888-551-2881

A company based in noida india owns this number... a scam technical support company named hi tech solution alias way 2 carrerr

a comcast rep transferred me to this number to help me transfer my emails to my gmail account.  the tech asked for access to computer.  and i cannot believe i did it, and then he proceeded to tell me that my computer had been hacked and he could not do the transfer and i can pay $199.99 to have a technician fix the problem.  I immediately said NO and called my bank to freeze my accounts.  I called comcast and reported this incident and they really could care less.  i cannot wait to move to FL and get rid of comcast and their incompetent and crooked service reps.  

I also call this number 1-888-551-2881 for my gmail account. they are Scam technical support company the company website is www.hi-techsolution.com. The company based in Noida. Mr. Vivek singh is the owner of this scam company.

At 888-551-2881 is an incredible scam.  An entire boiler room operation.  Basically, they are saying they are tight with Yahoo but they need access to my personal  computer and my IP address in order to reset the password on my email account????? Are you kidding? Beware.  Run as fast as you can in the other direction!

hi-techsolution is scam please do not call 1-888-551-2881 this number. The hi-techsolution people take remote access your computer and laptop after that they will cheat you, take your card information and charge your credit card every week. So do not give him your card information.

Do we really have to keep posting this information?

NO legitimate computer company will cold-call people to tell them their computers need fixing!
NONE!
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http://www.microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/avoid-phone-scams.aspx

Remo, you are a shill for the scam. I saw you just a few minutes ago on this thread:

https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-844-202-5571#p776739721423896163

Apparently we do.  This character has posted on at least one other thread tonight too.

It's still a scam, your protestations notwithstanding!

Is there nothing else to do in Asia but scam people? Surely cricket must be on the nation TV channel today. How about reruns of 'Dallas'? Hey for you guys it's only 30 years old, matches your computers - because everyone needs a DOS GUI, that's why you have Windows 3.1

I just want to make a note here:

"yes you would see me around on several threads its not just this one"

Would you care to explain to me why, in every thread I've seen you in, the company name has been different ?

First I see you here, and the website you are shilling for is contactgmailhelp
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-866-441-4509#p776748453226666553

Then again, I see you here, with the business name of "Teacher's Zone"
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-844-202-5571#p776739721423896163

Now here you are again, only this time, it's Ho Tech Solutions.

I want to ask you people which one using this number (1-888-551-2881). Please do not cheat the people how can possible you guys secure my email account. How can you use Gmail server and attached the security.. You making fool the people. Gmail is free you are taking gmail customers $200, $300.

Got this call after talking with technical support at Time Warner earlier in the day.  Scammer was exceptionally intimidating and demanding. Telling me I owed $49.95 for 'fixing' my problem.  I didn't have a problem, had only called TW with questions. Continued to call 7 times in one evening despite being told not to call again.  Called the next morning but hung up after I told him I knew it was a scam and had reported it to the authorities.  which I did first thing.

SCAM. They claim they are from Gmail/Google and are there to help you. They scam their way into your computer just to steal your identity. BEWARE   p.s. they're not going under the name W2C, LLC

They are listed as a technical support for gmail but after calling them to fix gmail problems they accessed the whole computer and began hacking and said that we were being accessed by other people. They could hardly understand any English and wouldn't let me talk much at all. I had to end up shutting off the computer and hanging up on them.

You say they are listed as technical support for gmail.
What list did you find that on?
Google does not use third parties to support gmail.

Regarding the website "hi-techsolution dot com"

I visited the website, it looks professional, has stock photos of Americans with smiling faces that appear to be employees.
I could not find a physical address for the business. I won't trust a business that hides its physical address.
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Their use of the English language shows it is not their first language, as there are several misspelled words and peculiar phrasings.

For example, the title of their webpage for terms of service is : We Have Transperant Terms of Services

The website is owned by someone in India, the IP address is in the UK, but the customers are in the US ?

=== http://www.urlvoid.com/scan/hi-techsolution.com/
The website is identified by 2 scanning engines, make sure to check the analysis report of the scanning engines to know why.

=== https://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/hi-techsolution.com
The site has a very poor reputation based on user ratings, but we don't know if it's suitable for children.
Information from third-party sources (1)
WOT uses third-party information, such as listings of phishing and malware sites, to support user ratings and to provide additional information about potential threats.
{ except they don't show what third party provided them with this information or what the information was }
User reviews (0)

=== http://www.urlvoid.com/ip/178.79.165.206/
IP ADDRESS: 178.79.165.206
We have found in our database of already analyzed websites that there are 42 websites hosted in the same web server with IP address 178.79.165.206 and IP hostname lo3.pwh-r1.com.
Remember that it is not good to have too many websites located in the same web server because if a website gets infected by malware, it can easily affect the online reputation of the IP address and also of all the other websites.

=== http://whois.domaintools.com/hi-techsolution.com

Whois Record for Hi-TechSolution.com
Email   abuse-contact@publicdomainregistry.com   is associated with ~4,396,620 domains
vivek22096@gmail.com   is associated with ~182 domains

Registrant Org    Way2Career Consulting Services is associated with ~96 other domains
Registrar             PDR LTD. D/B/A PUBLICDOMAINREGISTRY.COM
Dates                  Created on 2013-03-07 - Expires on 2016-03-07 - Updated on 2015-02-11

IP Address          178.79.165.206 - 399 other sites hosted on this server
IP Location          United Kingdom - England - Leeds - Linode Llc
ASN                     United Kingdom AS15830 TELECITY-LON TELECITYGROUP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Domain Status     Registered And Active Website

Whois History           83 records have been archived since 2006-12-18
IP History                 38 changes on 19 unique IP addresses over 11 years
Registrar History      6 registrars with 8 drops
Hosting History        35 changes on 19 unique name servers over 7 years = { A whole lot of changes - why ? Get kicked out ? }

Whois Server            whois.publicdomainregistry.com
Website Title             Online Computer Technical Support & Help Call @ 1-888-551-2881

Whois Record ( last updated on 2015-07-15 )
Domain Name:                    HI-TECHSOLUTION.COM
Registry Domain ID:           1784812469_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server:   whois.publicdomainregistry.com
Registrar URL:                   www.publicdomainregistry.com
Updated Date:                                         2015-02-11T14:03:32Z
Creation Date:                                         2013-03-07T11:19:38Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date:   2016-03-07T11:19:38Z
Registrar:          PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com

Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name:                Vivek Kumar
Registrant Organization:     Way2Career Consulting Services
Registrant Street:                A-369, Sector-19
Registrant City:                    Noida
Registrant State/Province:   Uttar Pradesh
Registrant Postal Code:       201301
Registrant Country:              IN
Registrant Phone:                +91.9654999201
Registrant Email:                  vivek22096@gmail.com

Registrar Abuse Contact Email:    abuse-contact@publicdomainregistry.com
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone:   +1-2013775952

>> they accessed the whole computer  <<

Since the scammers 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 spam/email your soon-to-be ex-friends)
• Copied any financial data or passwords they could find
• Compromised your 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, or otherwise disable it, 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.  Connect to the internet only AFTER all the above have been done.
10.  Change the passwords on all online accounts.  Even better - access a "safe", uninfected  computer, and change your online account passwords RIGHT NOW.

NOTE:
If your computer set a "Restore Point" while it was infected, any "System Restore" you make will re-infect your computer.  Suggest you delete any potentially infected restore points and avoid setting such restore points until after your computer has been thoroughly cleaned!

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

Honest computer companies do NOT cold-call people, or cause popups from websites to tell them their computers need fixing!

Some scammers even have websites, and falsely advertise they are associated with popular software packages or computer companies; so do NOT believe a "we will fix your computer remotely" site, and allow them access to your computer!

Read the info at these links.
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cold-Call-Tech ... on-150170.shtml
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0346-tech-support-scams

Lesson:
If your computer needs fixing, bring it to a local repair shop

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.