800-208-0798

This number is scammers telling you your PC has viruses or some garbage and will clean it for an outrageous sum.

Same thing happened to me.  Said my brand new computer has issues and will fix it for $300-400.  They claimed to be Toshiba tech support.

I believe my computer was hacked due to 1-800-651-2340 and 1-800-208-0798, he even gave me an extn # 1290 and said his name was Runit Sareen

I also gave them access to my computer and fear it will be hacked.  Did you need to buy a new computer?

Not necessarily - I posted information below from Microsoft about this type of scam:

http://www.microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/avoid-phone-scams.aspx

Cybercriminals don't just send fraudulent email messages and set up fake websites. They might also call you on the telephone and claim to be from Microsoft. They might offer to help solve your computer problems or sell you a software license. Once they have access to your computer, they can do the following:

Trick you into installing malicious software that could capture sensitive data, such as online banking user names and passwords. They might also then charge you to remove this software.

Take control of your computer remotely and adjust settings to leave your computer vulnerable.

Request credit card information so they can bill you for phony services.

Direct you to fraudulent websites and ask you to enter credit card and other personal or financial information there.

Neither Microsoft nor our partners make unsolicited phone calls (also known as cold calls) to charge you for computer security or software fixes.

Telephone tech support scams: What you need to know

Cybercriminals often use publicly available phone directories so they might know your name and other personal information when they call you. They might even guess what operating system you're using.

Once they've gained your trust, they might ask for your user name and password or ask you to go to a website to install software that will let them access your computer to fix it. Once you do this, your computer and your personal information is vulnerable.

Do not trust unsolicited calls. Do not provide any personal information.

Here are some of the organizations that cybercriminals claim to be from:

Windows Helpdesk

Windows Service Center

Microsoft Tech Support

Microsoft Support

Windows Technical Department Support Group

Microsoft Research and Development Team (Microsoft R & D Team)

Report phone scams

Learn about how to report phone fraud in the United States. Outside of the US, contact your local authorities.

How to protect yourself from telephone tech support scams

If someone claiming to be from Microsoft tech support calls you:

Do not purchase any software or services.

Ask if there is a fee or subscription associated with the "service." If there is, hang up.

Never give control of your computer to a third party unless you can confirm that it is a legitimate representative of a computer support team with whom you are already a customer.

Take the caller's information down and immediately report it to your local authorities.

Never provide your credit card or financial information to someone claiming to be from Microsoft tech support.

What to do if you already gave information to a tech support person

If you think that you might have downloaded malware from a phone tech support scam website or allowed a cybercriminal to access your computer, take these steps:

Change your computer's password, change the password on your main email account, and change the password for any financial accounts, especially your bank and credit card.

Scan your computer with the Microsoft Safety Scanner to find out if you have malware installed on your computer.

Install Microsoft Security Essentials. (Microsoft Security Essentials is a free program. If someone calls you to install this product and then charge you for it, this is also a scam.)

Note: In Windows 8, Windows Defender replaces Microsoft Security Essentials. Windows Defender runs in the background and notifies you when you need to take specific action. However, you can use it anytime to scan for malware if your computer isn’t working properly or you clicked a suspicious link online or in an email message.

Learn more about Windows Defender

Will Microsoft ever call me?

There are some cases where Microsoft will work with your Internet service provider and call you to fix a malware-infected computer—such as during the recent cleanup effort begun in our botnet takedown actions. These calls will be made by someone with whom you can verify you already are a customer. You will never receive a legitimate call from Microsoft or our partners to charge you for computer fixes.

More information

For more information about how to recognize a phishing scam, see Avoid scams that use the Microsoft name fraudulently.

If you need help with a virus or other security problem, visit the Microsoft Virus and Security Solution Center.

To help protect against viruses and other malicious software, download Microsoft Security Essentials.

Windows 8 includes antivirus protection that’s turned on by default.

These guys are scammers!! Do not trust them. They installed Mcafee on my computer and it was even working!!

BEWARE!!

Big Fraud!

Do Not Trust Them!!

I called a Sony Support number to find out why my video editing tools were missing functions...  after being transferred twice (India) I got a sales pitch and promises. (see below) I was pretty upset and disconnected when he tried to FIRST delete this information from the Word Pad text editor.  I did an undo & saved it.  NOW all my photo editing tools are not working.  Usually an Uninstall and Reinstall works... but new things crop up like when I try saving photos it does an OPEN instead and the Open bot reappears/displays 3 times before I can exit it (cancel out).
Also, I get calls from someone who said they were with Microsoft and had an important message about Microsoft and my Windows Operating System - very persistent and called often... I kept hanging up on them.  The last guy "Ankit" got rude and indignant with me because I said NO and I was upset about the whole thing.  These people should have criminal charges put against them and MAKE them STOP!!\

Ankit
1800-208-0798
extn 1207
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issue
1. play memories
2. malware/junk/infetcion
3. network protection/upgrade kaspersy
4. application/window
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calling card
24*7
software security cover

1 yr  12 service,network protection, upgraded kasperspy,technician 24*7

$199  1 yr protection,network protection,upgrade
service agreement letter
invoice

OK, so did a search for help with my lexmark printer.  I was a fool and gave them access to my PC.  They then tried to tell me my printer wasn't working because of "Infections" on my PC...started having a bad feeling and I know the problem was the printer and not my computer.  After an hour told them I would have my IT guys call them back and that I thought maybe I called the wrong number.  They even called me back to ask why I didn't want to do it right now and tell me that my IT guy probably didn';t know how to fix the problem!!!

I will be having my computer scrubbed.  What a bunch of A'ss!!!

The number I called was 800-208-0798.  The extensions they gave were 1289 for Ranku Keshari and Ajay  Chaubey 1229.

this is a scam company please apply for charge back give a call to your bank right now......scam scam scam ......

They charged my credit card over $400.00 ..!

how did they do that

I also called 800-208-0798 ext 1393 Abid claiming I had malicious activity on my computer.  He wanted $399 to fix my computer.  For some reason I did not feel comfortable and told him I would call back tomorrow.  I then turned to internet and found this chat.  Thank goodness I did not provide any financial information.  Who should I contact and report them to?

My mother just called me because she had saw a screen appear on her computer saying she had malware and needed to call 800-208-0798.  Even though I've told her many times never to call anyone based on a popup it must have been convincing.  She said she did allow them to remotely access her computer.  And that they tried to charge her $249.99 for the software they were going to install.  She said no, they got irritated and then 'undid' the portion of the install he had already done.

I directed her to start changing any financial passwords, she even had some saved :( in the browser.  Call the bank to let them know what had happened and change her PC password.  She is also installing malwarebytes (my personal favorite anti-malware) to see if anything suspicious remains.

I wish these kind of people didn't exist.

Tryed to scam me and i scared him said i trased his number its 1800 208 0798 he said his name was pish

I gave them access to my computer but half way thru I hung up on them.now I'm worried

Don't worry too much. I recently got a call from an almost identical scam caller as Noreen. Here is what they typically will do:

Have you run 'eventvwr' (Windows Event Viewer) and tell you the errors you see are evidence of a virus. They are not, and are perfectly normal.

They will "run a scan" on your computer, but it's just a directory listing. You will see something like "C:\>KOOBFACE virus detected" or similar. It's not a virus scan, and they literally type the text "KOOBFACE virus detected" to the prompt to try to trick you.

They have you look at the INF directory, and tell you it's a bunch of viruses. No, it's a directory of files used to load software/drivers into your computer as part of normal operation.

They will show you a line like this: "ZFSendToTarget=CLSID{888DCA60-FC0A-11CF-8F0F-00C04FD7D062}" and tell you it's a "Unique ID of your Computer" that's been sending them virus notifications. It's not, it's a registry class identification for Compress Folder Send To Target (basically a ZIP file that's treated as a folder). Everyone Windows system has the exact same ID, so it's basically another lie.

They connect to your computer so they can show you these things, and open up a notepad and show you what they want to charge you. Often they will provide a web site or phone number of tech support, not that it would ever do you any good.

I've allowed them to connect to junk computers of mine, so I've seen this before. As long as you disconnected your computer as well as hung up your phone, you should be fine.  In general, they are just trying to scam you from your money, not damage your computer. Don't be surprised if they call back, though, thinking they can convince you that you have a virus.

If you have any doubts, have a friend run some tools to really check for viruses (Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Security Essentials, AVG Antivirus, MalwareBytes, ClamAV -all these are free), just to be sure.

Do not give them any info it's a complete scam . My girlfriend called And they tried to convince her into buying a system to fix her computer . They were absolutely rude to her and tried so hard to make her put it on a credit card . If you're reading this you're doing the smart thing of looking it before you call . Remember always look up a number before you call I hope this helps you

They sent a message on a blue screen on my computer. I have been hacked. Please help.