Does anyone else get calls from "Peoples' Connect U.S.A." indicating they have received error signals from our computer that that all drivers are going to crash and that our system is at high risk?
They are bogus attempts to either gain access to your computer or your financial information.
I believe that. However, there is a web site for them seemingly indicating they are legitimate. Could our caller be a scammer using their information or is the whole People Connect enterprise a scam? Does Apple or Microsoft actually ever use other companies to help their customers?
If anyone is calling or emailing you to inform you that your computer is at risk, it is a scam. If you have not initiated a call to Apple or Microsoft support, there is absolutely no reason to talk to these scammers. I get these calls at least once every month, and when they tell me that my computer has an issue with EXE files, DLL files, registry files, etc, I tell them that would be difficult on a Mac. They usually hang up on me at this point. This assumes I haven't already told them what I'd like them to do with their "tech support"
We are sometimes getting three and four calls a day. So, your once a month sounds delightful. We are preparing to register a complaint with our local police who are willing to try and communicate with them that their calls are a nuisance and will be prosecuted. Of course, that hinges on whether there are actually ways to get in touch with them.
Block their number from your carrier...
Report them to the FCC
I get about one a day, usually saying our Windoze computer is infected (we don't have a Win computer). I cheerily thank then for calling and say I need to transfer them to our IT manager (I'm a home user so no such thing), lay down the phone near a radio with elevator music, and go about my business.
One person reported here within the last month that they fell for the trick. The callers ended up with $600 of her money for something that did not need fixing. They also ended up with her credit card number, her phone number, and her e-mail address. They had a good day; she didn't.
As most of these calls come from overseas (I call them "Mike from Mumbai" calls), the FCC can't do much but wring their hands. They've not been able to stop the "Rachel from Cardholder Services" robo-calls that have been plaguing US households for nearly a decade.
I would send some people to Google Voice and have it do the legwork for spam filtering.
Call annoucement seems to throw some robot callers because they hear the pickup and then start going without realizing the call hasn't officially connected.
So, I get missed call notifications occasionally and it never rings my real phone.
We are getting calls from "peoples connect u.s.a." telling us they are providers of service for Microsoft and Macintosh. They have been informed our computer has informed them our drivers are in going to crash. legit. We think they are bogus. Right?
