Silent tech‑support scams: how to stop them
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Take heed of repeated silent calls followed by a robotic goodbye – it’s a hallmark of the dreaded tech support scam. These callers often claim to be from Microsoft or Windows, cite nonexistent viruses and ask for details about your computers. Never share personal or login information, and hang up immediately if the caller cannot verify their identity. Use your phone’s built‑in call‑blocking features or a reputable third‑party app to silence the number. Report persistent offenders to your network provider and, where possible, to local consumer‑protection agencies. Staying sceptical and ending the call early are your best defences against fraud.
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Número desconocido. Parece una estafa, tener cuidado.
This seems like a cost trap, maybe premium rate nonsense. Didn't answer, but glad I checked.
Estos números llaman constantemente, incluso a las 12:30 pm, pero no atiendo, es un poco agobiente.
On 12/5 at 00:16, recieved a call from this number, didnt answer it, also recived a text msg about a unlistened voice msg from the same number
Please block this number
This number called me before and a voice said Goodbye, it was probably recorded because of the bad sound quality, now they called again but i didnt answer, i recognised the number immediatly.
This number has called me 10 times in the last few dayes, probaly a scamer
Silence on the line followed by a robotic voice saying Goodbye
Receiving multiple calls daily, with the caller speaking English and being persistent
Detta är inte den första gången jag blivit kontaktad av skojare
A women with african accent, claiming to be from Windows, said somone tryed to hack my computer, she wanted me to log in, i hung up
Yesterday, recieved 2 missed calls from this unusual number, todays call was answeed and recieved a robotic voise saying Goodbye, its definately suspisous
Recieved a call from an indian acsent, apparntly they were trying to have a converstaion in english but it didnt go well, seems like a dialer sistem thats just wasting peoples time, i decided to speak swedish and they didnt seem interesed
Some man cald twise, first time i saw 0057 on display then unknowen number, i just laied down the phone, sollution dont anser unknowen numbers
This was the first time a call from a unkown number presented itself and asked about our computors, claiming to be from Kalifornien.
Now they call again from 0057, claim to be Gabriel, ask how many computer we have, obvious scam try to get account or ip information, tip: hang up ASAP
They claimed my computer was infected, making five calls in one week while I was away and my computer was unused, and I refused to provide them with any information over the phone
For 3 days now they have beeen calling me, saying they are from windows computers and that i have a virus on my dator, they speek englsih, it sounds fishy
The caller spoke broken English, claiming to be from Microsoft and saying my computer had sent error messages to them
Multiple silent calls from this number, causing discomfort and concern
Nobody say anything at first then just say goodbye
The caller claimed to be from Windows, but I recognized the scam and told him I'm familiar with computers; next time, I'll report the man with an Indian/Pakistani dialect to the authorities.
For those who are uncertain, it's worth noting that Windows does not initiate calls unless a customer has previously contacted them
Ingen svarade på mitt samtal, så jag försökte igen senare.
Jag fick inget svar, så jag kan inte ge någon specifik kommentar.
Someone started speaking english with a terrible acsent, didnt liste to what they wanted and just hung up the phone
They have rang alot of times, usualy when nobody is at home and it goes directly to voicemail, then a guy with a indian accent says 'hello, can you hear me?'
As soon as the person started speaking English, I hung up - a similar incident occurred almost a year ago
The call seemed unprofessional, claiming a virus was present