Ok this scammer: I thought was a genuine cryptomining company that would give me profits for my investment. Ok so first off, please understand at the time of scam I was really new into this Bitcoin thing (a complete idiot and a noob) and had no idea about it or its related scams hence why I was scammed! Telegram numbers: +1 (724) 739-3233 +1 (256) 778-4152Įmails: & good people! My name is Arslan Naveed and I am from Pakistan! I’m new here so if I make any mistake of any kind my sincere apologies in advance! Thank you! Please help me recover my funds please for God’s sake. You will be asked to open web browser and visit a URL (containing ‘teamviewer’) and download the software, after that they will ask for username and password.New Update: I found them they are running under a new company name now. The caller will then say they “will take you to the secure server to help me out”. These are not errors, but ‘administrative events’, normal tasks carried out by your computer.

The caller will claim to see many errors on your computer and say that it is ‘in danger’.

Then click on Event Viewer (local) / Custom Views / Administrative Events.

Use this to recognise the scam if you receive a similar call. The scam method:īelow are the instructions the scammers give you. This is not a genuine call and you should hang up if you encounter it. We have provided a more detailed description of their process further down so you can recognise it. They will then direct you to a website URL or ask for remote access to your computer.

The caller will direct you through some instructions and then proclaim that your computer is ‘in danger’. The caller claims to be a IT Support company (in this case ‘MW Support’) affiliated with the University of Reading. We are receiving reports of a scam phone call coming into staff phone lines.

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