Police in Salten and Østfold warns public against a person who rings around the country with the following title on his Facebook page:
NO! MICROSOFT RINGS YOU NOT!
– The last few weeks we have received 20 to 30 inquiries, says police lawyer Morten Stig Løkkebakken to Avisa Nordland.
Also the police in Oslo says that several people in Moss Rygge and Advise has been called by the scammer.
Can see everything on your computer
In the post writes police
“We have in the past week has been contacted by unusually many who have been called by a person who claims to work for Microsoft.
He can tell that it is discovered a critical virus on your machine. It is important that it be acted quickly otherwise anything goes in the “drain”.
The scammer wants to get you to visit a page where you should download an application.
If you Doing this will scammer could see everything that goes on your machine.
This means that when you log on mail, facebook, online banking etc., then they will capture your username and password.
– Poor English
According Løkkebakken it to the police informed that the person (s) who speak “bad English”, which is the other end.
– Fraud and deception from to end, concludes Løkkebakken.
He has yet no information that other districts in Norway has been plagued with this type of fraud.
– But on previous occasions, there has been a national problem, says police lawyer.
A little later also reports Helgeland Police that they have received inquiries from the public, on exactly the same procedure.
– Several reports that the calls from English speaking claiming to be from Microsoft. Claim they have gotten viruses on their computers, according Helgeland Police.
Went not
Moss Avis has been in contact with a man in Rygge which has also been called by swindlers.
– The person who called was a man with very poor English speaking, says Kjetil Baltersen Moss Avis.
The incident occurred Monday morning. Fortunately ante Baltersen impossible.
– I know that Microsoft would not taken this over the phone. They would also talked Norwegian to me. Therefore, I merely on, he said.
The man at the other end should not have acted threatening.
– He told me that I had received a ” Crash report “and that they had access on my PC to get it to work again. Which assets they would have I do not know because I just let, says Baltersen.
– If you get such a phone then hang up! police said in Østfold.
Councils
Here is police advice:
1. Calling it a person who claims to be from Microsoft and says that you have a virus on your computer – ADD ON
2. If you do not follow advice 1: LAST NEVER DOWN OR INSTALL THE PROGRAM PERSON RECOMMEND
3. It’s never too late to turn back. HAVE YOU DOWNLOADED THE PROGRAM, DO NOT USE THE MACHINE BEFORE THE APPLICATIONS ARE REMOVED. MACHINE SHOULD ANY reinstalled. CONTACT IT TRAINED PROFESSIONALS.
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