Ip Address

[Peter_Du]

Just had what I consider to be a scammer saying they were from Microsoft and threatening to close my account.

They said that I was being monitored by "scammers" etc and we had to remove certain IP address together.  For this to happen they needed "Any Desk" remote software which rang the ALARM bells strait away and I blocked further calls right away. 

Now I got thinking, How many of us check who is attached to our computers, so I checked mine AND 

ec2-52-212-121-135 and ec2-52-48-215-231 which are  Amazon acc's Can anyone tell me if they are me if they are legitimate  or the scammers Please.  (I see no reason for am amazon to be there)

I used NETSAT  in a CMD window showing Established connections

[Dragon-Fur · Accepted solution]

@Peter_Du 

Welcome to the HP Community Forum.

If you stay logged into your Amazon account, there might well be evidence of that somewhere.

By itself, Amazon is not out to get you.

Did someone use Amazon information to find you?

Honestly, I don't know.

Harden your router firewall - use onboard security to prevent connections you don't want.

"Just had" and "saying" does not describe how these people found you.

Doesn't matter, really.

Some of the more obvious methods that scammer use include and are not limited to:

Clicking on any website to ask for help is risky.

Clicking on any website can be a recipe for risk, too.

Clicking on any pop-up can be a really bad idea -- you are wise to be careful.

Accepting phone calls from people you do not know is risky.

Thinking that everyone is out to get you is not that far from the truth when it comes to online security.

The road to your data

Scammers typically start out "we are here to help - just give us your credit card and let us into your computer".

Scammers tell you your computer is full of bugs, threats, and malware.

If you refuse to cooperate, the next steps is begging, cajoling, and pulling on your emotions.

Next come the threats.

To make is worse, the new AI component means that anything you are told is carefully crafted to be brilliant, convincing, and very hard to resist.  What?  Scammers know to make use of tools to help them wear you down and convince you do what they want.

What to do?

Doesn't matter what "they" say, what they want, what they promise -

Hang up, close up, don't give these people access to your personal information or your computer.

Check your security software and firewalls.

What if?

If it's too late and you let scammers into your life,

Change all your passwords.

If you let someone into your computer, consider all the information that is not fully encrypted to be compromised - for example, bank information, documents, pictures of your children, calendar information.

Consider contacting your bank for a credit check.

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