Can you answer a question about scams involving supposed computer techs?

Question

I just got a phone call, number "unavailable" on caller ID, from someone whose 1st language obviously was not English. He said he was tech support and he was notified that I was having computer problems and he was calling to help. Of course I gave him no information and even told him he had the wrong number after he called me "Mrs. _______" several times, but I'm still concerned that the guy was up to something a bit evil. Any ideas what he could have been calling about or what kind of scam he may be running? We have DSL and it's the same line we use for our home phone, if that matters, and we've requested absolutely no kind of tech support for any of our equipment.

Answer 1

No Idea but if you did not give him any info you don't need worry

Answer 2

This sounds like a phishing attempt or phone scam.  Sounds like you did the right thing and not release any personably identifying information to this person.

This site helps identify phone fraud, please take some time to read and understand it.

http://www.ftc.gov/phonefraud

The important points to remember:

Telemarketing fraud is a crime. Criminals use the phone to commit many different types of fraud, including sweepstakes and lottery frauds, loan fraud, buying club memberships, and credit card scams.

Telephone scammers are good at what they do. They say anything and target everyone to try to cheat people out of money. They may call you and imply that they work for a company you trust, or they may send direct mail or place ads to convince you to call them.

Who's Calling? explains several deceptive telemarketing schemes, and how you can protect yourself against them. In short, you can:

Recognize how to identify the most common telemarketing scams.

Report phone fraud to the FTC, providing important information to help law enforcement officials bring scammers to justice.

Register your phone number on the National Do Not Call Registry. Registering can help limit the number of telemarketing calls you receive, so you can be more alert to calls you do get.