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• Fake call? I received a call today from someone claiming to be Windows Support

  original title: fake call?

  Today, I got a call from someone claiming to be Windows Support, saying he was getting my computer error messages. I (stupidly) allowed remote access to my computer and I was told that there were a great many virus that needed to be removed or it would break. While he was trying to sell my software I bcan suspect and ended the call. Now, I am very worried that if it was a fake call, could he have installed something on my computer, or access personal information, and how do I know?

  Please read the responses from the link at the end.
  Pay attention to what Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP.
  Already, you let the sammer with access remotely. Nothing else short of reinstalling Vista and change your account and the password will save your computer.
  Do it NOW.

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/vistasecurity/thread/4489f388-d6de-416d-9158-0079764bb001 For the benefits of others looking for answers, please mark as answer suggestion if it solves your problem.

• Has had a phone call claiming to be "Windows", claiming that my hard drive was contamintaed with viruses (s). Is this valid?

  Call from Microsoft

  Has had a phone call claiming to be "Windows", claiming that my hard drive was contamintaed with virus (s)

  They then read me coorrectly code full windows of my windows disc cover, sounds scary!

  Fake phone calls to technical support

  Calls unrequested telephone of this nature are almost always a common scam. Do not let them give any info, do not give access to your PC, not give them all the money and do not go to all the websites that they suggest. One moment.

  Please see:

  http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/security/online-privacy/msname.aspx .

  Microsoft issues never not solicited for phone calls of support or security.

  These types of callers can use completely fictitious names or bogusly claim to be of real companies other than Microsoft as well.

• I think I got several phony calls claiming that my computer is infected with spyware.

  I think I got several phony calls claiming that my computer is infected with spyware. They said that they were connected with Windows, so I asked if they were Microsoft and they said that no Microsoft would not call me. Wouldn't be a darn good Microsoft. The guy was Indian or Pakistani and wouldn't give me a company name, no matter how many times I asked.

  They said they received reports from my computer it has been infected. The last call I let them go through their process to prove to myself that my computer has been infected. They told me to go to the event viewer, logs of windows, applications and said there will be errors and warnings there.

  It was proof that he was infected and that they wanted to give me their approval to scan my computer so their 'Microsoft engineers' can solve the problem with Windows tools. At this point, after 20 minutes, I denied their access to the computer and hung up that it had no proof that I was worried. One of our friends had the same call on fixing Windows sound, she had an Apple Mac, I would have liked to see their difficulty its version of Windows.

  I have 3 questions for this and they are: -.

  1 can. anyone if your computer is infected using the event viewer?

  2 can they tell if she is infected when the computer has a firewall and is also behind a router with a firewall?

  3. I would be right in thinking that there is another form of the scam fake phone call?

  1. If possible, get the errors or warnings in the event viewer is quite common, but say you have a virus just based on that, it's simply stupid.

  2. they do what is called call cold. They call every phone # in the phone book and say "your computer is infected" even if you do not, Yes, it's a scam and yes they are stupid.

  3. Yes. The only way they would be able to tell if your computer has a virus would be if they had access to it, and if they have BEEN with microsoft, which is not, it would be a breach of privacy.

• Phone call claiming to be from the Windows team

  I just received a phone call claiming to be from the Windows team in Ontario (Canada) saying that my computer was downloading tons of things on the web, and it had infected and it was my computer.  I'm guessing it's a scam?

  Fake phone calls to technical support

  Calls unrequested telephone of this nature are almost always a common scam. Do not let them give any info, do not give access to your PC, not give them all the money and do not go to all the websites that they suggest. One moment.

  Please see:

  http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/security/online-privacy/msname.aspx .

  Microsoft issues never not solicited for phone calls of support or security.

  These types of callers can use completely fictitious names or bogusly claim to be of real companies other than Microsoft as well.

• Microsoft has stopped issuing licenses for windows 2008R2 Enterprise edition?

  Please specify if Microsoft has stopped issuing licenses for windows 2008 R2 64-bit Enterprise edition.

  Kind regards

  Aravind.

  This issue is beyond the scope of this site and must be placed on Technet or MSDN
  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/home

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• has anyone had any strange phone calls claiming to be from Microsoft? Phone number: 007277489117

  Has anyone had any strange phone calls claiming to be from Microsoft? Phone number when you dial 1471 is: 007277489117

  Hello

  Calls unrequested telephone of this nature are almost always a common scam. Do not let them give any info, do not give access to your PC, not give them all the money and do not go to all the websites that they suggest. One moment.

  Please see:

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

  Microsoft issues never not solicited for phone calls of support or security.

  These types of callers can use completely fictitious names or bogusly claim to be of real companies other than Microsoft as well.

• I've been doing a series of phone calls telling me that my license key for my Windows is about to expire. Is it a reality or just somone trying to rip me off?

  Last week to 10 days, I received lots of calls from someone called PC Support (which sound as if they come from the India) telling me that they want to access my PC to show me the problems that are reported to them from my ISP about something and real operating system Windows on the license key is about to expire.

  I suspect that it is a new scam to try to sell the product, anti-virus/malware any... but it got me wondering whether or not it is a real-world scenario.

  Can someone me one way or another?

  Thank you.

  RoyReed

  I've been doing a series of phone calls telling me that my license key for my Windows is about to expire. Is it a reality or just somone trying to rip me off?

  Someone is trying to rip you off.

• Possible fake call by "Windows Service".

  Last night I got a call - from the India, I think - supposed to come from a "Department of Windows Service' - note, not"Microsoft services - indicating a problem with my PC. Apparently my PC was originally 'Windows' a problem! The appellant, while refusing to actually identify the question, asked me to open my computer-click with the right button on the desktop and on the part of the indexing services Service request form and typing in something on Windows XP. My suspicions, already very high, don't have not been dispelled with the repeated refusal of the appellant to identify the problem. Not being is not too familiar with this part of the OS, I asked to speak to her supervisor - who was similarly evasive. He then asked me the age of my PC and when I answered "... what part? The CPU, GPU, HDD etc", it rang off the coast. There was no call back. The more I thought about, I was more concerned. If my PC was causing 'Windows' a problem (probably through my internet connection), why they have not contact my service provider? They could clearly get my IP address if it was at the origin of the difficulties. No, he reeked off a little bit. Has anyone else had this and I was just not to play with it? Moreover, if it was a fake call, what could they gain by pursuing this line of inquiry? I have studied this part of the OS on the web since then and still do not see their 'angle '! No view (s) anyone?

  It is a very common scam that is going around.

  http://www.Google.com/webhp?RLS=IG#RLS=IG&hl=en&source=HP&q=fake+tech+support+scam&AQ=f&AQI=&aql=&OQ=&gs_rfai=&FP=8a2d287fb7085e43

  MS - MVP - Elephant Boy computers - don't panic!

• Fake calls

  Hi, I just got a phone call from someone who said that they where from Windows IT Department (with a strong Indian use) and that my computer was sending reports of Malicous software, there began to instruct me on how to sort my computer, I asked for all gave his phone number was (01736) so I could call him back and he just hung If it is a fake call, my concern is that he knew my last name?

  It's a scam.  I'm glad you don't fall for it.  All other calls suggest that tell you the caller you brought calls to the police who should dissuade continue to harass you.

  See the following links for more information:

  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/msName.aspx

  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/phishing-scams.aspx

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

  http://www.mypchealth.co.UK/GuideScam.php

• customer calls voip has stopped working

  Dear Sir.

  IM using internet calling card actionvoip but when I call the error (client to make calls voip has stopped working) Please declined or send me some greeting microsoft windowe
  Thank you
  Vishnu

  Hello

  read the answer below about ActionVoip

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/windows_vista-windows_programs/i-am-trying-to-make-a-VoIP-call-but-its-not/f560c322-3ee1-4200-B43E-bf2861d3342d

• Reject incoming calls with SMS stop after update MM

  Reject incoming calls with SMS stop after update MM, now I can't take the lower panel and SMS, please help from Sony.

  Hi all

  Today I turned my double Z5 wide and I removed the SIM card of the mobile.

  I switched on without a SIM card, and I turned off again.

  I inserted the SIM card, and I lit.

  Now when I got call answer option is appear.

  It is ok.

• someone stole my computer. How can I disable the program on this computer... or stop the license for this computer/serialnr. ?

  someone stole my computer. How can I disable the program on this computer... or stop the license for this computer/serialnr. ?

  Hello

  to my knowledge which is one of the benefits of the creative Cloud: just change the password and after a month, the thief can no longer work with her, maybe you can leave same block by Adobe customer service.

  And please see Deaktivierung auf einem PC auf den man keinen Zugriff mehr Hat > answer is written in English

  If necessary and for any other question, click on through http://helpx.adobe.com/contact.html and 'open' Please use the cat, I for my part had the best experiences. An employee of Adobe Preran I quote: the chat button is enabled as soon as there is an available agent to help.

  Hans-Günter

• How to call the sym.stop to an external javascript

  I tried different ways to call the sym.stop function, but not being able to stop the animation of an external javascript. Help, please

  Hi, metalshan-

  I posted a sample file in response to the same question by another user:

  http://forums.Adobe.com/message/5289458#5289458#5289458

  Hope that helps!

  -Elaine

• Fake, scam calls claiming that my computer is infected

  I had two phone calls this morning (first a hook), the number that came up on caller ID showed "00-1108' and '00-1305".  Guy with an Indian accent said he was phoning from Microsoft in California (I'm in South Africa), and that my computer has been infected.  He knew my full name and called my phone number he had called me on!  He wanted that I turn on my computer and go through a process.  I told her to take a walk and that he was a crook and that computer is perfect - what is.  How these people get hold of this personal info of one?  He got very aggressive when I told her I was does not turn on my computer because I knew that it was very good, and then I threw the phone down on him--Needless to say, he has not called back.

  You have made the right choice, it's a scam.

  http://blogs.msdn.com/b/securitytipstalk/archive/2010/03/09/Don-t-fall-for-phony-phone-tech-support.aspx

  How they stand to say its not generally possible info. Could be 'social engineering', but it could be something as simple as looking in a phone book.