Watch Out Folks!!
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (158680)
Boise, Idaho
May 30, 2016 1:57pm CST
At about 11a. I was working along on here and a page took over my Mylot page and said that my Facebook sign in, credit card details, email acct. login, and sotred photos had been compromised and that I needed to call this number right away. I shut down my computer because all had frozen up and tried booting up again.Got it again so I called the number.The tech I talked to(supposedly Windows) took me to Wikipedia and showed me the info about a bug called Koobface. It is a take over from foreigners and they hack into your network and use it to do crimes and take your banking info and so force. He said that I couldn't use my computer anymore because of this and any other iPads, computers, cell phones, etc. on the network were also compromised. None of us can use any of these things EVER. I can't go online anymore supposedly.
Has anyone heard of this "Koobface" bug? Is it legit? I am intimidated but hope this is a hoax like I have had online before.
I am not amused. I hope I can do something online. Everytime I try to that page comes up. They want me to pay $300 to have a anti network programmer clean all this up and secure the network for lifetime. He got loud and kind of nasty when I told him I had no money. What is up? Is this real? So if you don't see me on here this is why. If it's real.
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@just4him (305417)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
30 May 16
It's a SCAM. Reboot and everything should be good. I hadn't heard of this one, but the Microsoft Scam works the same way. They put out that number and then when they get you on the phone, they have you hooked. So good thing you didn't have any money. I fell for it too a couple years ago, and was glad I didn't have any money to give up. Then I found out the scam it was. NEVER call the number. Just reboot your computer and everything should be good.
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@celticeagle (158680)
• Boise, Idaho
30 May 16
I thought it was a scam. Hoped so too. But, it did sort of scare me. I have had them call before and they just didn't sound right so I called Dell and they said they don't call like that. I think I even remembered this same number. He started getting loud and sort of nasty when I said I had no money.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
30 May 16
@celticeagle People get taken in by this scam every day Some of them are rude when they see you wont give them money.
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@just4him (305417)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
31 May 16
@celticeagle The people with the Microsoft scam did the same with me. I was scared too that something was seriously wrong with my computer. I learned from that and will not have anything to do with them. I just close out my browser. I almost had a Microsoft scam again today. The browser started to open up, but I closed it right away before I had to do a CTRL Alt, delete on it to get it rebooted and continue working on the computer.
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
30 May 16
Celticeagle when you got money mentioned thats a hoax flag I saw it too and deltge dcelte and delete theywill screw uip your co mputer and have you ust their cra p then c hasre you a humonus figu re they are a really ornery hoax.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
30 May 16
@celticeagle yes thats when you hit the delete b utton
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@celticeagle (158680)
• Boise, Idaho
30 May 16
@Hatley ...Everything froze and I couldn't delete anything. I just turned the computer off and on a couple times and it is working fine now.
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@celticeagle (158680)
• Boise, Idaho
30 May 16
I wish I would quit calling the number. I've gotten this before The computer is so important to me, a real outlet for me, that I do the 'what if' a lot. I don't want to lose use of my computer.
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@MarshaMusselman (38616)
• Midland, Michigan
30 May 16
@celticeagle You need to find someone in your area you can trust to remove malware and potential risks if you're ever unsure about your computer. I have someone like that now, so I will have no reason to call anyone that promotes their work to me.
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@celticeagle (158680)
• Boise, Idaho
31 May 16
@MarshaMusselman ....For me it was when I was working on Mylot, had a tab up and the tab just disappeared and this notification grey page appeared instead.
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@MarshaMusselman (38616)
• Midland, Michigan
30 May 16
It can happen on any browser, Jo Ann, not just the Edge program. Hackers will try anything they can to get our money and our info.
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@MarshaMusselman (38616)
• Midland, Michigan
31 May 16
@celticeagle When I was duped, it had nothing to do with any popups on my browser that I can remember.
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@celticeagle (158680)
• Boise, Idaho
30 May 16
Thanks. Guess it was just a hoax. Now my computer is working fine. I thought it was sort of strange when he started getting loud and sort of rude with me. I need to quit calling the number but I am always thinking What if?
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@celticeagle (158680)
• Boise, Idaho
30 May 16
@sallypup ....All is working fine now. Thanks.
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@sallypup (57717)
• Centralia, Washington
30 May 16
@celticeagle I hate stuff like that. I feel for you.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
30 May 16
Found this on YouTube:
Scammers are every where.
TechSupportScams Fake Microsoft Tech Support Call 3/21/2016 TechSupportScams A technical support scam (often abbreviated tech support scam) refers to phone f...
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@celticeagle (158680)
• Boise, Idaho
31 May 16
@ElusiveButterfly.....Not what I got.
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@MarshaMusselman (38616)
• Midland, Michigan
30 May 16
That's a great summation of the problems when you think you are doing something beneficial.
I had a similar call some years ago and they did put that program on mine where they could access my computer. I paid them some money, but they kept lowering the price when I told them I didn't have what they wanted. I should have kept them lowering the price, or seen that if it was a reputable business they wouldn't offer discounts so readily. During the fix, I disconnected their work, but it took a bit of time and ingenuity on my part, which I'll tell about elsewhere.
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@MarshaMusselman (38616)
• Midland, Michigan
31 May 16
@celticeagle I'm sure that there are many companies out there selling the same type of wares. Some may be legit, but rather than wondering since we wouldn't know ahead of time, it's best to find someone in our areas that we can trust. If I didn't have my computer person, we'd taken the pc to the mall to a shop there before that worked on pcs with issues.
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
30 May 16
I had this before but not today. I just restart everything and delete/clear history. It doesn't often come back.
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
30 May 16
@celticeagle I really hope it isn't because of or from myLot. myLot is a site I visit often.
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
31 May 16
@celticeagle yeah that's what my boyfriend said
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@koopharper (7463)
• Canada
30 May 16
Sounds like a scam. I've run into this kind of stuff before as well. I have an IT friend help me dispose of their stuff. The time I got it they wanted me to pay big to save my computer. I wasn't very cooperative. I was told later that they install spyware on your computer when they fix it.
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@celticeagle (158680)
• Boise, Idaho
30 May 16
I had something similar a few months back now. I sort of remembered the number from then
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@celticeagle (158680)
• Boise, Idaho
31 May 16
What do you mean by 'Microsoft default'?
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@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
1 Jun 16
@celticeagle I meant Microsoft default virus solution, it is slow and inefficient.
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
31 May 16
I would run AVG free and malware bytes, and possibly wipe your pc back to factory. I would also not leave it hooked up to the net when you arent using it
@crystalvisions (440)
• United Kingdom
31 May 16
It is a total scam. See Also what you need to do is clear history, cache and ALL TIME HISTORY. Dependent on what your server is you should also open up ML on a private browser server page. Then open another tab in the normal server and see what happens.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Koobface Common name Koobface Aliases Type Computer worm Subtype Malware Point of origin Russia Koobface is a network worm that attacks Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux platforms.[1][2
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@celticeagle (158680)
• Boise, Idaho
31 May 16
I just cleared history for the past 4 weeks on my browser. Don't know how to do this other stuff you talk about. What is ML? Know nothing about servers. Thank you anyway.
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@celticeagle (158680)
• Boise, Idaho
2 Jun 16
@crystalvisions ...Servers is same as browser then?
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@crystalvisions (440)
• United Kingdom
1 Jun 16
@celticeagle ML = My Lot. Also "Servers" is another name sometimes used for browsers.
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@celticeagle (158680)
• Boise, Idaho
31 May 16
It is working fine. I rebooted and cleared my history and it is doing okay for now.
@miniam (9154)
• Bern, Switzerland
31 May 16
@celticeagle
Let`s hope it stays the same.There are nasty scammers out there that will give you a virus then demand money to get it out.
Be careful.
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