I was told these people were from bigpond and same thing as everyone else my computer was infected. Do not believe these people

A call I received earlier this evening matches most of the details others have mentioned.
The call started very amateurishly, as I never give my name when I answer, and also we are on the "do not ring" register.
I voiced my serious doubts to the man calling from India, after he gave me his speil about Microsoft having referred them, and was fobbed off with fast incomprehensible patter. Even when I said that I use up to date antivirus software and antimalware and have fixed my families computers for over twelve years, and that the sirname and address they were calling me was the one used only in the phonebook for our landline. It is not mine or the one I use to register software, warrantees etc., I was told a lot more fearsome "facts" which didn't make any tech. sense, then directed click by click to open the administrative events log. I heard melodramatic noises when reporting the number of yellow triangles etc. as he'd asked. I could clearly see what they really were, but was told not to click on or even hover over them...When I refused to go any further with his next intructions with "LogMeIn", I was "handed over" to his superior. She too had innacurate explanations, and answered her own rhetorical questions with a "yes", then I was directed (as if to a beginner), to observe what was going on with what I know to be my CPU.She said it should be running at 75% or higher. As I had only one browser window minimised in my tray, and the display was happily showing 1 to 2% I accused the "More senior technician"/Indian woman who said her name was Hersh Smith- of being a scammer, and managed to finish then hang up politely, even though by then I was extremely annoyed.

I got my first call from this type of scammer just now. Their company is 'Tech For Help'; their web site is www.techforhelp.com. It looks quite professional.First there was a female Indian on the line who asked for me by name ? which always gives me a bit of a shiver. Okay, they can read the phone book, but still it lends some initial credence to the call. After asking me to turn on my computer, what sort of Windows does it run, etc, she had me click on START / run and run the 'eventvwr'. Lo and behold, I was told that the various 'Warning' and RED(!) 'Error' listings in the event log were signs that I had been infected by web and virus files.Several times, microseconds after painfully instructing me on each step of running the command, she would tell me NOT to actually click on any of the warning/error events, because "that would activate the very dangerous virus" (words to that effect). I guess the point of that was to ensure that I didn't do so, read the details and get an idea that the 'warning/error' wasn't that big a deal after all. And has a hyperlink to Microsoft support. No, keep the customer in the dark.Then she passed me on to her technical supervisor, a male Indian, who continued proceeding along that path, ultimately getting me to run up Internet Explorer, connect to their web site and then click on the 'support technical' link, which brings up the 'LogMeIn support connection' that has been mentioned here.It was at the point where XP was asking me if I wanted to relax firewall rules and give full permission to 'Bryan Wayne', one of their 30 'system engineers', that I got nervous.Not very nice people, praying on fear, uncertainty and doubt. Making very sure I don't actually *read* those error/warning messages. Every third or fourth sentence telling me that they were caused by my machine being infected by viruses. Finally, before I hung up, I was asking about charges; no sir, this was all free, although you said your computer was 5 years old so it would be out of warranty and you might have to renew your warranty ...  I see from the posts here that they would have, indeed, tried to have me do that.Ugh. The Internet would be so much more fun if it wasn't for the scum inhabiting it.

HEY,,  YOU  MAD..  DONT  WORRY..  NOTHING  IS  GOING  TO  HAPEN  WITH  YOU..
TECHFOR HELP  IS  JUST  A COMPANY..  WHO  PROVIDE  TECH SUPPOT FOR  WINDOS  COMPUTER..  DON  WORRY..  THEY  ARE  REGESTERD  COMPANY..  THEY  CANT  DO ANYTHING  RONG  WITH  YOU..  YOU  CAN  USE  YOUR  DESKTOP//

they are still doing it now but now they are offering a refund and want to get into your computer and set up an account with western union. they are even representing themselves from the australian federal police. THIS IS A SCAM

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Same thing happened to me - they know your name, I don't know how.
Isn't this something that should be reported to police

Today I also received this phone call.I am over sixty and they really do prey on your fears.I am terribly disappointed and furious with myself.