Someone calls you and tells you have a virus or trojan on your computer. It is a scam. A company from India are calling random people claiming that their computer is infected.
They ask you to go to your computer and follow their instructions. If you do follow their instructions then you let them remotely access your computer. They claim to see the virus and will fix it for you for a fee.
It is a scam. It isn't clear if they actually load malware on to the computer but I suggest victims have their computer cleaned. Once the computer is checked then change all a passwords.
Contact any online bank/paypal and inform them that it the computer was compromised.
The UK phone numbers that the scammers are using are 01274 900834 & 01274 449373. They use different names and often claim to be from Microsoft. They use English names but speak with an Indian accent.
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A caller says your computer is infected.
They ask you to go to your computer and follow their instructions. If you do follow their instructions then you let them remotely access your computer. They claim to see the virus and will fix it for you for a fee.
It is a scam. It isn't clear if they actually load malware on to the computer but I suggest victims have their computer cleaned. Once the computer is checked then change all a passwords.
Contact any online bank/paypal and inform them that it the computer was compromised.
The UK phone numbers that the scammers are using are 01274 900834 & 01274 449373. They use different names and often claim to be from Microsoft. They use English names but speak with an Indian accent.
Here are some free scans
A caller says your computer is infected.