"Windows Technical Support" - Be Aware of this Scam

[F150owner]

Tonight, I got a call from "Charles" who spoke in a very bad foreign accent. He didn't ask for any specific person. He went to on to say that he was with "Windows Technical Support" and that my computer had been sending error messages from viruses.

I had heard of this scam before. They want you to go to a website that does a remote connection over the internet back to your computer for nefarious purposes.

I asked him which computer it was that was sending messages? Silence. He said it was the one I was using. I replied, my computers are all UNIX systems, how could you be getting Windows messages from my computer. "click".

Anyway, here is more info: “I am calling you from Windows”: A tech support scammer dials Ars Technica | Ars Technica I also logged a complaint with the FTC for the Do Not Call registry.

[Bassman Ia.]

Yep, been on the news and in the newspapers. When they call me I'm going to asked them to take a look at my WebTv, dat should mess em up

[Al from Canada]

I've had a couple of calls in the past, they claimed to be from the Windows Corporation.

[Bassman Ia.]

I've had a couple of calls in the past, they claimed to be from the Windows Corporation.

Well did ya tell em windows 8 sucks?

[cubswin]

They get really mad, and insult your mom, cuss at you if you keep them on the line for awhile and then tell them you have no internet.

[Al from Canada]

Well did ya tell em windows 8 sucks?

No, but I'm betting they didn't like what I did tell them.

[buzzn]

Poor Rajhai has 9 children to feed and you guys are giving him a hard time,........

[blazenlo95]

I hadn't heard of this. Thanks for the heads up!

[nitrodude]

I've had them call me also. I told them I don't have any Windows because I live in a root cellar and don't even own a phone. Then I hang up.

[assfault]

This is why I normally don't answer my phone unless its a local number.

[Bronzebackfive]

Been getting this call for over a year on and off.

[n2ratfishin]

You let him off easy. With your background you should have had some fun.

[MikeFloyd]

The world is full of scammers because it's also full of people who fall for them.

[Team Dougherty]

If you think that is bad Check out what the crypto locker does. CryptoLocker Ransomware Infections | US-CERT I had a client get hit. Fortunately their firewall, which we maintain, caught it trying to get out and encrypting their files. The firewall alerted us, via email, that something on the inside was trying to get out.

[Greg58]

If you think that is bad Check out what the crypto locker does. CryptoLocker Ransomware Infections | US-CERT I had a client get hit. Fortunately their firewall, which we maintain, caught it trying to get out and encrypting their files. The firewall alerted us, via email, that something on the inside was trying to get out.

Geez you scare me, I'm not clicking that link!

[Alan S]

This is why I normally don't answer my phone unless its a local number.

No wonder you never answer my calls.