855-662-9936

these guys are scam and they are calling people out of blue and making innocent people fool and charginf them something that is not useful .they are fu..k scammers
Avangate a big scam company ,god will never raise them.

Absolute scam. In fact, they locked down my computer in a cyclic reboot execute command function when I refused to pay them. They claimed they couldn't leave my computer to unsafe. Going to local IT company for support.

It is a widespread scam. If you have critical information on your computer, bank account info, credit card numbers, Social Security number, etc., you want to contact those organizations and either cancel or lock them down. At the very least, monitor the activity on those accounts very closely.

Better yet... They were turned into the cyber security contractors affiliated with the US department of energy.

Exactly the same as they did to me. But before he signed off he told me to take my desktop, laptop and smartphone and shove them up ass. Luckily I had a ZT with lifetime 24 hour support and he fixed me up right away. I felt stupid that I let them take control of my computer.

I too was scammed by Avangate.  Is there any way to get my $299.99 back?  Will Visa refund it?  I've cancelled the card I used and got a new one.  After this experience I will never use my card online again.

Did you file a fraud report with Visa?  If not do so immediately because there is a time limit.

yes we agree that we are son of a [***] , we are fraud microsoft company who cons all the americans , i have a property of 200 billion dollars which i earned by scamming all the americans , i have a bmw and a audi which i earned by selling my ethics and morals , i am big con artist , i have lot man shoe lickers working for me who can dance nude on my one whistle , so call me whenever you want to get ripped off

PRIME TECHNOLOGIES LLC
SOUTH CAROLINA
OWNER : AMIT SHARMA

Hello

I am aman mehndiratta and i just saw a vulgar comment by my name about my own company . It is really disrespectful and i seriously request you to take it off please .
if you put the toll free number 855-662-9936 , the last comment is by my name and about my company.
It really makes us feel so bad and helpless at the same time as i am unable to do anything.

Click on the ! button on the bottom right corner of the post and tell the administrator why you want the post removed.

And post again here, telling us what is wrong with the post.

you are asking what is wrong with the post , it has been put on my name and i dint do it first of all . Second , if you will read the comment , it doesnt make any sense that i will say myself that i am running a scam and what's my property and bad things about my employee's and as you can see clearly , what kind of language has been used .

It hard to believe that you are an 'innocent victim' in this. These people wouldn't be saying this stuff unless there was a problem with your company. Sure, you could vouch for your employees, but we have a word for that over here in the US-hearsay

Rip off scammer scam crook 855-662-9936 scam attacked a neighbor today and while he was "fixing your network" he put 4 files on the computer: "Anti Hacking Tool Kit.exe" and "Network Access Protection.exe" and "Network Security Ver. 2.2.exe" and "Sonicwall NSA.exe" all of which resulted in malware or virus detections when I submitted them one-by-one to the virustotal web site: "Trojan[Spy]/MSIL.KeyLogger" and "HEUR/QVM07.1.Malware.Gen" and "Backdoor/DarkKomet.ife" and "Artemis!A77B90F022CC"

He was showing my neighbor their social security numbers, bank numbers, and other personal info before they shut down the computer. The neighbors closed all their bank accounts, froze their credit at the 3 credit reporting companies, called their credit card companies, and changed all their passwords. Also opened a Life Lock account and they are contemplating filing a police report just in case of fraud. What a frigging disaster.

It's a tech support scam.  They pretend to be AVG or Dell or some other computer company, then they connect remotely to your computer and show you that there are hackers trying to connect or some other bogus thing.

Then they tell you that you need to send them a check.  They scammed a very dear elderly friend out of $799 for a lifetime support package.

If you have call blocking software, it is likely their 800 numbers are blocked so they may use this number instead.

Other numbers used by Avangatee:

888.451.1603
888.608.9991
855.605.2323
855.662.4434
866.674.4268
657.859.7135

From the California Secretary of State:

AVANGATEE SERVICES, LLC
Entity Number: 201523110092
Entity Address: 30685 HAYLAKE ST, HAYWARD CA 94544
Agent for Service of Process: INCORP SERVICES, INC. (C2294569)

There is no such address in Hayward, it seems possible that the real address is 30685 HOYLAKE ST, which is a residential address.

They ask checks to be mailed to:

699 Lewelling Boulevard #146/293
San Leandro, CA 94579

The San Leandro address is a PO Box at a Mailboxes ETC.

GREENWOOD, S.C. -
An Upstate woman is charged in connection with a multimillion dollar scam in which personal computers appear to have been shut down by hackers and a company demands payment to remedy the problem.

The Better Business Bureau released the information Wednesday to warn consumers about the scam.

A grand jury indictment said Linda Massey, of Greenwood, worked with a man named Aman Mehndiratta, in an operation that law enforcement said has stolen at least $5 million dollars.

Massey is charged with mail fraud, racketeering and money laundering and if convicted is liable for sums equal to or greater than $5,198,000.

The BBB currently has 123 complaints on file from Canada, the United States and Caribbean about the company, Prime Technologies LLC. The BBB is warning consumers to be wary of tech companies using a similar guise, since twelve different company names have been traced back to the LLC so far.

Consumers allege that initial contact is made either by a pop up that freezes the computer that includes a phone number prompt or a phone call insisting immediate action needs to be taken or there will be dire consequences.

Once this initial contact is made, the company weaves a tale about hackers attempting to sneak through firewalls or of a virus infecting the machine. Callers with the scam company say the computer has sent out a distress signal indicating the hacking or virus, and say they can fix the problem through remote access.

The scammers then install a series of programs to ensure you don’t have this problem again. These programs are malware enabling these individuals to enter and control your computer without your permission giving them unabridged access to personal and financial information as well as your computer activity.

Once the installation is complete the company will demand payment for a lifetime warranty to prevent the intrusion from happening again. If individuals refuse to pay the amount, the situation immediately escalates and the company shuts down the computer holding the device hostage until payment is completed.

Consumers who do pay for the service and lifetime warranty report that the hacking/lockdown happens again and again, with a reason given each time why the lifetime warranty doesn’t cover those services.

Once the company is granted access to a device, consumers report they are either brought to their event log or instructed to access their online banking information where this company can point out exactly where the intrusions happened.

One man lost $20,000 to this company before he realized he was being scammed, according to the BBB.

Consumers reported that refusing to pay escalates the scam from vulgar language, insults and threats to much more malicious behavior. Some consumers watch as their computer cameras turn on and they see themselves on screen, while a voice comes through the speakers threatening the individual's life and family.

One consumer was terrified when her refusal to pay caused her computer to be turned off and a message to come through the printer. After these incidents, the consumer reported that a message popped up on her desktop full of obscenities and threats which was immediately processed through her printer.

Massey told the BBB she initially made contact with the company because of a pop-up on her computer told her to call a number for PC Visor because of a virus.

During the call, she spoke with a man she referred to as "Andy," who she told the BBB is actually named Aman Mehndiratta, her co-defendant.

Massey said Mehndiratta contacted her multiple times, and convinced her to set up an LLC in South Carolina named Prime Technologies using her personal mailing address. Her only responsibility was to put the checks in the bank while collecting a commission on each check received.  She wired the balance of the money to Mehndiratta, the indictment.

The companies the BBB is warning consumers about include:

Prime Technologies LLC
Avangatee
PCaid24x7
Divine Tech
Prime & Tech Solutions
Prime Tech
Prime Tech Help
Prime Technology
Speeders PC
Superior Tech
Superior TechHelp
TechMind4u
Anyone who encounters the pop-up telling them to call for help is encouraged to take their computer to a professional technician.