[TriLUG] where to report scam phone call

Rob Rousseau ki4bke at nc.rr.com
Wed Nov 2 15:17:18 EDT 2011


I had an issue like this years ago and filed it with the NC Attorney
General.  They were very helpful and were actively tracking my issues.
 It funneled into a larger scam and they were able to shut it down
IIRC.
http://www.ncdoj.gov/Consumer/2-2-12-File-a-Complaint.aspx
-Rob

On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 2:32 PM, Justis Peters <justis.peters at gmail.com> wrote:
> Today, I received a phone call that I believe was a scam. The caller claimed
> to be from "Windows Support" and said that my computer had been reporting
> that it was infected via "internet protocol". He then wanted to know if my
> computer has any issues with being slow.
>
> I egged him on and pretended to be a slightly clueless Windows user. I
> booted up a Windows system, so that I could play along with the things he
> wanted me to do. He wanted me to go to the event log. One of the first
> things he wanted me to do was filter the log to not show "information" level
> logs. Then he wanted me to delete an entry. When that didn't work (since I
> had intentionally logged in as an unprivileged user), he started asking more
> questions about the events in the log, the users associated with the events,
> etc.
>
> I was never quite able to tell whether he was trying to get information or
> to get me to help him compromise my system. After a while, I pretended that
> I had to leave very soon for a meeting and asked for his name and phone
> number. He gave me an answer for both. I do not yet know if anyone will
> answer the phone if I call back the number he provided.
>
> Where should I report this information? I'd like to see some sort of
> follow-up via law enforcement.
>
> Kind regards,
> Justis
>
>
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