found this pop up with this number 1-888-851-5159. also if im just finding pop ups am i totally secure from the scanners just by calling them?
@jujuboss280#97387 Please post the popup link aswell if you have it.
You’re safe to call them if you’re using a 3rd party service such as FireRTC, TextNow, Skype or Google Hangouts.
Do not call them using your real phone number, also *67 does not work!
Information about the scam:
Company name: Dotesolution
Agent name: Jake Wilson, claims to be from Microsoft
Website: https://dtdtechnology.net/ and http://dotesolution.com/ (still exists in WayBackMachine)
Email: [email protected] (also linked to their PayPal)
Phone numbers: 18888515159, 18883025252 , +919667011156 (http://dotesolution.com/contact-us.html), +919928094444 (from their Google page)
Process: Ran the tree command, claimed my network was hacked, told csrss.exe was a trojan, installed scareware from www.advancedidentityprotector.com which also has a keylogger, caught him going through the logged passwords, wanted me to pay $249.99 for the one time fix using credit card but later switched to PayPal, asked me to send the PayPal money to [email protected], tried to open my webcam by using the Camera app
Additional info:
Website source code has this Facebook page in it https://www.facebook.com/DTDTechnology-460826234261710/ which goes to https://www.facebook.com/dotesolutionIT/
Also the website footer is exactly the same, so dotesolution = dtdtechnology:
It has the address of this company:
Akash Vihar-1, New Loha Mandi Road, Macheda Jaipur https://goo.gl/maps/Dr7DQDeTiXGamE7y9
The Facebook page has images that are liked by a few people all located in Jaipur in Rajasthan, which are most likely the employees of this company:
Dinesh Kumar: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100014565070100
Rajesh Choudhary: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100015475783123
Prahlad Singh: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010355432181
Kamlesh Gadhala Kalan: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004366518751
SP Choudhary: https://www.facebook.com/sp.gudha
Proof video: https://youtu.be/F7CQ31cPvRY
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@NeeP#97390why not my real phone number? also im new to this ill post the pop ups in the future
[“ip unsecure scammer”,“unsecure IP - Tech support scammer 888-851-5159”]
@NeeP#97390 Rajesh Choudhary is also associated with Balaji Enterprises aka Balaji Distributor , Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
shares the same Indian phone numbers
+91 9928094444 +91 9667011156
[“unsecure IP - Tech support scammer 888-851-5159”,“DTD Technology”]
updated, they are still active. Found a reddit post where someone got scammed by them: https://www.reddit.com/r/scambaiting/comments/kdvpgc/tech_support_scam_i_lost_some_money_today/
[“DTD Technology”,“DTD Technology - Tech Support scammer 888-851-5159”]
@NeeP#170906 current phone 855-695-0048
@NeeP#97390 On rare occasions, for me *67 worked. A scammer told me, “Sir I cannot see your phone number. Could you give it to me?”. I gave him a number that is currently out of service. I usually use my number but making calls through TextNow and Google Voice have been a rising trend for me and the use of their services have been frequent today. When he realized that I added another scammer to the call (I used Windows 10’s Microphone Array and that let the scammers communicate with each other), he they both started talking in Hindi, or at least one of them was. I added two tabs of Google Voice and they were initially talking in English. When he (Scammer B) realized I was on the line too, I was warned it was a scam and that I should restart my computer. I knew all along that it was just fake. Scammer A wanted to deceive me. At least Scammer B warned me about the scam, even though he was a scammer too. Some crooks feel the need to be honest and that’s the right approach.
@E_Pluribus_Unum#170912 Great. Could you please describe briefly how does Microsoft Mic array work? Thanks
@drwat#170917 Microphone Array lets someone hear your voice or something else very clearly if you’re on a phone call or recording audio. In order for something to be heard clearly, whether it is a phone call or recording audio, you would have to put the volume high and make sure there is no background noise. If you’re using your voice, speak a tad bit loud or use your headphones. If you’re using your headphones to say something, or to communicate over the phone through skype, FireRTC, etc, you would not need to speak loudly. Instead, it would be ok to speak at a normal tone.