"Claimed my computer was infected and asked me to check my IP address"
Remote access calls
100 community reports tagged Remote access across 98 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Remote access are steady: 2 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 3.5 reports a week.
When people report it
Tuesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 54% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
Verdict
100% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious. The most common call type is Tech Support Scam (Microsoft, etc).
Numbers used
Reports tagged Remote access cover 98 different numbers. 14 of them were first reported in the last 30 days, so a number you have not seen before can still be part of the same pattern.
Reports over time
Reports per day over the last 30 days. Reports per week over the last 12 weeks. Red weeks had at least double the usual volume. Reports per month over the last year.
How people rate these calls
- Spam 60 · 60%
- Suspicious 40 · 40%
- Unknown 0 · 0%
- Safe 0 · 0%
Most common call type: Tech Support Scam (Microsoft, etc)
Busiest days
All reports by the day they were submitted.
Time of day
When reports are submitted, UK time.
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Night 12am to 6am 1
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Morning 6am to 12pm 19
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 54
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Evening 6pm to 12am 26
Latest reports
"Said my sim card would be cancelled within 24-48 hours, wanted my home address, and tried to get remote access to my email."
"Someone rang saying they are from EE they said they want to send me a SIM super fast 5g sil but I'm already on 5g but they need a link code a text came through my phone it was my two factor verification for my account they wanted access to my account do not trust total scam."
"They claimed to be from a company Nasty little tech support scammer. Tried to claim he was OpenReach then BT. Said my net work security was compromised tried to get me to run the Netstat with "foreign address" nonsense. When I called him out he said he would cut my internet access. I told him I would hold the line while he did it LOL γ"
"Pretending to be from Sky, they did a password reset using your email then asked for a 6 digit code to get access to your account."
"A lady pretended to be an EE rep. She said she would give a 40% discount on your bill and asked for access to your EE online account."
"I keep blocking Bolton numbers but they change their number and call again, even asking my ipad to let them through. I'm not going to answer."
"Phone call from this number purporting to be Amazon, sounded very legitimate and when I went to my Amazon account it had been compromised, there were 6 iPhone 16s in my basket and 10 x Amazon gift cards in my basket. Total value around Β£12k. They attempted to get me to download an app that would give them access to my phone at which point my colleagues luckily stopped me to from doing it. Just want to let others know in case this number comes up"
"Keeps calling and is being answered remotely."
"Call saying they are Virgin Media and I need to install Anydesk so they can fix my internet conection. Do not do it, it's a scam."
"Said they were Virgin Media and wanted me to download an app for remote access to my iPhone"
"Trying to connect my printer to iPads and wanted control of the device"
"called from HP saying my computer had been compromised. Very hard to understand Indian / Pakistan type voice. phoned twice in two weeks."
"Called and said they were from job centre but wanted to give me remote work where I would need to pay up front for equipment. Scammers"
"Said they were asking for permission to access my Virgin Media account."
"They wanted access to my internet, saying someone was using my internet for illegal things."
"The old scam from "Microsoft Service Dept" is back - surely everyone knows about it now! They say they're calling from MS to fix your computer (like MS would ever help!). If you talk to them, they will try to get access to your computer, which will cause big problems."
"clicked a fake button on facebook. it set off an alarm. called the number. they got access to the laptops. cleared the alarm, then started to ask about banks. i refused to cooperate. I said to call back but they did not. I cleared downloads and search history from the laptops, and did an antivirus check."
"was asking to go onto pc and wifi was apparently public"
"Could try and record your voice"
"Called my dad's phone which I picked up had foreign accent but gave an English name kept telling me I was signed up with them and asked me to go to my computer wasted even my phone but they new my dad's name"
"SAYS THEY UBER THEN WILL ASK FOR CODE TO GET INTO YOUR ACCOUNTS"
"Had a previous call from 07422728511 saying they were from Microsoft. When I hung up, they called me again, also claiming to be from MS. They said there were issues with activity on my computer and it would be blocked unless I co-operated. I hung up."
"Had an email address trying to report bad service from Evri, and 'Alfred' tried to call me to sort out compensation. Got me to download an app (Lemfi) and showed me through how to get paid the compensation. Turned out to be a scam, luckily I realised early enough."