Warns fraudsters from “Microsoft” – Halden Arbeiderblad (subscription)

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.

Claiming you have virus

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 fatal virus on your machine. It is important that it be acted quickly otherwise anything goes in the “drain”.

Will look allt on your computer

The scammer wants to get you to visit a page where to download an application.

If you do this scammer could see everything that goes on your machine.

That means when you log mail, facebook, online banking etc., then they will capture your username and password.

Fraud and deception

According Løkkebakken it to the police informed that the person (s) talking “bad English”, which is the other end.

– Fraud and deception from beginning 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.

– Poor English

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 pretending 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.

Do not threatening

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. Rings that a person who claims to be from Microsoft and tells you a virus on your computer – ADD ON
2. If you do not follow the first advice: Never download 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.