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New (maybe) phone scam

by Spike715 Apr 13, 2014 6:44AM PDT

I have recently received several calls (caller ID reported it was from the 869 area code but the number obviously bogus: 999-9999) that asked about my "Windows computer." The person with an accent (foreign to US English) said that they had noticed some unusually high download and other internet usage on my Windows computer and that they had a security fix for the problem. I immediately realized it was a scam and hung up. I'm posting here so that others can be made aware and hopefully not be taken in by it.

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Not new .. but thanks for wanting to 'make other's aware' ..

by Carol~ Apr 14, 2014 12:14AM PDT

Spike..

If you use the Search Function at the top of the page, you will find threads such as ....

"Scam alert. Are you getting phone calls by people claiming to be tech support?"
http://forums.cnet.com/7723-6132_102-563986/scam-alert-are-you-getting-phone-calls-by-people-claiming-to-be-tech-support/

It's only one of many. Where the cold caller "says" they're from, or what problems they "presumably" report, may vary. (See Tech Support Scams - Help & Resource Page ⇐ also one of many posts reported on the subject)

We can only hope folks aren't taken in by these scams...
Carol