Best report
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Sep 28, 2012
Showed up as red octopus on caller ID. Caller had Indian accent and said we had a terrible virus on our computer. I assumed it was not legitimate, however I wanted to get a better understanding the game they were trying to play. I let them talk me through looking at the event viewer on the PC. They claimed that every error in the event log was an indication of the infection and that regular virus scanners would not detect the infection. I know that errors in the event log are not uncommon so I knew they were full of crap, and they did not give any specific error that would identify the infection. I finally got tired of it and hung up on them.
They certainly were willing to spend a lot of time and effort without accomplishing anything, and they never even said what they were trying to sell. They kept saying they could fix it at no cost.
This is clearly a scam and it is not even clear what they are after.
I gave them no personal information.
They certainly were willing to spend a lot of time and effort without accomplishing anything, and they never even said what they were trying to sell. They kept saying they could fix it at no cost.
This is clearly a scam and it is not even clear what they are after.
I gave them no personal information.