The following is an email that I received and responded to. This is the second time in a month that I have had to address this phone scam. As you will read, someone posing as a Microsoft rep. calls the house and says you are loaded with viruses and they need access to your pc to clean it up. You are given a web address to go to and they will “take care of the rest.” As far as I can tell, this is a scam to get control of your pc and steal personal info. Bill Gates & Microsoft have much more important stuff to do then let you know you have a virus. Be on the look out for this and don’t become a victim.
“IT'S A SCAM!!! A friend of mine's daughter got the same phone call in South
Carolina about a moth ago.
As far as I can figure out, they want you to give them access to your pc.
Probably to steal any personal info you have stored on it.
Microsoft has no way, that I know of, to monitor your system. Even if they
did, I really don't think they are going to call you about a virus.
You did the right thing by not giving him any info.
Defender is most likely off because of Comodo. It should give you the
option to turn it back on.
FYI: I think you have Vista & not Windows 7 or 8.
Hope this helps.
Keith”
-----Original Message-----
To:
Kesartech@live.com
Subject: weird phone call.
“New question I just got a phone call from someone (India sounding)
saying I have a virus on the Windows program . He wanted me to turn on
my computer and he would lead me through fixing it. I checked the *69
and could not get the number that called me. I did tell him I had no way
to know who I was talking to or to prove he was legal nor did I get a
letter form Microsoft. I checked and Microsoft defender is off is this
because I have comodo? He had my name and knew I had windows, I do not
remember if he knew I had 7 or 8.”
Wednesday, 14 November 2012
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