Victim Location 94578
Type of a scam Tech Support
My mom was having difficulty with Pogo.com website and found a number to call for assistance.
She first called 929-362-0360 and they answered. She asked if they were POGO and they said they were technical support.
She then explained she couldn’t log on and they asked for permission to get onto HER COMPUTER. She didn’t know any better and agreed.
They tell her that she has a virus and can pay them $150 to get her computer back to normal.
Of course she finally realized it was weird then called me.
I call the number and low and behold they are rude and when I wouldn’t give them my name or anything they were saying "What does it matter to you what we do?" Really?
Here the REAL DOOSEY…
My mom calls them back and asks for POGO"S customer service line. They provide this number 844-243-2786
I then call. When calling, like the first number, they just answer saying "HELLO" – kinda weird.
I asked if this was POGO they said yes, then I hung up.
About an hour later I get a call from an UNKNOWN number saying "We got a call from this number so we wanted to call you back. What did you call for?"
I asked "This is POGO?"
"Yes it is" They responded….
I hung up.
A few hours LATER I get another call from this UNKNOWN number acting like they were from the FTB and that I owed money (over $5,000) from the home i live in. I asked them to tell me the address they are calling about, and they get angry and said "OF COURSE I HAVE THE ADDRESS I WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT – NOW TELL ME YOUR ADDRESS"
I told them I was going to contact the ScamPulse.com and whoever else so they can be stopped.