Phone Scam uses Well-Known Company to Gain Access
By: Karl Wehmhoener
Updated: February 20, 2012
AMARILLO -- It's another scam alert from the BBB and this one is especially tricky, because they claim to be a really well known company.
A con-artist will call claiming to be a representative from Microsoft.
They say they have information about viruses and error reports from your computer and they can clean them off for a fee.
Then, they ask to get money for the service.
Amarillo Police have also told us they've gotten several reports of this same scam.
A con-artist will call claiming to be a representative from Microsoft.
They say they have information about viruses and error reports from your computer and they can clean them off for a fee.
Then, they ask to get money for the service.
Amarillo Police have also told us they've gotten several reports of this same scam.
Comments
Yeah, that's quite prevalent these days. I hear a lot about it from the news. There were even several instances reported at http://www.callercenter.com. But thanks to the continuous updates from the government, consumer complaint sites and sites like this that people are now more aware, more vigilant against such scheme.
Michael D.
February 22, 2012 at 8:04 pm
