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Victim Location WI 54115, USA
Type of a scam Online Purchase
Scammer's address Unknown
Scammer's email none
Country United States
Victim Location OH 44117, USA
Type of a scam Tech Support
When Office would not load, help desk numbers for the US, UK and Australia popped up on my screen, I called the US number (1-844-777-7886) and the phone was answered by a man who spoke with a Indian/Pakastani accent and he told me his name was "Robert Brown" and how could he assist. I told him the key card I bought to load Microsoft Office was not allowing me to load office. He then asked if he could shadow my computer. Once he did this, a box reading "Robert Brown" and the 1-844 number popped up on my screen.
He asked me how long I had the computer, I told him I just bought it within the last 2 hours. He asked me to type in the Microsoft key code again, and the key code did not work. He kept asking me how long had I owed the computer and if it had security software set-up on it.
He then kept badgering me about how long I had the computer and that I was not able to load office because I had no security/virus protection on my computer. He then was able to access my wi-fi and told me that my wi-fi had been assessed by multiple threats. He asked me how many devices run on my wi-fi, I told him my old laptop, which has not been used in over a month, not logged on and not plugged in. I have a Kindle, but I didn't tell him, it runs on my wi-fi, as well.
He asked me if I use my laptop to pay bills, do banking, etc. and I told him 'sometimes" but not within the last month. He showed me a screen where numbers were decreasing on one side of the screen field and increasing on the other. He told me that this is the count of threats that have been received from my wi-fi. And that the number of threats was so high, that is why I wasn't able to load Office on the laptop.
I told him that I didn't understand what he was doing and I was uncomfortable with him continuing to have remote access from my computer. He told me that I didn't have to "be rude" and that he was trying to help me. I told him that this is a new computer, and I have set-up computers before, and have not been spoken to rudely by customer service reps, I didn't think that what he was doing was correct, I told him that I wanted to end the call, he laughed and told me that he "was from Al Queda."
The next time I turned on my computer to try to complete the set-up process, my security settings had been changed and I was leery about typing in any information, because I wasn't sure if he had put malware or other remote spyware on my computer. I will follow up with AT&T regarding the security of my wi-fi and ask them to remotely check my computer.
This 1-844-777-7886 number is used by many software, electronic and computer manufacturers as a third-party customer service provider. I 'googled' the number, and it is used by Netflix, Avast, Microsoft, Trend Micro, Quikbooks, etc. to name a few.
I would recommend to consumers if they are experiencing any issues with electronics, computers, online services, streaming services, etc. to call their provider directly and not use 1-844-777-7886.
Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order