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Mar 27, 2015
Guy with Indian accent calls, advising me that his is partnered with Windows, and is getting messages from my PC that indicate problems with my PC. He wants to make sure I'm in front of my PC, and starts directing me to punch the Windows key and others; I know where this is going (I was victim to this sort of scan before, right up to credit card time. Messed up my PC severely, because I allowed them remote access to my PC. Had to wipe the machine and re-install Windows).
Anyway, I asked him what company he was with he said "Safe PC Solutions USA". The phone number that comes up with that is 866-290-9703. You can search for that separately; you'll see it's a scam. The number that came up on my caller ID was 513-932-5552. I took a moment to call that number WHILE I was still on the phone with him, which I was able to do, since I have two phone lines; it's a bogus phone number (out of order).
I decided to end the (con-artist) call then and there.
NOTE: I categorized this as a "Prank Call", since it is the closest Call Type choice to "Scam".
Anyway, I asked him what company he was with he said "Safe PC Solutions USA". The phone number that comes up with that is 866-290-9703. You can search for that separately; you'll see it's a scam. The number that came up on my caller ID was 513-932-5552. I took a moment to call that number WHILE I was still on the phone with him, which I was able to do, since I have two phone lines; it's a bogus phone number (out of order).
I decided to end the (con-artist) call then and there.
NOTE: I categorized this as a "Prank Call", since it is the closest Call Type choice to "Scam".