IT Support Scam, Please Read And Spread The Word.
IF YOU GET A CALL FROM SOMEONE TELLING YOU THEY ARE TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND YOU ARE NOT EXPECTING THE CALL, HANG UP.
Especially as so many people are now working from home, please be aware that "Technical Support" scammers will be trying to take advantage of the current situation. Often scammers will phone home numbers which, when we're at work, we won't answer.
Microsoft, BT, Virgin will not cold call you to tell you that your computer is being hacked or that your Internet connection is running slow. Your corporate IT will generally only call you if you've asked them to and will have some means of verifying who they are.
Your corporate IT should not need any of your passwords, typically companies set up "security questions" to verify who you are. To perform our work IT professionals have our own administrator access and do not need to know your password.
Please do not hesitate to ask me via direct message if you have any technical questions.
