Random Microsoft Call

So it's 9 :45 AM and I was sleeping a lovely sleep . Since my mum doesn't speak English she woke me up to talk to someone that was currently talking to her on the phone .

He was saying that he is calling me from Ireland about my Microsoft Pc . He knew my father's name and our telephone , but we didn't give them out to anyone and we didn't purchase anything computer related on his name .

I told him that I don't have a Windows OS , but I have an Apple Macintosh Operating System .
He stopped for a moment , and just continued telling me to switch on the PC so he could tell me step by step how to delete this 'hidden file' . After he told me to turn on the PC he just hung.

His number is 9751761321 and I googled it and it says it is an Indian Number . Many people are aware of someone calling them about a hidden file and he just hacks your computer .

Do you think this was a scam ?
Btw we don't really have a Macintosh we have a Windows Xp and a Windows 7 OS , but I just invented something at the moment /

ima laugh if he ratted you and wanted to test it

Originally Posted by Insomniac

ima laugh if he ratted you and wanted to test it

Nah I didn't do anything

just some scammers hahahah good troll with mac pc

Originally Posted by Delko DJ

just some scammers hahahah good troll with mac pc

I'm a good troller

those guys are really intrested in sweden at the moment or it's just that the media picked up on it and started writing about it.

Originally Posted by yugurt

those guys are really intrested in sweden at the moment or it's just that the media picked up on it and started writing about it.

I don't live in Sweden though .

Originally Posted by Takari

I don't live in Sweden though .

yeah i know just felt like contributing something to the thread

Scammers ~~

Never know what you can expect from them trying to get your stuff ;D

good counter troll

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"Cybercriminals often use publicly available phone directories so they might know your name and other personal information when they call you. They might even guess what operating system you're using."

And yes, it is known for these cold calls to originate from India. If you want to take it further, you can report the phone fraud to your local authorities (eg. Federal Trade Commission in US or ScamWatch in Australia).