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Originally Posted by frayedends
To the Op, if you clicked any links, or anything on your screen or followed any instructions by the person on the phone, I would lock your credit. You can do this through Experian or some other credit agencies. If they gained access to your computer they could have your payment info and personal info. They may try to open credit accounts with that info. It's not enough to get your computer checked out. Watch your accounts carefully.
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I will. Thanks.
I did not follow any instructions by the man who answered the number. He did not give any. He did have me on hold for 5 minutes which he said he was going to do. Then came on and said I had been hacked by someone in Beijing and that this person was doing illegal stuff using my name. He said they would contact the police and the bank but I never gave him any information except that the bank was close and so were the police. Then he must have hung up. I gave them my name and spelled it.
I then ran a scrub using Windows. And then also used a 15 minute more extensive cleansing. And then put some other stuff on computer.
I did want to document this though. That is why I put it on Talk of the Villages as well as to keep it happening to others on Talk of the Villages.