Solved Telephone call informs me that my pc has been hacked ???

[guitarfiend]

Got home today to find that my mother had answered a phone call from the # 707-706-0870 stating that MY laptop had been "hacked". She said that whoever was on the other end of the line did not sound like they were from this country.She said it kind of sounded like they may have been from India.Just wondering if anyone else out there has ever experienced this ? Also,the caller said that they were from "laptop support ??? Any input on this is much appreciated.I'll check back tomorrow night.Got another 12 hour shift in the am...Gotta get some sleep for now.As always-thank very much.

 

[rumbleiv]

Got home today to find that my mother had answered a phone call from the # 707-706-0870 stating that MY laptop had been "hacked". She said that whoever was on the other end of the line did not sound like they were from this country.She said it kind of sounded like they may have been from India.Just wondering if anyone else out there has ever experienced this ? Also,the caller said that they were from "laptop support ??? Any input on this is much appreciated.I'll check back tomorrow night.Got another 12 hour shift in the am...Gotta get some sleep for now.As always-thank very much.

It's a scam.

 

[AddRAM]

Don`t give it a second thought

 

[lehnerus2000]

This is a scam.

They try it on my friend and me (regularly).
We've both used computers for years (he only uses Arch Linux).

Tell them that you are a computer tech, if they'll hang up straight away you can be absolutely sure it was a scam.

 

[whs]

Some of the guys here had fun with those characters. They let them talk and theorize for a while and then they told them that they were running Linux. Too bad I never get such a call. I would boot one of my Linux and ask them to find the virus.

 

[guitarfiend]

I love you guys ! Thank you very much for the confirmation !

 

[matts6887]

Got home today to find that my mother had answered a phone call from the # 707-706-0870

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707-706-0870

707-706-0870 stating that MY laptop had been "hacked". She said that whoever was on the other end of the line did not sound like they were from this country.She said it kind of sounded like they may have been from India.Just wondering if anyone else out there has ever experienced this ? Also,the caller said that they were from "laptop support ??? Any input on this is much appreciated.I'll check back tomorrow night.Got another 12 hour shift in the am...Gotta get some sleep for now.As always-thank very much.

It's a scam.

Agreed; it is a scam for sure. I got a phone call from someone about a month ago give or take as well from someone claiming to be from microsoft saying that my computer was sending viruses or something stupid like that and i knew it had to be a scam so i just hung up. Usually i know a scam when i see/hear one; but; some of these hackers, etc; are starting to make it harder and harder to tell if something is legit or a scam as they are getting smarter. Bottom line; if it sounds too good to be true it probably is. on another note; wth is going on here; something keeps adding this skype stuff to my posts all the sudden. Im gonna have to do a scan for malware etc
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[The Howling Wolves]

I always ask the caller for his/her phone number so I can call them right back as I am in the middle of our dinner and if he or she calls back I will reach thru the damn phone line and choke the shit out of them.

 

[guitarfiend]

Good one,Wolf.

 

[derekimo]

Got home today to find that my mother had answered a phone call from the # 707-706-0870

707-706-0870

707-706-0870

707-706-0870

707-706-0870

707-706-0870 stating that MY laptop had been "hacked". She said that whoever was on the other end of the line did not sound like they were from this country.She said it kind of sounded like they may have been from India.Just wondering if anyone else out there has ever experienced this ? Also,the caller said that they were from "laptop support ??? Any input on this is much appreciated.I'll check back tomorrow night.Got another 12 hour shift in the am...Gotta get some sleep for now.As always-thank very much.

It's a scam.

Agreed; it is a scam for sure. I got a phone call from someone about a month ago give or take as well from someone claiming to be from microsoft saying that my computer was sending viruses or something stupid like that and i knew it had to be a scam so i just hung up. Usually i know a scam when i see/hear one; but; some of these hackers, etc; are starting to make it harder and harder to tell if something is legit or a scam as they are getting smarter. Bottom line; if it sounds too good to be true it probably is. on another note; wth is going on here; something keeps adding this skype stuff to my posts all the sudden. Im gonna have to do a scan for malware etc
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...You got something going on in your computer Matt

Got home today to find that my mother had answered a phone call from the # 707-706-0870 stating that MY laptop had been "hacked". She said that whoever was on the other end of the line did not sound like they were from this country.She said it kind of sounded like they may have been from India.Just wondering if anyone else out there has ever experienced this ? Also,the caller said that they were from "laptop support ??? Any input on this is much appreciated.I'll check back tomorrow night.Got another 12 hour shift in the am...Gotta get some sleep for now.As always-thank very much.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

I've had several of them. I normally string them along by acting stupid, such as acting like I don't know what a computer is or why is M$ calling about my Mac (no, I do NOT have one). The last one caught me at a bad time and in a bad mood. My caller ID said the call was from some east coast directory assistance. As soon as the north end of a southbound horse with an Indian accent claimed to be from M$, I called him a (expletives deleted) stupid liar and told him to go to a place noted for its excessively warm climate, then hung up.

 

[ignatzatsonic]

Reverse lookup leads here:

LAP Support, Online Technical Support

Here's a pretty good explanation of how these scammers work:

http://www.securelist.com/en/blog/2...ake_Microsoft_support_scammers?replyto=246196

 

[madcratebuilder]

I tell them I have to get in my office to my computer and to call back at my office phone and give them the number to my local Police Dept.

 

[ignatzatsonic]

Do these guys choose their targeted phone numbers completely at random?

Or from a selected list? Listed numbers only?

I've never had such a call and wonder why. I can't recall every getting any type of tele-marketing call either.

 

[guitarfiend]

Derekimo-I also got that same call about a month ago ! They said the same thing ! That one of our pc's was sending out viruses.

 

[lehnerus2000]

They called me (again) a couple of weeks ago.
There were so many scammers talking (in the "factory") that I couldn't understand the guy.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

They called me (again) a couple of weeks ago.
There were so many scammers talking (in the "factory") that I couldn't understand the guy.

The term for where they work is "boiler room".