Hello All,
This is a general warning about a scam that is circulating at the moment and while I am fairly certain that most of the community here are wise enough not to fall for it, there are some out there that will and I want to stop these %$@#%&^ from getting to them. These people (I use that term LOOSELY) cold call you and tell you that they have been monitoring the internet and your computer has been inadvertantly downloading viruses. They then direct you thru a series of screens on your computer to prove to you that you have problems and proceed to direct you to a website where you can pay to have the viruses removed. The caller sounds Indian or of Asian background. There is a warning about these curs on the Microsoft website but I don't go there every day and I'm pretty sure lots of others wouldn't either. They phoned my parents house and got my brother, who thankfully was a little suspicious about the call, and got us on the line via a mobile phone. We promptly told them to hang up but he had already gone thru part of the process which had us worried whether he had given away any information. Please tell everyone you know about these scammers, particularly those of your friends who may not be so computer savvy as these are the people that will fall for this rubbish. We were called the very next night, so the callers are working through the phone book listings as my parents and I aren't far apart in the list. They are currently operating in Australia (by warning on MS site) so please let everyone you know about them and maybe we can stop them getting too rich from peoples naivette.
Thanks
Glen
This is a general warning about a scam that is circulating at the moment and while I am fairly certain that most of the community here are wise enough not to fall for it, there are some out there that will and I want to stop these %$@#%&^ from getting to them. These people (I use that term LOOSELY) cold call you and tell you that they have been monitoring the internet and your computer has been inadvertantly downloading viruses. They then direct you thru a series of screens on your computer to prove to you that you have problems and proceed to direct you to a website where you can pay to have the viruses removed. The caller sounds Indian or of Asian background. There is a warning about these curs on the Microsoft website but I don't go there every day and I'm pretty sure lots of others wouldn't either. They phoned my parents house and got my brother, who thankfully was a little suspicious about the call, and got us on the line via a mobile phone. We promptly told them to hang up but he had already gone thru part of the process which had us worried whether he had given away any information. Please tell everyone you know about these scammers, particularly those of your friends who may not be so computer savvy as these are the people that will fall for this rubbish. We were called the very next night, so the callers are working through the phone book listings as my parents and I aren't far apart in the list. They are currently operating in Australia (by warning on MS site) so please let everyone you know about them and maybe we can stop them getting too rich from peoples naivette.
Thanks
Glen
