PC ‘licence number’ scam Scamwatch

READERS WARN READERS

I’ve just had a conversation with a cold caller from ‘IT Services London’ about error messages generated from my PC. He explained that the PC had been identified by its licence number. He also told me how to verify the correct number. Pressing Windows key+r gave access to the Run window, then clicking CMD opened up the DOS environment. Typing ASSOC produced a long list of items including, near the bottom, ‘ZFSENDTOTARGET=CLSID…’. It seemed like a scam because I couldn’t recall giving an organisation my home phone number. Michael Buxton Warn your fellow readers about scams at letters@computeractive.co.uk