eventsvwr scam
Just got a call from an overseas dude who said he was from Microsoft because "your computer has been sending us error messages".
At this point alarm bells started going off because
a) Don't remember any recent messages
b) Since when was Microsoft customer service this good
c) Unless they're calling to kill my pirated Windows
Played along with him just to see when he was going to start pulling the "now download this program..." or "now give us your bank details..."
But got bored of trying to decipher his accent after five minutes.
Judging from Google, he'll ask you to run eventsvwr (at which I stopped and questioned him), which logs Windows errors, and con you into thinking that you need to fix something. He'll either tell you to download a patch or, apparently, ask you to send them $520 with 30-day satisfaction guarantee.
When I asked him how he got our number he said, "Microsoft has a database of everyone's numbers."
I LOL'ed and wished him luck XDDDDDDDDDDDD
But yeah, watch out guys, this scam is still running.
At this point alarm bells started going off because
a) Don't remember any recent messages
b) Since when was Microsoft customer service this good
c) Unless they're calling to kill my pirated Windows
Played along with him just to see when he was going to start pulling the "now download this program..." or "now give us your bank details..."
But got bored of trying to decipher his accent after five minutes.
Judging from Google, he'll ask you to run eventsvwr (at which I stopped and questioned him), which logs Windows errors, and con you into thinking that you need to fix something. He'll either tell you to download a patch or, apparently, ask you to send them $520 with 30-day satisfaction guarantee.
When I asked him how he got our number he said, "Microsoft has a database of everyone's numbers."
I LOL'ed and wished him luck XDDDDDDDDDDDD
But yeah, watch out guys, this scam is still running.