a phone ringing at the end of your dialling to convince you that you are ringing Microsoft. They then run through a whole load of stuff to convince you that you have a severe infection on your PC. They are trying to get access to your PC but mainly they want your credit card details. This will undoubtedly involve a remote desktop connection allowing the techie access to my pc. This is the point where a credit card will be asked for. Another possibility is the lowlife will install keylogger software that will enable him to view any passwords I type remotely on his pc.
BEWARE of calls like this.
Be careful out there.
Cheers
Mike
This info is from my partner who had these scumbags trying it on today.
This number is related to a computer scam. I got a call from a female asian caller who said she was from Microsoft and that I was a genuine windows user and there was an infection on my PC. She asked me to go on my computer and I said no so she said to contact Microsoft myself directly. I rang off and rang Microsoft. The person who answered was also Asian and he said to go to the Microsoft events logs and told to scroll through them noting the yellow warning signs or red alert signs. I was then told that this indicated my PC was seriously infected with trojans caused by my internet browsing. He asked various questions such as did I do internet shopping and banking etc. This operative then said her colleague from the technical department would contact me tomorrow to help me resolve my problems. He then asked to install a program to take over the computer and did so. He then showed a list of Trojans on the PC (which he had put there) and said they could sort it all out for a payment of £127. He also asked for the password to the PC which was refused as was the credit card details.
HOW THE SCAM WORKS
They ring and say that you have problems on your PC. When you refuse to do what they say they say to phone Microsoft yourself. As you are concerned you then ring Microsoft BUT THEY HAVEN’T PUT THE PHONE DOWN!! So when you think you have phoned Microsoft you are just back connected to the scammers. They even play the sound of a phone ringing at the end of your dialling to convince you that you are ringing Microsoft. They then run through a whole load of stuff to convince you that you have a severe infection on your PC. They are trying to get access to your PC but mainly they want your credit card details. This will undoubtedly involve a remote desktop connection allowing the techie access to my pc. This is the point where a credit card will be asked for. Another possibility is the lowlife will install keylogger software that will enable him to view any passwords I type remotely on his pc.
BEWARE of calls like this.
Be careful out there.
Cheers
Mike
) versions of both and can confirm they are very good pieces of software especially Malwarebytes which will prevent you doing all sorts of silly things on your computer and is totally adept at blocking known rogue sites. It outperforms even the best Net Security Solutions software by a country mile.
