On line scam

[radstockjeff]

Don't know if this one has been featured before on here.

Briefly it relates to a download (in my case updating Adobe Flash). The screen then takes on a different appearance with a number of "programmes" including games.
Then a pop-up appears suggesting  Microsoft , purporting to inform you of a problem and offering a solution.
They give a telephone number 0800 3058 8121. The website is support@emobilize.net
After lengthy discussion with Pryanka, who got increasingly aggressive on the phone they then offer a "repair"  at a cost. I year £199, 2 years £299,etc etc.

At this point I said I would think about it and call them back.

This one appeared back in December.

I think I managed to get out of it safely this time, but yet another one to beware of.

I have reset my password and restored the system and do not appear to have suffered in any obvious way. But Chatters beware!  I am usually so careful in what I download and will be even more watchful in future.

[Roger The Hat]

A Freephone number?
Haven't seen that one before.
They're either new at the game, or aren't making enough out of the premium rates............!
 

[Lookin2]

Thank goodness for this site allowing one to talk about computer problems etc.

My problem now is every time I go to Google or other sites to find information within a very short time I get a whole bunch of incoming emails that have nothing to do with what I was looking for.  Also, I have been getting land line incoming calls which start "I am returning your call" when I had made no such request.

I would like to get rid of all these unwanted emails and would like to know how I stop them incoming in the first place and how to get rid of the Junk incoming mail (listed in 5,000+ range)  and how my land line tel. number is picked up by these people who call regardless of day/hour.  I have a Mac.  Thank you, Lookin2

[Rosinish]

After lengthy discussion with Pryanka, who got increasingly aggressive on the phone they then offer a "repair"  at a cost. I year £199, 2 years £299,etc etc.

The name says it all 

Annie

[Rosinish]

I wonder if reporting them to the Police would conjure up anything 

Trouble is...........they will (in the eyes of the law) be doing nothing wrong 

Annie