article_snippet: Scammers have targeted Michael West on four separate occasions and Michael West gets nuisance calls five times a day.
article_snippet: Like several other pensioners on B2C’s database Michael West, 68, has had conmen try to hack into conmen PC.
article_snippet: On four separate occasions Michael West has been telephoned by people from China or India claiming to be calling on behalf of Microsoft.
article_snippet: ‘people from China or India start by saying that my computer needs updating or has errors and then ask me to turn my computer on and log in,’ Michael West said.
article_snippet: Thankfully, Michael West – a chartered engineer – consulted a computer expert Michael West knew, who told a chartered engineer
article_snippet: On Microsoft’s website Microsoft says that such cons are unfortunately common.
article_snippet: Thousands of people are thought to have been scammed over the phone, including the elderly (file picture) Couple targeted by computer scammers .
article_snippet: Malcolm Williams and Malcolm Williams wife, Carol, receive at least two nuisance calls a day – and almost fell victim to the same con artists as Mr West.
article_snippet: Malcolm Williams and his wife, Carol suspect Malcolm Williams and his wife, Carol were targeted because Malcolm Williams and his wife, Carol were on the same set of data being sold by B2C.
article_snippet: Both couples were told, by a company falsely claiming to be Microsoft, that Both couples computers needed fixing so Both couples could access it remotely and steal Both couples personal details.
highlights_snippet: Private information fell into the hands of con artists and cold call firms .
  