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These people are telling me they detected my computer has virus.

The caller had an accent from India and said that I had a computer virus.  

Called five times to say I had a virus on my computer. They were saying they worked with Microsoft and they spotted something on my computer. I had to press a couple buttons so that they can fix it. I believe it was to get the MSDOS (or whatever that black screen is) to run. FIVE TIMES!!!

My parents keep getting calls from this #, saying there is a problem with their computer? They call 2 or 3 times a night after 10 pm pst. Very persistant . Indian accent.

The caller had an accent from India, woke me up late at night and said that I had a computer virus.  

We keep telling these people do not call & take us off their list.  The last call was at 10:21 pm 8/27 2014.  I'm calling the phone company to see what can be done.

same call indian accent....... wanted me to do something with my computer for micro soft warning on my screen. i did have a warning on my screen before they called this am but my computer addressed it. i told them they are full of crap n dont call again because i get these calls all the time n different numbers n all cell phones and all saying the same stuff for the last year.
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Reported that my pc has a virus!!! Asked to speak with someone american...no can do gave me another foreigner!  
Then hung Up

Tried calling back got busy signal

They called me twice today and 3 times yesterday. Finally picked up today and the person had an accent from India and he asked me to participate in a survey. He continued to ask me if I owned my home and if I was doing any home repairs in the near future. I just hung up. Sounds like a scam and could barely understand him.

Called me early saying they wanted to talk to me about my medication? Strong Indian accent. I hung up.

Called twice on 2 different #'s. Indian accent  said something about not being in the US and the caller said his name was Alex Smith.  SCAM I Hung up

They keep calling. I just pickup and mess with them. Might as well have some fun with them.

A woman with an Indian accent told me she was with Microsoft and that my computer has a virus.
She was very hard to understand and very, very, very rude.  

Indian accent was so heavy could not understand him. Requested him to repeat himself twice but accent to heavy to know what he said so I just hung up. Don't know what he wanted.

If you have not had your computer checked reciently for bugs and virus it is time to check it NOW!. MICROSOFT will never call you. it is an even bet that if you did what they asked you NOW have a tracking virus that is reporting back to them every location you go to as well and ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION you have on the computer, includeing but not limmited to your bank account numbers, social security number, and any other personal information you have EVER entered (most people don't know that every single key stroke you place on a computer NEVER goes away unless you do a complete disk format and total reinstall of all softwere or replace the hard drive)

>>  I had to press a couple buttons so that they can fix it.  <<

If the scammer accessed the computer, they probably did one or more of the following:
• Disabled the anti-virus software
• Added nasty malware to the computer
• Copied the Contact List (so they can email your soon-to-be ex-friends)
• Copied any financial data or passwords they could find
• Compromised the ID
• "Zombied" the computer, so it would respond to THEIR commands sent via internet
• Deleted some important files
• Asked for money to repair the damage they caused

What can you do immediately after such an attack?
1.  Pull the cables on the computer, so it cannot access the internet.
2.  Change ALL  passwords stored on the computer
3.  Run FULL malware scans on the computer, in "SAFE" mode!
4.  Change the passwords again, particularly if the malware scans showed anything
5.  Inform your bank and credit card companies
6.  Sign up for credit monitoring, and check the status frequently
7.  You may have to bring the computer to a local repair shop, and tell them the story.
8.  Tell friends what happened, so they can be aware of strange emails from you
9.  Plug in the computer only AFTER all the above have been done
10.  Change the passwords on all online accounts.  Even better - access a "safe", uninfected  computer, and chance your online account passwords RIGHT NOW.

You fell for one scam, and might be susceptible to others mentioned on this site:
http://phonehelp.2truth.com/facts_rev.html
Read that info to educate and help protect yourself!

Honest computer companies do NOT cold-call people to tell them their computers need fixing!
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cold-Call-Tech ... on-150170.shtml

Remember to return here, to 800notes.com, after you look at any of the information at the above sites, either to post more information, or to let us know you avoided the scam or fixed the computer correctly.

Called my office and when I answered I could tell it was a call center.  The caller ID showed and Indiana number, which was of course fake.  Guy with an Indian accent asked if this was an office and I said yes.  OOOOOOOOOOH!  He says.  And how old you are??? I said what's that got to do with anything and hung up. Taking time out of my day to answer these bogus calls is infuriating.  

These people continuously call my phone telling me I have vicious malware and they can fix it. It's always someone with an accent. Eventually I stopped hanging up on them and started to mess with them. I often ask them if I get the virus from going to naughty sites. Once my brother said a few choice words about "their god" and the man started cussing, and called back 10 times in a row just to cuss at us. I have fun with them when they call. To anyone who thinks these calls are legit, please don't do what they ask. Microsoft or any other company will NEVER call you to let you know something is wrong with your computer. It's 100% guaranteed a scam to get personal information from your computer.

Similar thing. His name is Alex and said that he was calling from Microsoft. He has an Indian accent.....I asked him for a call back # he gave me 727 872-5502. Will NOT call