989-366-7418

Phoned before 8 a.m. on a Saturday.  Call display said "Visa".  Don't believe it...
This is why I shut my phone off in the mornings.

I just received a call in regards to my computer.  They new my last name.  The name on the phone came up as "TD Bank" and ask me " you have a problem with your computer / Microsoft and I said I what computer?  Then he said you don't know if you have a computer.  Then I said who wants to know.... then he hung up.

Call before 8am in Nova Scotia ... called me Mrs (my last name) ... I hung up as soon as they said "Windows Support".

Called to verify a charge to my TD Visa.  Then asked a lot of information.

got a call from this number at 6:35am in Newfoundland.  To say I was disgusted is being nice.  The East Indian gentleman said his name was Mike Watson and that there was a charge to my visa of 383 dollars.  I said I don't own a visa he said well what about mastercard.  I said it was none of his business to which he replied by calling me vile names and cursing me out.  Referred to me as a mother f***ing b**ch, b***ard etc.  I was absolutely shocked and pissed off.  Then he hung up on me.  I would like to thank Rogers for selling my phone number.  I am tired of getting these calls all hours of the night.  

My wife answered. Caller identified himself as from Mastercard fraud department. He said there had been an unauthorized $300.00 charge against her card.  He then began to ask her a lot of personal, including her entire card number, including the security code. When and where she was born etc. He also asked for her social ins. no. At that point she handed the phone to me and he began to ask me for my Mastercard no. I told him no and to give me a file no. and I would call Mastercard right back and he hung up. I the looked at my call display and it actually said Visa not Mastercard. We don't have a Visa card. I called Mastercard and they said they had not called. It was a fraud and cancelled my wife's card and they will  issue her a new card.  They said it was a good thing we reported it right away.

My call display actually says "Microsoft Windows" for this number. There are a lot of people in the World who wouldn't no any better and give out all the information.  My last computer crashed and I got a call shortly after saying I should turn it on again, I said "NO, it's not going to work!" and hung up.  The guy called back three times, but five rings and it goes to Voice Mail.

Thanks to whom ever invented the "call display" and all the other nifty things available.

I just got a call from called ID "Microsoft Windows" for this number also. Asked for my mothers name, asked if she was home, i said pardon, she asked again. The woman on the other end having a thick accent + crackling reception. Told her she isnt home right now. As SOON as i said this they hung up... Im assuming it was a scam of sorts. Tell me your thoughts.

Call came in with ID "Windows". Knew my name and asked to confirm I was a Windows user on my PC. Knowing Microsoft doesn't phone customers, I hung up after a few minutes.

Yep, this is a number used by Scammers to get information and hack into your computer.  They are generated from offshore call centres that use VOIP and spoof phone numbers.  They say they are from the "Windows Technical Assistance Centre": I once spend 45 min (and recorded the conversation) to see what they were up to.  After asking a bunch of questions, getting you to look in your event logs for the tons of error logs that windows generates, they tell you, you are infected.  They then get you to do command line to download malware from a web site they say is setup to help you get rid of malware.    If you followed the instructions, you end up with a compromised machine!  I know about computer (20+ years experience) and it was quite the "social engineering" attack.  To all the scum bags that participate in the scam: "Congratulations, you are making anyone with an indian accent sound like a crook!  Thank you to bring jobs back to North America!!! KEEP UP THE SCAMS!!!!

Now, when I get a call from someone with an accent, I AUTOMATICALLY assume the worst and, guess what?  I'm normally right!  If you post on CL and give out your phone number, expect the calls.

Call came in at 8:15 a.m....call display said "windows"....I didn't answer....if it was important a message would be left....will not answer it.....EVER.

Caller reported a fraudulent charge to my visa. I asked where he was calling from, he said Visa Toronto. I asked what bank, he named one, when I said I didn't have a card there, he named another. I asked if he was guessing, he said no. I asked to speak to a supervisor any he hung up.

Called and asked for a Mrs. ..... and totally mispronounced the last name.  Said he wanted to talk to me about a $200 charge on eBay to my Visa.  Told him I don't have a Visa and what does he want.  You have a BMO Mastercard?  I said Nope then he hung up.  I called the number back and got a recorded "number is not is service" response.  No company displayed, just "Michigan"

knew my last name and said there was a problem with my system

Got a call on Friday and yes the genial an had an East Indian accent. He reported a 300.00 charge on my visa from ebay. I didn't give him any information but said I would check with my husband if he could call me back. It wasn't my husband so I called the bank, they have no record of a call going out to me or a suspicious transaction. Don't be fooled by these scam artists. Don't give them any information. I am cancelling my cards today.

When I asked for their phone number in order for me to call them back, they hung up.

Got message from someone with possibly an Indian accent.  Said he was from "Windows" (not MicroSoft).  Said my computer was sending error messages (which it was) and that if I would turn on my computer and follow his instructions he would fix things for me.  I asked him to provide me with a web site, phone number or other way I could verify who he was.  He didn't and hung up.  Glad I knew better.  Good luck all!

Number said Bank Visa. Man said his name was Mike Watson.Gave supervisor name Sam Dawson. Once again, said charges were put on my visa card the day before. I was half asleep and therefore not thinking clearly. I gave my info and downloaded program I was supposed to fix problem. I noticed him doing western union which he told me the charges came from. When I noticed him looking at someone else's bank acct. I called visa and gave them the info. They told me to unplug computer. They cancelled my visa and bank card.

Since the scammer accessed the computer, they probably did one or more of the following:
• Disabled the anti-virus software
• Added a lot of 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

Now, what can you do?
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.  Possibly 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 were exposed to one scam, and you might be susceptible to others mentioned on this site:
http://phonehelp.2truth.com/facts_rev.html

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.