I got one phone call today-- the automated message said ... this is Microsoft and you have several problems with your computer, you need to press 1 now.
I just hung up.
Call #2 (about 10-15 minutes from the 1st call) was an actual person -- he had a very thick accent -- he said...we got information that your computer has been hacked into and there is suspicious activity coming from your IP address. I asked what company he was calling from and he said Windows...I asked if I could get his name....he said Rob....I asked what the phone number was and he said ...844-866-4626. I said again where are you from .... he said Windows Tech Support. I said I would call back later. The one thing that got to me and I can understand how people get befuddled by these calls, my computer was off. I understand that he had a 50/50 chance that he would get it right but....still. He said please turn your computer on...you'll see the activity I'm talking about. I said I would call back and just hung up.
I have not checked or logged into my important places like banking or ebay, paypal sites.
I know very little about computers, do you think this was a scam???
How to check if this was a scam???
I just hung up.
Call #2 (about 10-15 minutes from the 1st call) was an actual person -- he had a very thick accent -- he said...we got information that your computer has been hacked into and there is suspicious activity coming from your IP address. I asked what company he was calling from and he said Windows...I asked if I could get his name....he said Rob....I asked what the phone number was and he said ...844-866-4626. I said again where are you from .... he said Windows Tech Support. I said I would call back later. The one thing that got to me and I can understand how people get befuddled by these calls, my computer was off. I understand that he had a 50/50 chance that he would get it right but....still. He said please turn your computer on...you'll see the activity I'm talking about. I said I would call back and just hung up.
I have not checked or logged into my important places like banking or ebay, paypal sites.
I know very little about computers, do you think this was a scam???
How to check if this was a scam???