Victim Location 34747
Total money lost $2,300
Type of a scam Other
computer protection. Fell for sending them 940.00. They claim I signed an automatic renewal. But will cancel service for 1500.00
Also used the name Technotronix LLC. claims this is the billing company. felt sorry for me, so deducted one hundred dollars as a good will gesture.
Victim Location 13211
Type of a scam Phishing
I googled facebook contact and this number came up and I called to fix my password and now I’m blocked unless I pay $100 Google play card
Victim Location 63031
Type of a scam Tech Support
I was told that my IP address on my computer was being used in India. And that someone had asked us to all vital information from my computer. I was then asked to spend $200 or $349 on software protection.
Victim Location 96797
Type of a scam Tech Support
I got a call from 786-438-4291 someone saying that they were from Microsoft Tech Support and that I had to pay for remote access but I had to pay via an Itunes giftcard.
Victim Location 96782
Type of a scam Tech Support
I got a call that my computer has a virus. I already heard that it’s a common scam and I don’t even have Windows.
Victim Location 70003
Type of a scam Other
The phone ID says number unavailable. There are no numbers just 0s.
Once you answer there is no one there and they do not leave a message on a recorder.
If you have a land line computer hook up, all it takes is for the phone to be answered by a person or a machine and the people involved in this can get into your computer. They changed my passwords and stole information from my accounts.
I changed everything from e-mail addresses to bank accounts.
They tried it again this past week. They call 5-6 times a day until they can get in, after hearing the phone ring and no one there most people will pick it up to tell whom ever to stop calling. They know this.
They will keep trying until you change your phone number or as I did. I unplugged the
computer for a week and they stopped calling. After I unplugged I did receive one more call but since the line was not hooked up they moved on. I can use my computer again.
You have to unplug from the land line in the wall and from the router and totally unplug the computer from the outlet.
Just thought someone should know this is going on. Maybe it will help someone else who has had this happen or prevent it from happening to some one else.
Victim Location 16512
Type of a scam Tech Support
Person called to inform consumer said they have error on computer and instructed him to go to his computer. The consumer knew it was a scam.