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Female with Indian accent told me my home network was breached, and computers in Russia were logging on to my network. Scam according to everybody here, I agree.

I'm getting calls from someone claiming to be from "Google Security"  telling me that they will cancel my google access because I have too many threats on my IP address.  They wanted me to check my computer and I said no way.  I've tired hanging up on them, telling them to stop calling "I'm not interested" and nothing seems to stop them from calling back.  The CRCT has confirmed that this is a scam.  Reporting this to the "Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre" now.

Cussing at me, called back 4 times

I got a call saying that my Dell laptop had security problems and they threatened to cut off my Microsoft and I politely told him that I already got a call from the bankrupt Microsoft and cashed the  check and he called me a fraud ,lol

Don't want another phone call from this number.  Called me and I told him that I didn't ask for this call. Called again and I told him to stop calling me.  Called again and I hung up! It was probably Filipino or Indian.  Asked me about my dell on the first call.  Told him I do not own a Dell.  Did not stop for 2 more phone calls! Not abusive language but I am not disclosing my name to the internet that is unsecured. Apparently this might be a MSN/ microsoft  prank call. A lot like the post above.

888-224-0966 keeps calling me, claiming to be from Iolo System Mechanic, and saying they haven't been able to update my System Mechanic software for months. He correctly told me that 2 services on my computer are stopped, and he wanted to guide me to reactivate them: "application layered gateway service" (I may have misunderstood "level" as "layered"); and "application identity." Using MS Config, I found both are really stopped on my system, and I don't currently have Iolo software loaded on my computer at all. But I do have Eset protection on my computer, and I'm going to ask my local "super guru" to evaluate this.

Any time someone calls me and wants to run my computer and "fix" something, or tell me how to "fix" something, I strongly suspect it's a scam. After reading the other reports on this number, I'd say it's 99.9% likely a scam!

Interestingly those are stopped on my computer as well, so I suspect it is a common with MS Computers.  No one cold calls you to tell you that there is a problem with your computer unless they are trying to scam you.  If you did not ask for a callback from a known, reliable computer company, never give them access.

Has anyone recently had an update done on their Garmin GPS? This is when my troubles all started. This number has called me 24 times in the past two days. Even after I screeched at him, he tried calling back. My screeches are pretty scary too.

Update: I posted a couple days ago. Today I called Iolo (System Mechanic) earlier, and heard that they have basic customer support free, and if they need to do anything advanced, there's a charge. No way is Iolo calling/harassing customers to get them to do something with their computers.

]This guy keeps calling. He says if I wish, he'll "cancel my subscription to this service." I think he's called at least 8x today! About 15 minutes ago, my husband told him to stop harassing us, but he's called repeatedly since. A real software or computer support company would not do this. I'm just taking the phone off the hook and setting it down.

Thanks! My "super geek" friend says those services aren't supposed to be running on my computer.

Over and over again they call and I keep telling them to stop calling me and put me on their do not call list.

Jot down the local FBI, Sheriff, Police telephone numbers. When they call, tell them you are "expecting a fax on this line", "please call back on my other telephone number". Give them one of your choice from the above.

Pretended 2 b from System Mechanics about updates not going through wanted me 2 go 2 pc to finish I refused n asked what # he was calling from he refused n h/u on him

They called me about having High Security Alert in my computer and asking to Share PC Screen to Download File !!!???"

Asked to take me off this call list. Guy on the other end cussed several times when I told him this. Told me he needed my info to fix Microsoft errors. I continued to tell him to take me off the call list. He cussed again and hung up.

Called to say someone from Russia trying to get into My Google account and get my information
From Oregon

Landline Caller ID:  Toll Free Call

We have received FIVE calls from this number today - only picked up the phone for the most recent 2. Nobody was on the line.

8:55am Pacific, Nov. 18th
9:30am
9:58am
10:31am
12:30pm

Said he was from System Mechanic, but hard to understand with his accent. He gave up when I told him to email me the information. I also asked him what my name was, since he called me. Another thing that messed him up.

888-224-0966 called twice to the phone which I do not answer. call 31 left no recording. Call #2 left a recording, but at a level that was not understandable.

I just received the same call 888-224-0966 lol said she was from google and someone from Moscow just tried to reset my password 5 times and she needed me to log on and check a few thing, I said well I guess it's all fine if they tried 5 times and didn't get in lol she didn't know what to say and hung up! Always has a thick accent too.