Beware of Phone Scam from (425) 998-1533 About Errors on Your Computer
If you receive a call from a person from (425) 998-1533 with an Unknown Name on Caller ID claiming that your computer has errors and/or viruses, it is a Phishing Scam. They might even claim they are from Microsoft, which might appear legit to some because of the Washington State area code. But if you call the number back, you will get a recording from the FTC with a message describing that this is a phishing scam and will refer you to http://onguardonline.gov for more information about online safety.
I even had 2 of my own computer repair customers here in Hawaii that were called and one even went as far as letting the scammer remotely access their computer with Logmein Rescue software. Luckily, her husband suspected something fishy about the call and literally unplugged their computer to stop whatever the scammer was doing. When my customer brought their computer to me in my shop, all I found was the Logmein remote access software and they didn’t appear to get a chance to do any harm. Read More Here…
