212-512-2524

The McGraw-HIll Companies telephone number 212 512-2524 has been spoofed and is appearing as if it is coming from the company however it is coming from scammers overseas and they are trying to gain access into your computer. Please be advised that they are scammers and do not allow access to them on your computer. They are trying to gain your personal information fro frauduletn usage.

Please report the scam to the Federal Communications Commission:
Telephone # 888 225-5322

P.Powers
18 h 23 min ago
The McGraw-HIll Companies telephone number 212 512-2524 has been spoofed and is appearing as if it is coming from the company however it is coming from scammers overseas and they are trying to gain access into your computer. Please be advised that they are scammers and do not allow access to them on your computer. They are trying to gain your personal information fro fraudulent usage.
THIS IS A TOTAL SCAM USING 212 512-2524
OTHER CALL BACK NUMBERS FROM THE SCAMMERS ARE;
212 438-7895
866 539-8674
PLEASE REPORT THE SCAM TO THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION; 866 225-5322.

.Powers
18 h 23 min ago
The McGraw-HIll Companies telephone number 212 512-2524 has been spoofed and is appearing as if it is coming from the company however it is coming from scammers overseas and they are trying to gain access into your computer. Please be advised that they are scammers and do not allow access to them on your computer. They are trying to gain your personal information fro fraudulent usage.
THIS IS A TOTAL SCAM USING 212 512-2524
OTHER CALL BACK NUMBERS FROM THE SCAMMERS ARE;
212 438-7895
866 539-8674
PLEASE REPORT THE SCAM TO THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION; 866 225-5322

Powers
18 h 23 min ago
The McGraw-HIll Companies telephone number 212 512-2524 has been spoofed and is appearing as if it is coming from the company however it is coming from scammers overseas and they are trying to gain access into your computer. Please be advised that they are scammers and do not allow access to them on your computer. They are trying to gain your personal information fro fraudulent usage.
THIS IS A TOTAL SCAM USING 212 512-2524
OTHER CALL BACK NUMBERS FROM THE SCAMMERS ARE;
212 438-7895
866 539-8674
PLEASE REPORT THE SCAM TO THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION; 866 225-5322

Powers
18 h 23 min ago
The McGraw-HIll Companies telephone number 212 512-2524 has been spoofed and is appearing as if it is coming from the company however it is coming from scammers overseas and they are trying to gain access into your computer. Please be advised that they are scammers and do not allow access to them on your computer. They are trying to gain your personal information fro fraudulent usage.
THIS IS A TOTAL SCAM USING 212 512-2524
OTHER CALL BACK NUMBERS FROM THE SCAMMERS ARE;
212 438-7895
866 539-8674
PLEASE REPORT THE SCAM TO THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION; 866 225-5322

Please read posting on the internet:
I'm an employee of arjun group of industries in a similar outbound call center.
I'm now disclosing all our company's secret out here because I'm feeling guilty to be part of a very big scam and don't want my country's name to tarnish. The MD of arjun group of industries is Mr. Ankit Jaiswal.
We are totally a scam and we have three processes namely The UK process where we are required to scam the nice people of the UK. The second is the US process where the same thing is done to the US people and last but not the least they recently introduced an austrailian process.
well the scamming first starts with a phone call from a british accented indian. he says " Hello I'm david (my alias name) am i speaking with ... (Your last name) then starts to tell that ur computer might have downloaded a very dangerous online infection that is very dangerous for ur computer and they came to know all about it after they saw ur IP address was blinking in their server system.
after a lot of talks they ask for money.

Facts:
1. Those errors and warnings are nothing but page faults in the operating system. Windows just logs it down.
2. There is nothing as the open gateway of the internet from where these so called infections can come.
3. There is nothing as the International Server System. These gys buy your telephone number from various companies.
4. Your IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot blink coz its not something which can report anything. Its just the identification of ur computer in the network.

DOs'
1. Hang Up the phone as soon as u hear any of rthose above said dialogues.
2. Never ever download anything or do anything they tell u to do so.
3. DO NOT CONNECT UR COMPUTER REMOTELY. DO NOT GO TO
(i) www.logmein123.com
(ii) www.ammyy.com
4. Do not ever give ur credit card details or fill any of the claimed Secured Banking Form from them. because if u come to this point then they would be able to see anything ur doing with the computers as ur computer is already connected.

please please do read it once and ask if u have any queries...


It really feels bad because of some lowlifes INDIA's name is tarnished in front of all.
I'm an INDIAN and I'm proud to be one..
Caller: AIES PVT LMTD
Call Type: Telemarketer

Please read posting on the internet:
I'm an employee of arjun group of industries in a similar outbound call center.
I'm now disclosing all our company's secret out here because I'm feeling guilty to be part of a very big scam and don't want my country's name to tarnish. The MD of arjun group of industries is Mr. Ankit Jaiswal.
We are totally a scam and we have three processes namely The UK process where we are required to scam the nice people of the UK. The second is the US process where the same thing is done to the US people and last but not the least they recently introduced an austrailian process.
well the scamming first starts with a phone call from a british accented indian. he says " Hello I'm david (my alias name) am i speaking with ... (Your last name) then starts to tell that ur computer might have downloaded a very dangerous online infection that is very dangerous for ur computer and they came to know all about it after they saw ur IP address was blinking in their server system.
after a lot of talks they ask for money.

Facts:
1. Those errors and warnings are nothing but page faults in the operating system. Windows just logs it down.
2. There is nothing as the open gateway of the internet from where these so called infections can come.
3. There is nothing as the International Server System. These gys buy your telephone number from various companies.
4. Your IP (Internet Protocol) address cannot blink coz its not something which can report anything. Its just the identification of ur computer in the network.

DOs'
1. Hang Up the phone as soon as u hear any of rthose above said dialogues.
2. Never ever download anything or do anything they tell u to do so.
3. DO NOT CONNECT UR COMPUTER REMOTELY. DO NOT GO TO
(i) www.logmein123.com
(ii) www.ammyy.com
4. Do not ever give ur credit card details or fill any of the claimed Secured Banking Form from them. because if u come to this point then they would be able to see anything ur doing with the computers as ur computer is already connected.

please please do read it once and ask if u have any queries...


It really feels bad because of some lowlifes INDIA's name is tarnished in front of all.
I'm an INDIAN and I'm proud to be one..
Caller: AIES PVT LMTD
Call Type: Telemarketer

The McGraw-Hill Companies telephone number 212 512-2524 has been spoofed and is appearing as if it is coming from the company however it is coming from scammers overseas and they are trying to gain access into your computer.
ALERT: Please be advised that they are scammers and do not allow access to them on your computer.They are trying to gain your personal information for fraudulent usage for identity theft.
Please report the scam to the Federal Communications Commission:
Telephone # 888 225-5322
PLEASE DO NOT BECOME A VICTIM OF THE SPOOFING SCAM
THEY ARE A FRAUDULENT CALLER
DO NOT GIVE CREDIT CARD NUMBERS
IF YOU DO NOT ALLOW THE SCAMMERS ACCESS TO YOUR COMPUTER OR GIVE THEM CREDIT CARD INFORMATION THEN YOU WILL NOT BECOME A VICTIM.
THANK YOU FOR READING POSTING AND NOT FALLING FOR THE SCAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The McGraw-Hill Companies telephone number 212 512-2524 has been spoofed and is appearing as if it is coming from the company however it is coming from scammers overseas and they are trying to gain access into your computer.
ALERT: Please be advised that they are scammers and do not allow access to them on your computer.They are trying to gain your personal information for fraudulent usage for identity theft.
Please report the scam to the Federal Communications Commission:
Telephone # 888 225-5322
PLEASE DO NOT BECOME A VICTIM OF THE SPOOFING SCAM
THEY ARE A FRAUDULENT CALLER
DO NOT GIVE CREDIT CARD NUMBERS
IF YOU DO NOT ALLOW THE SCAMMERS ACCESS TO YOUR COMPUTER OR GIVE THEM CREDIT CARD INFORMATION THEN YOU WILL NOT BECOME A VICTIM.
THANK YOU FOR READING POSTING AND NOT FALLING FOR THE SCAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have recently been receiving calls, allegedly from Windows Microsoft security, informing me my computer is in danger of crashing due to a plague of viruses, and if I open my computer they will eradicate said viruses via the phone. Is this a scam or genuine? SC, Didsbury Manchester

Many people are already aware of this racket, but the fact that we have received several letters such as yours in recent months suggests it is worth repeating a warning about these hoax calls.

The scam always starts the same way: the phone rings at someone's home, and the caller – usually with an Indian accent – asks for the householder, quoting their name and address before saying "I'm calling from Microsoft. We've had a report from your internet service provider of serious virus problems from your computer."

They go on to warn that the computer will become unusable if the matter is not resolved. The puzzled householder is then directed to their computer, and asked to open a program called "Windows Event Viewer". Its contents are, to the average user, worrying as they look like a long list of errors, some labelled "critical". "Yes, that's it," says the caller. "Now let me guide you through the steps to fixing it."

The computer owner is directed to a website and told to download a program that hands over remote control of the computer, and the caller "installs" various "fixes" for the problem. And then it's time to pay a fee: as much as £185 for a "subscription" to the "preventative service".

Calls such as these prey on the fear that your computer will cease to function. They appear to target older or less technologically savvy householders. They are convincing, as they have a certain amount of your data, although they are using publicly available information and rely on the fact that (almost) everyone has a computer.

The best thing to do with these calls is to put the phone down. Alternatively, if you have nothing on at the time, fake an interest and then keep them occupied as long as you can. When you reveal that you have no interest in buying their services, they'll probably become annoyed, but while they are on the phone to you they won't be ripping off anyone else. It's worth noting that Microsoft says it will never contact a customer unless you have registered a problem with it first.

We welcome letters but cannot answer individually. Email us at consumer.champions@guardian.co.uk or write to Bachelor & Brignall, Money, the Guardian, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU. Please include a daytime phone number
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I received a call from this number. I know it was a scam. They wanted to talk to me about my computer.

Just got off phone with FTC and they said there is nothing that can be done and welcome to the 21 century  You have to call your local phone company and have number blocked.  I think cost $$$.

just receiveda call from this number asking the Dr to turn off her computer

I just received a call from this number. The person requested that I access the Dr.'s computer immediately to fix a deadly virus. What a hoax! The number they called is our home telephone number. Hang up on these scammers! Don't even bother talking to them.

tried to sell computer software

This fellow with a somewhat heavy (India) Indian accent called me from 212-512-2524 purporting to be vaguely associated with Microsoft Windows alleging that he was tasked with helping me eliminate and prevent “Critical”, “Danger” and “Warning” entries that were listed in Windows “eventvwr”.
I had, previously, connected with Windows Customer Service who repaired my computer by remote connection as he said he was going to have done now to eliminate those negative entries.
I was skeptical from the start of this cold-call but when he told me to go to Teamviewer.com, a commercial website, so his “Certified technicians” could connect, remotely, to me and “repair” my computer … CASE CLOSED! This was a SCAM to sell me “computer protection software” from the British company “Best Help”. Further proof of this scam was his “guarantee” that there would be NO more such entries.
All he ever found out about me were that there are such negative entries.
When it became crystal clear that it was a scam I told him I’d check with Microsoft to handle these “problems” and I hung up – cheerful in the knowledge that I’d wasted, probably, over a half an hour of this telemarketer’s time. I know how telemarketing companies frown on failed calls – ESPECIALLY long ones.

this is a scam..... they are trying to tell people they contact that our computers are under attack and many illegal things are being done.... they said I would never know that it has been hacked and they are
"windows technical department" and can help me.

HAHAHAHAHA `` Lucky for me I have a little tech knowledge, but could see an older person falling for this completely!  Horrible!!!

same deal... definitely a scam - had no idea how to pronouce the name of my company.

I just got a call from 212-512-2524.  
The accents sounded like they were Indian or Pakistani, definitely not American.  There was a bad connection, lots of static, etc.

They said my computer was infected with viruses and sending out messages.  The lady who called said she would put me on with one of their Senior Technicians.

He asked if I was in front of my computer.  When I asked what operating system he showed I was running, he said it was Windows XP.  

I'm pretty confused, because all of my computers are using Fedora 16, and told him so.  Amazingly, he apparently couldn't solve my problem because he hung up right away.

Looks like if my computer is going to be sending out messages, I'm going to have to help it out by typing them myself, like this one, and hitting send or something.

Great, another day shot to help solve the world's computer problems.  Type the message, hit send, type the message, hit send, continue until fingers are cramped.

I recieved a call on Sunday night from 212-512-2524. I did not pick it up and no message was left on my answering machine.