I got the following message from another list. It appears reliable and is worth
sharing.
While I cannot verify the below message received from a listserv, I would urge
Jaws users to beware.
I just received a phone call from one of the individuals we serve reporting on
a call that concerned him. The unsolicited call was from a man who said that
the individual’s copy of JAWS has caused a virus in his computer. The man
would repair the computer if the individual could simply turn it on, go to a
specified site (my caller could not remember where) and type in a few numbers.
He immediately knew something was not right and did not turn on his computer
nor comply in any way with the person. The person gave him a call back number,
which was 347-871-5995.
I checked that number and it is all over the Internet as a scam. The part that
concerns me most is that the individual who called me was identified as a JAWS
user by the scammer. I don’t know if a Freedom Scientific database was hacked
or what, but I feel it is important for you all to have a heads up on this in
case individuals call. Most may know not to do anything, but some may be
naive and think there truly is a problem. Let’s hope no one gets caught.
Peggy Fields, PhD
Program Director Rehabilitation Technology Services
Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
397 Azalea Avenue
Richmond VA 23227
804-371-3776
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