Isakat

I just had a phone call with the number withheld. The person spoke to me in English with a heavy Indian accent telling me that he is from computer support and that they have noticed my computer has some malware in it.
I told him to spare me his bull***t and if he calls me again I will report and trace his call.
How did he know I was an English speaker with an Italian landline phone?
Do these scammers have a list of English sounding names?

mikelincs

They buy lists from all sorts of places, the places selling don't really know they are scammers, but will seel to anyone who buys on line from them etc. It's one good reason the ensure that any little box on your screen when you order that syas' we pass on you details to other companies offering similar services' etc. and ensure that it is uncked or checked depending on the form, before you send it. Many people just click 'submit' without reading that bit.

Isakat

It might be a coincidence, but a few days ago I contacted the credit card company and spoke to a chap in India. What if somehow they have passed my credit card number and are now trying to get into my PC for the security codes/password?
I do not keep them there, but they might get them when I used them for online shopping.

duffer

It might probably be the case that someone in a call centre in India is passing contact details or are scammers on the side.

The scam is to connect to your PC and claim that there is a virus for which they will charge you a fee to clean it. They might or might not also install spying software when they 'clean' your PC of the virus.

Isakat

I think the same Duffer. I have sent an email to the c/c company to investigate.
Are people really that naive that they will let someone call them and mess with their computer?
It reminded me of the Nigerian who contacted my DD on Skype, asking for bank account details so that she can leave money( dying from cancer in hospital, no kids, husband got killed in the Concord plane crash!).

Lorna at Vicenza

There is a scammy email doing the rounds again from "Poste Italia" asking you to confirm your account details etc. so if you get it ..... delete it.