Received a phone call from these 'computer' people.  I immediately said give me your name and phone number, so I can report you.  He starts arguing why should he give me his name and phone number and that he can access my computer without me.  I said why should I give computer access to someone I don't even know?  After I had to yell over his yelling, I hung up.  Weirdest phone call ever.  

Got the same call from India this morning...claiming my computer was sending out error messages to Microsoft. I decided to play along...on my virtual XP machine! No personal data on there. The first guy was barely intelligible with a thick accent, and he quickly transferred me to a supervisor (sitting next to him).

Loaded up Teamviewer.com, downloaded the installer, gave him the login credentials, he connected up. Seems like it was a tag team: one guy on the keyboard and the other telling me all the bad news about my computer. He brought up IE and downloaded another installer program. He then brought up eventvwr.msc and explained how all the red error messages (garden variety windows system event notices) are from viruses and that they cannot be deleted by right-clicking on them (no kidding!). He then did a netstat and explained that all the IP addresses shown in the window are from virus people attacking my computer. What he was really looking for was my IP address. Then, he brought up task manager, and enlarged it to fill the whole screen. They then ping'd or ftp'd me to raise the processor usage graph to 100% from 0% - explaining that all the red lines were virus activity!

At this point they'd been on the line for 15+ minutes and I had to leave. I hit the close button on the VM window and left the phone off-hook. The part I missed was the sales pitch for the $250 anti-virus software that I needed to buy to remove the "viruses" from my Windows XP computer. They thought they had a live one this morning....I never let on that I'm an IT sysadmin.

The moral of the story: never, ever give someone whom you didn't call access to your computer.

no one on the line, finally after about ten seconds an automated voice said "goodbye"  
caller ID said Newton NC

just got this call with Indian/Pakistani accent he had me look at the event viewer and then he wanted me to down load TeamVewer when I told him I already had it on all my computers but I would not let anyone have access to my computers he ended the call clamed he would connect it to there central computer and fix the error messages which is BS but I let him keep trying to explain but he was discouraged when I told him again I wont let anyone have access top my computers Big SCAMM

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If you get a call from someone you can't understand and they say they are calling from the TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT without giving you the name of the company where the department is, then that is a huge red flag.  Report them to the feds at ftc.gov since that will  help with statistics.

Did not answer.

I got a call the other night and luckily my internet was down so I couldn't go any further with the call.  They have been calling every night since.

They're still at it. I stalled the guy and he started getting a bit impertinent that I was "wasting his time"

Just got a call...man with Indian/Pakistani accent. Told him my computer would not send error messages! He didn't even know who owns Windows! Total scam!

I just got this call. Same thing as others have said. Indian accent calling from the technical department and they were checking error messages that were coming from my computer. He told me various keys to push. I have had this same call before so I just pretended that I was doing what he said. He asked what I see and I said that I didn't see anything. He told me to do something else and still I didn't see anything. He said that I should check into the nearest hospital and get my eyes checked. Idiot.

I just got the same call....heavy accent and he said his name was Brad Cooper and that he was calling from Windows from Texas and he wanted me to type this and that into my computer.  I wrote down everything he said and he finally said can you tell me what it says in the box that comes up?  and I replied...no because I am not using my computer. I am writing down all you said so I can report to Windows what you are telling me to type into my computer. With his heavy accent there is no way his name was true. I told him if my computer had viruses I would take it into the shop to be repaired.  I believe if I typed all he wanted me to he would have access to my whole computer.  These people need to be taught a serious lesson. Don't F....with me.

just got a calle from this number - strong indian dialect - said from technical department with very important call (I hung up)

This number called my mom. My mom said it was an Indian woman and when she heard my mom had an iPad she hung up. Not good. Praying on seniors this way.

Caller pretends to be from Microsoft stating that my computer has been sending error messages.  I immediately told him that I recognized this as a scam (search youtube for computer scammers).