knew my last name and said there was a problem with my system

Called and asked for a Mrs. ..... and totally mispronounced the last name.  Said he wanted to talk to me about a $200 charge on eBay to my Visa.  Told him I don't have a Visa and what does he want.  You have a BMO Mastercard?  I said Nope then he hung up.  I called the number back and got a recorded "number is not is service" response.  No company displayed, just "Michigan"

Caller reported a fraudulent charge to my visa. I asked where he was calling from, he said Visa Toronto. I asked what bank, he named one, when I said I didn't have a card there, he named another. I asked if he was guessing, he said no. I asked to speak to a supervisor any he hung up.

Call came in at 8:15 a.m....call display said "windows"....I didn't answer....if it was important a message would be left....will not answer it.....EVER.

Yep, this is a number used by Scammers to get information and hack into your computer.  They are generated from offshore call centres that use VOIP and spoof phone numbers.  They say they are from the "Windows Technical Assistance Centre": I once spend 45 min (and recorded the conversation) to see what they were up to.  After asking a bunch of questions, getting you to look in your event logs for the tons of error logs that windows generates, they tell you, you are infected.  They then get you to do command line to download malware from a web site they say is setup to help you get rid of malware.    If you followed the instructions, you end up with a compromised machine!  I know about computer (20+ years experience) and it was quite the "social engineering" attack.  To all the scum bags that participate in the scam: "Congratulations, you are making anyone with an indian accent sound like a crook!  Thank you to bring jobs back to North America!!! KEEP UP THE SCAMS!!!!

Now, when I get a call from someone with an accent, I AUTOMATICALLY assume the worst and, guess what?  I'm normally right!  If you post on CL and give out your phone number, expect the calls.

Call came in with ID "Windows". Knew my name and asked to confirm I was a Windows user on my PC. Knowing Microsoft doesn't phone customers, I hung up after a few minutes.

I just got a call from called ID "Microsoft Windows" for this number also. Asked for my mothers name, asked if she was home, i said pardon, she asked again. The woman on the other end having a thick accent + crackling reception. Told her she isnt home right now. As SOON as i said this they hung up... Im assuming it was a scam of sorts. Tell me your thoughts.

My call display actually says "Microsoft Windows" for this number. There are a lot of people in the World who wouldn't no any better and give out all the information.  My last computer crashed and I got a call shortly after saying I should turn it on again, I said "NO, it's not going to work!" and hung up.  The guy called back three times, but five rings and it goes to Voice Mail.

Thanks to whom ever invented the "call display" and all the other nifty things available.

http://www.gomopa.net/Pressemitteilungen.html ... sche-Banklizenz

Called me at 7.00 a.m. wanting me to turn on my computer because he wanted to help me before the computer crashed...He said it was a warning.....I warned him not to call me any more or he was dead meat........He  said I fu~~  your daughter   and hung up.  A real heavy East Indian accent....

My wife answered. Caller identified himself as from Mastercard fraud department. He said there had been an unauthorized $300.00 charge against her card.  He then began to ask her a lot of personal, including her entire card number, including the security code. When and where she was born etc. He also asked for her social ins. no. At that point she handed the phone to me and he began to ask me for my Mastercard no. I told him no and to give me a file no. and I would call Mastercard right back and he hung up. I the looked at my call display and it actually said Visa not Mastercard. We don't have a Visa card. I called Mastercard and they said they had not called. It was a fraud and cancelled my wife's card and they will  issue her a new card.  They said it was a good thing we reported it right away.

got a call from this number at 6:35am in Newfoundland.  To say I was disgusted is being nice.  The East Indian gentleman said his name was Mike Watson and that there was a charge to my visa of 383 dollars.  I said I don't own a visa he said well what about mastercard.  I said it was none of his business to which he replied by calling me vile names and cursing me out.  Referred to me as a mother f***ing b**ch, b***ard etc.  I was absolutely shocked and pissed off.  Then he hung up on me.  I would like to thank Rogers for selling my phone number.  I am tired of getting these calls all hours of the night.  

Called to verify a charge to my TD Visa.  Then asked a lot of information.

I got this call around 10:30 am today May 28 ! He asked for Mrs.( my boyfriends last name ) and I said no she wasn't here and then he asked who I was and if I was a family member and I said no and he said well who are you and I told him the police ! lol I have got these calls before, and then he told me to shut up and to go sit with my baby !!! which freaked me out because how does he know I have a baby?!!! maybe from the cartoons playing on my tv but omg I was freaked out !

Call before 8am in Nova Scotia ... called me Mrs (my last name) ... I hung up as soon as they said "Windows Support".

I just received a call in regards to my computer.  They new my last name.  The name on the phone came up as "TD Bank" and ask me " you have a problem with your computer / Microsoft and I said I what computer?  Then he said you don't know if you have a computer.  Then I said who wants to know.... then he hung up.

Phoned before 8 a.m. on a Saturday.  Call display said "Visa".  Don't believe it...
This is why I shut my phone off in the mornings.

Called at 7:56 a.m. on a Saturday.  Phone display said "Visa".  I was not up and the ringer was shut off.  This is why I shut my phone off in the mornings.

I got a call from this guy at 715 am on a Saturday. I saw it was a scam. I answered and they guy you all described asked for Mrs.(bfs last name) I shouted "who calls someone at 7 in the morning, f*** off" and I hung up lol

Received call at 9:50a.m. on May 23 in Ontario Canada.  East Indian accent confirmed my name and proceeded to speak about my computer using "windows" had lots of problems and viruses. I hung up but he called right back. The call display showed 5143562130  1 989 366 7418

Scam

MAY 9th 2014 - I had the same call this morning regarding a problem with Microsoft Windows - I said "No No NO!" to the man who identified himself as "Steven" with a very heavy East Indian accent, and he says "Ma'am why do you say no no no?" I said because my husband is a computer company executive and an expert in technology and I know you are a FRAUD! The click of his hang up came in the middle of my saying FRAUD!
Do not accept any of these calls and report them immediately to your local police department - they want access to your computer to search for banking information, which they can do if you allow them remote access, or they want to sell you useless or non-existent "fixes" to your computer... just hang up and report the call to the police. the more reports of harrassment the

I had the same call this morning - I said "No No NO!" to the man who identified himself as "Steven" with a very heavy East Indian accent, and he says "Ma'am why do you say no no no?" I said because my husband is a computer company executive and an expert in technology and I know you are a FRAUD! The click of his hang up came in the middle of my saying FRAUD!
Do not accept any of these calls and report them immediately to your local police department - they want access to your computer to search for banking information, which they can do if you allow them remote access, or they want to sell you useless or non-existent "fixes" to your computer... just hang up and report to the police.

My call display showed BANK VISA. Indian accent. Asked me if I was aware a transaction had been made with my Visa card for $300. When I asked him to verify the credit card number he gave me the first 4 digits and could not give me the last 12 digits for security purpose. He hung up...so annoying!!!

This number called me in Ottawa Ontario at 8:00am. East Indian accent. Male. Claiming to be calling about my windows computer.  I told him to go to hell and hung up,

Got a call from this number saying they got an error message from my microsoft computer. I told him to f@#k off and hung up.

I was at work and my wife got a call from "Mike Watson" who asked for me to say someone had tried to make a purchase using my VISA card on Ebay at 10PM the previous evening.  She said I was at work and he hung the phone up.  As it happens - I don't have a VISA card.   She said the call display showed "Bank Visa"

Received call at 8:09 a.m. on April 25th in Ontario Canada. A gentleman with an East Indian accent confirmed my name and proceeded to speak about my computer using "windows".  I responded that the call seemed fraudulent, said good bye, and hung up.  I feel like a prisoner in my own home as I seemingly cannot avoid these types of phone call violations, aside from not picking up the phone, which is my usual approach.

Some arrogant guy keeps calling my mother (a senior) from this number and harassing the crap out of her and it just seems like no one will help her! It is really ticking me off because the calls begin a 6:40 AM and continue throughout the day

Call display says Bank Fraud Department