Strange call about virus

[Lilith2]

There was a message on the answering machine supposedly from verizon about one of our devices potentially having a virus. It sounded like a scam/sales call, but it reffered to verizons website with a specific page to go to. I tried to find it independantly through this site and could not find any info. I don't trust it, but my father in law is up in arms and I am confused about either why verizon wouldn't give more info in the message if it was a legitamate threat or why someone else would leave such a message. Does anyone have any info, or know of where I should go?

[dslr595148]

I have my doubts too, that it is legit.

Did they tell you the name of the virus?

If so, what was the name that they gave to you?

[somegirl]

Legit or not, can't hurt to run a virus scan on your computers with your existing Security Software.

[smith6612]

These are almost always scams. Get rid of the message. But as suggested, just to be on the safe side run the following tools through a full scan:

MalwareBytes Anti-Malware

SUPERAntiSpyware

Also ensure whichever Anti-Virus program you have installed is working correctly.