Thought I would alert my fellow Geeks about this.
I received a phone call this morning, the Indian woman asked for me by name then introduced herself stating she was calling from Windows Security Centre. She stated that there were numerous faults being reported to them from my computer and these would be making it run slow.
I have had numerous error reports on my laptop but I never send them to Windows, also she asked for me by my maiden name (despite being married for 12 years I haven't got round to changing it on my phone listing!) so I was already a bit suspicious
She asked me to swith my PC on (it was on as I had been geeking) and she wanted me to click on start the Run...then she would help me FIX my PC.
She was very forceful and ignored my questions about how she got my phone number, how could I verify she was with Windows, and just talked over me stressing how important it was to fix the thousands of errors on my pc.
I was not about to let a complete stranger have access to all the information on my PC so I told her to email me verification of any faults and her credentials, and hung up.
So glad I did, as I have now found this
Virus phone scam being run from call centres in India | Technology | The Guardian
These calls are on the increase, so be aware, and Microsoft Windows does not make unsolicited calls to help you fix your computer EVER !!
I received a phone call this morning, the Indian woman asked for me by name then introduced herself stating she was calling from Windows Security Centre. She stated that there were numerous faults being reported to them from my computer and these would be making it run slow.
I have had numerous error reports on my laptop but I never send them to Windows, also she asked for me by my maiden name (despite being married for 12 years I haven't got round to changing it on my phone listing!) so I was already a bit suspicious
She asked me to swith my PC on (it was on as I had been geeking) and she wanted me to click on start the Run...then she would help me FIX my PC.
She was very forceful and ignored my questions about how she got my phone number, how could I verify she was with Windows, and just talked over me stressing how important it was to fix the thousands of errors on my pc.
I was not about to let a complete stranger have access to all the information on my PC so I told her to email me verification of any faults and her credentials, and hung up.
So glad I did, as I have now found this
Virus phone scam being run from call centres in India | Technology | The Guardian
These calls are on the increase, so be aware, and Microsoft Windows does not make unsolicited calls to help you fix your computer EVER !!