Any truth to this?

Just got a call from a person saying that they were a tech to windows and my computer has been infected by a virus and sending error messages and I had to follow their instructions to clear it up.  I hung up.  It's for real?

N ° it is a very common scam in English-speaking countries.

http://www.Microsoft.com/en-GB/security/online-privacy/avoid-phone-scams.aspx

Demonstration of how it works here:

http://www.troyhunt.com/2012/04/type-www-OK-w-w-w-d-o-t-antagonising.html

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