what the f*ck is up with these scamers if anyone offers you a deal to fix your computer just hang up or tell them to f*ck off

14 May 2011 - got a call from this company at 1830 hours this Sat night stressing that I had alot of Trojans and viruses and that my computer would crash if I did not fix it IMMEDIATELY. Stated they run a 24/7 service for Microsoft. Following a prolonged 36 minutes conversation I refused to pay the $173 to fix it until I verified the company on Monday and the person hung up! SCAM for sure as I tried ringing company on Monday and could not get through!

I just got a call from a dodgy call from a company called Desksense, the caller stated that he was representing Microsoft and that Desksense had received log files which had alerted his company that there were problems with my PC.

What annoyed mne was that he had my name, address and phone number, so

The caller was very persistent, I expalined to him that I have been in IT for over 20 years and was suspicious about the call. He directed me to the www.desksense.com for proof of the company bonafides.

I said to him that I could set up a similar web site as some sort of proof and was not convinced, hung up on him.

I asked him which version of Windows I was running, which he should have been to tell me if he had received any error reports from the O/S. Naturally he couldn't, which made me even more suspicious, he then tried to turn around my question and find out what I was running.

This a scam, hang up straight away and definitely don't give them access to your computer.

I had the same call from  multiple people of an Indian accent begging for access to my PC to remove malicious software. They gave there number as (02) 8014 4592 - Global Computing in the USA and that they where support for Microsoft.
Well they are not. They are trying to gain entry to your PC to strip of any passwords available... banking details, accounts, access to anything you have, Facebook etc..
It is a fraud.
I told them I work for Microsoft Security and they kept talking over me, pleading for access. Was quite comical.
But it is FRAUD so beware.
I asked to speak to there boss and which I did and told him I was running a phone trace on there line, he immediately hung up - hehe

I also got this just today & wondered how they knew my name & details, then I asked for theirs, the very indian sounding 'Adam Watson' told me he was from Desk Sense & his number was (02) 8014 4592 & I was able to call him back at any time, which I didnt. He continued to call me back a number of times while I was having lunch & doing other things & when I finally answered him he went into hes speel of Hello Im Adam Watson blah blah to which i promptly replyed no your not & if you dont stop calling me I will call the police because all your doing is scamming people of money!! He hung up & Ive never heard from him again.

They are only after your money so do not listen to them, do not believe them, tell all your friends.

Desksense makes no sense at all.  The only thing this company helps you with is to your own hard earned dollars.  Don't be tricked like I was.  Mind you, I have Asian friends but if they were of Desksense then I wouldn't need enemies that's for sure.

Looks like these fellas are persistent!!! The "new company" is now System Assist, based in Perth (mind you their area code is 02!). My husband and I were thrilled that they hired "Peter Gabriel" as IT support!!!!

Really really dodgy!!!!

Received a phone call from and Indian sounding bloke calling himself 'Richard' of a Microsoft subsidiary company called 'Desksense'.

He said that my home computer needed fixing to prevent persons hacking into it.  He gave the return number of  (02) 8014 4592.

I am concerned that he was attempting to gain information to banking details