Just got a call from some hindu and he said he was from HP technical support. He said if I was aware my computer had been hacked then asked if I has my own technition to fix it. I said yes and he said ok. I do have a HP so do you think this was a scam of some sort or should I be worried about my computer? 

Scam, yes.  Worried, no.   He was fishing to get access to your machine or accounts; if he already had access, he wouldn't have needed to call.

And how would he know if your machine had been hacked, unless he was the one doing it???

 

It's called "Social Engineering."   Avoid it like the Plague.   

Thanx guys. 

Just got a call from some hindu and he said he was from HP technical support. He said if I was aware my computer had been hacked then asked if I has my own technition to fix it. I said yes and he said ok. I do have a HP so do you think this was a scam of some sort or should I be worried about my computer? 

SCAM....YES...if you got nothing else to do, have some fun stringing them along.. otherwise, just hangup. 

SCAM....YES...if you got nothing else to do, have some fun stringing them along.. otherwise, just hangup.

Definitely string them along. Act all concerned, give them a fake social security number, keep them on the line as long as possible.

100% Scam.

 

I like to string them along if I have time... then piss them off.

 

"My computer's infected???   Oh my God!  What should I do... Do you need my credit card number to fix it?  I got it right here..... Tell me how to fix this..."

 

Then they try to walk you through looking at some stuff on your PC that is exactly how it should be.. but try to convince you it's a problem.  Then they tell you to go to a web site where you can share your screen with them,,.... aka.. give them complete access to your machine.....

 

That's where I stop stringing them along since they'd need to see me connecting.  I tell them they are full of s$#% and this is a good way to piss people off and end up getting put through a wood chipper , feet first.  That's where they curse in some foreign language and hang up.

 

 

These a-holes will say they are from Microsoft, Apple, HP, etc...  

 

Their game varies.  They can get you to buy crap you don't need.  Hijack your machine to be part of a botnet to be sold as part of a hacking tool.  Of to steal your info and/or your credit card data.

 

These companies would never really call you.

 

Ever.

Total scam....what low lives

The last time I received a call like that I asked them could they please call me back on a phone number that sat next to my computer. The phone number I gave them was my local PD. They didn't call back.

My old man got an email earlier this week from someone claiming to be from Apple, and I'll give them this much, the email had a pretty authentic look. Only problem was that the subject line read: "Immidite Actoin Reqiured"

And incase you get a call from the IRS, thats a scam too

And incase you get a call from the IRS, thats a scam too

 

Correct.  The "initial" contact from the IRS on a given issue is always via "snail mail." 

Shit, you mean the 2 million dollars coming on a ship from Africa for me is a scam?

NO, the 2 Million is on the way right after you wire them 5K for "forwarding fees".  

Just got a call from some hindu and he said he was from HP technical support. He said if I was aware my computer had been hacked then asked if I has my own technition to fix it. I said yes and he said ok. I do have a HP so do you think this was a scam of some sort or should I be worried about my computer? 

it was a scam. you should've asked him for a name of who he was trying to reach. also.....when unsure of who you're talking to....never say "yes" on a phone call.

The last time I received a call like that I asked them could they please call me back on a phone number that sat next to my computer. The phone number I gave them was my local PD. They didn't call back.

 

That is freaking brilliant. I am going to post the PD non emergency number by the phone immediately.

Shit, you mean the 2 million dollars coming on a ship from Africa for me is a scam?

 

If you have some time to kill, visit www.419eater.com. It's an online community of people that string these scumbags along. Sometimes they even get the scammers to send them money.