Portsmouth residents receive bogus calls from Windows scammers

Residents in Portsmouth have been inundated with calls from scammers claiming to be from Windows 7.
By The Newsroom
Published 4th Oct 2016, 10:02 BST
Updated 4th Oct 2016, 13:53 BST

A woman from Somerstown, who wished to remain nameless, received a call at around 8.45am this morning from a man with an indian accent claiming to be from the computer operating system, which is owned by Microsoft.

The caller claimed that her laptop has several computer viruses, and tried to convince her to turn on her laptop and download an unnamed antivirus software.

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The woman repeatedly asked the caller for the name of his firm, before the caller hung up abruptly.

The laptop is currently in the possession of the woman’s grandson, who told The News that the laptop was installed with a Windows 10 OS, as well as antivirus software.

After dialling 1471, the woman claims that the call to her landline phone was from the following number: 0019521911834

Anybody who receive a call from this number is advised to be vigilant and report any issues to Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040

Have you been affected by this issue? Call Danny Randon at The News on (023) 9262 2411 or email [email protected]