[TriLUG] where to report scam phone call

[R Radford]

Have you tried Google'ing for the phone number and name to see if others
have reported him on a similar 'scam'?

I am amazed at how often we get called for some crap and the same number is
visible out on the web with countless other complaints - not even changing
the name and phone number for years at a time.

Perhaps a hit will offer clues about what others have done and next steps
for you.  If no hits, i would next start with the BBB. If that fails... not
sure where to go next.

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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