HADES Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 (edited) So just a day after Sync! messaged me regarding a weird call he received, I too received a similar call - in Canada. The person on the other end of the line identified her self as calling from Microsoft. Her name Stella - her accent Indian. The caller ID - unknown. I can hear hundreds of people in the background - so I knew it was a call center in India. She claimed my windows computer has a virus, which if not removed would make my computer unusable. She also claimed my computer has sent a report about the virus to Microsoft. I told the alleged Microsoft rep that I would get my computer guy to fix my computer to which she claimed only a Microsoft rep can fix this virus. I immediately knew this was a scam. Microsoft does not make unsolicited phone calls to help you fix your computer! It says so on their website: http://www.microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/msname.aspx However, I wanted to gather as much information about this scam as possible, so I went along with the instructions. The rep requested I download this program: http://www.teamviewer.com/en/index.aspx I knew exactly what the program was, and what it does. I knew where this was going. I'd would have gladly given her remote access to my system but I didn't in order to remove personal information from my system. More importantly, I wanted to prepare myself to properly record the remote access session, contact authorities, and have them present at the live recording in order to insure the evidence is admissible in court. In short, I'd would be calling Stella back at a number she left with me. If you receive such a call, or a similar call, be aware, it is a scam. PLEASE spread the word! Side note: TeamViewer is totally legit. So it the company, and the website. In fact TeamViewer is a good remote access software similar to GoToAssist. Whois on teamviewer.com: http://whois.domaintools.com/teamviewer.com Edited May 9, 2011 by HADES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Wow, they never learn do they :pwned: Thanks for the heads up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caget1 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 India = :pwned: lol jk but il keep an eye out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Celestia Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Thanks for the message and I'll keep my ears open and my mind sharp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedDevil6193 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 wow thanks for letting me know, i h8 they did that wtf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynasty789 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 say you use a mac and i get phone calls like that i be racist towards them :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desKrriado Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60Seconds Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Gimme Stella's number. I wanna call her and pretend I'm from the CIA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Who Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil :) Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 God dammit Sony why'd you hire Indians? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SyNc Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 hahah damn hades. The only thing different for me was they said they where windows and told me something was wrong with my comp and hung up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hallwagner Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 for future reference, if any1 has this happen to them please report it to the proper authorities, in the usa, that would be the secret service, and if i'm not mistaken the rcmp basically do all the police work in canada, so that would be who to report it to for canadian people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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