aspire marketing

[wa2crk]

This is a warning to all people on this site. If you ever have a computer problem and get a referral to a site that claims to be a microsoft third party help site DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES CONTACT THE SITE. They are NO microsoft affiliate. I got scammed but not for a lot of money but they did fix the problem the first time around. Now the second time around and they want big bucks. I could buy 10 computers for what they want. Once burned twice cautious.
The particular site I am referring to is called Aspire Marketing.
I am posting this to warn all my friends on this site.
Bill V

[jsburger]

Details please. Email, phone call? Do you have good paid anti-virus/anti-malware software installed? I thought everyone knew these Microsoft sites, emails, etc. were all scams.

You say they fixed the problem the first time. Did you have a problem or did they convince you that you did? What they did was install malware on your computer. Now they want big money to fix what they did.

[wa2crk]

JS
We had virus protection on both computers. My wife clicked on the info and her computer was infected, mine is OK.
It was disguised as a Microsoft and had a microsoft logo so she clicked. They actually fixed the problem the first time probably to lull us into a sense of security. The computer now actually works but it will not access the internet.
Will have to go to a local trustworthy computer shop. Sorry for my rant but I am very frustrated.
Bill V
JS I do have a phone number but my wife already put the file away

[garys]

I get similar calls all the time telling me that my Microsoft computer is sending errors and they will fix it for me. The problem is that I don't have a Microsoft computer or any other product from Microsoft, so that tells me how stupid they are.

I also get the calls from "Apple" telling me that my Icloud account has been hacked. The problem there is that I don't have an Icloud account or any Apple device so they are just as stupid as the other guys.

Then, I get the ones telling me that my Amazon account is being billed for something. Again, I don't have an Amazon account so that is a lie too.

Or, another regular call is from the guys who tell me that they can lower the interest rate on my credit cards. But, I don't use credit cards so why would I care about interest rates?

I have a small handheld audio recorder that I keep by my phone. When any of the scammers call, I simply play my robo-recording for them like they do to me. And, I don't click on the popup crap on the internet. Use a good popup blocker on any computer on the internet.

I don't think the scammers like me.

[chapmanruss]

The barrage of this garbage is constant. Yesterday I received about ten calls in three hours to my cell phone all from different "local" (yeah right) phone numbers all leaving the same ICloud BS message. I don't use ICloud. After the first few calls I turned my phone off only to find the rest of the messages later after turning it back on. I spend more time ignoring phone calls than I do answering them because they are from unknown numbers. If I don't know your number I don't answer your call. Leave a message and I'll delete it later.

[roy_okc]

Gee, I feel deprived. I only get spam calls about my car's extended warranty that "recently expired."

[jsburger]

For what ever reason I get very few ROBO calls. Less than one a day. I have never answered a call from a number I don't recognize. Many people don't have that luxury depending on their job. Yes, many of them spoof a local number. I figure if the caller really wants to talk to me they can leave a voice mail.

[JPG]

One of my responses to those warranty calls is to say I have a 1919 Hupmobile.! Loooong periods of silence follow!

[garys]

It does seem to me that the scam calls slowed down a lot over the Thanksgiving-Christmas-New Years holidays and haven't yet quite ramped fully back up. Maybe all the scammers took a long vacation and will be back as soon as they spend all the stolen money.

[rpd]

It does seem to me that the scam calls slowed down a lot over the Thanksgiving-Christmas-New Years holidays and haven't yet quite ramped fully back up. Maybe all the scammers took a long vacation and will be back as soon as they spend all the stolen money.

I think we were benefiting from COVID lock downs in India.