If you get a phone call from someone claiming to be from Microsoft Product Support (or similar) urgently and credibly suggesting that your PC is full of spyware and viruses, and that you should go to a website and put in a code they give, PLEASE HANG UP IMMEDIATELY. They are fraudsters trying to scam your card details and any other identity info they can get.
Why do I know this?
1) Microsoft NEVER make such calls.
2) these people are very credible.
3) I have had 3 clients caught out this way in the last few weeks. One had a clone of his credit card used in the far east within 2 hours of passing details over.
4) they are targeting Suffolk. I have had a further 8 or more clients report these calls in the last week.
5) in the most recent case this Saturday the unfortunate lady had given all card details before they asked for passwords and she finally got suspicious.
Please pass this warning to anyone you know, especially if they are an older computer user. The fraudsters seem to prefer silver surfers!
And if you want further advice, contact John Ballance Ipswich Computer Expert
Tel 01728 748408 Mob 07976 295923 or via the Ipswich Computer Expert feature here at thebestof Ipswich