Someone took control of the PC, after receiving the phone call scam
My family got a call from someone who said they could solve its Windows problems-she had not reported it. They he kept on the phone for an hour, asking him do things on his PC, then it said to turn and they would be back ring. She could see the displacement slider and study programs. I checked this forum (brilliant ease) and after reading some posts I advised her to stop everything and ring of his bank to check its details would be safe. The hoaxters rang her back, was annoyed when she told them that she believed they are fraudsters. They claimed to be true and asked for the money for the work they had done. She hung up. They rang again and hung up when her husband answered. What are the measures that it should take now? Can report it? These people are not the phone ring every few minutes. My rels do not meet good course but it is ruining their day.
Hello
I suggest you to report an Internet Crime complaint, see link below: http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
You can also try communicating with the local authorities to report the problem.
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For those who have been successfully pair and use their laptops as phone, would you care to share the how-to?
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