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• I received a call from someone claiming to be the Microsoft.

  Original title: fake call from Microsoft?

  08:30... I just got a call from a man claiming he calls Microsoft (sounded Indian)... He began to tell me that I was apparently the Registrant for windows (bad) and I was loading the garbage in the back on the ground, when I tols him would not discuss anything over the phone with someone when I could not check who they were he got snotty with me  I told her to remove my number from their database and if they called again I account him for harassment... and then he raised his voice so I said how dare you call me at 8:30 in the morning and holler at me!

  
  
  Needless to say that the number was not available when I tried to back ring
  
  
  
  

  MS has no way to tell what is on your PC.  This is another example of the scam usual ' calls trying to access your PC to enter data and make you pay loads of money for "clean."

• I received an email from someone claiming to be the Microsoft.

  Original title: I received an email from Microsoft Corporation Center of Marketing in London about the winning prize.

  My name is ASIF ZIA, I am from Pakistan. APR 18, I received an email from Microsoft Corporation Center of Marketing in London in the United Kingdom where they congratulate me and informed me that my email address was selected as winner in the powerball free messaging of Microsoft Drawn organized by the center of marketing (Microsoft Game Studios) in London-United Kingdom (UK). They asked me to provide with personal information in order to guide me receive my prize, but the latter I realized it was a fake, then you might verfy that and let me know the truth. I'm keeping the original copy of the software of the exchange of letters.

  Hello Asif,

  Microsoft customers are often the target of a scam that uses messages falsely promise money. Victims receive messages saying 'You won the Microsoft Lottery!' There is no Microsoft Lottery. Delete the message. I suggest you to see the following links for more information.

  Avoid scams that use the Microsoft name fraudulently

  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/phishing-symptoms.aspx

• I received e-mail from someone claiming to be the Microsoft.

  Original title: it's a scam.

  How can someone send emails claiming that they have won a lottery sponsored by microsoft. I spoke with the Attorney general and he directed my question to you. I'd rather the conformation of your part that it is legitimate. My email is * address email is removed from the privacy *. Thank you, Kenneth King.

  Kenneth,

  Scam

  Please see:

  http://www.Microsoft.com/en-GB/security/resources/microsoftlottery-WhatIs.aspx>

  For more information see the link below:

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/search/search?searchterm=Lottery&CurrentScope.ForumName=Windows&CurrentScope.filter=security&askingquestion=false>

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• I get a call from someone claiming to be the Microsoft.

  Original title: cold calling on fixing the error messages

  I continue to receive phone calls from people saying that they are from microsoft and my computer was spotted upward on their system as having a lot of error messages and they talk me through how to fix - is this legitimate? has anyone had this happen?

  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 received a phone call from someone claiming to be a "Microsoft certified technician.

  I received a phone call from someone claiming to be a "Microsoft certified technician.  Says that Microsoft has received error messages indicating my computer has downloaded many malicious files and wants to end it through my computer.  This happened to someone else?  I guess it's a scam.

  Thank you for this information .my computer is locked. information read to needing a password before you can open your computer. I stopped and will not open up to what some tec watch. I am now on my laptop.

• Just got a call from someone claiming to be from Microsoft want to sell me stuff.

  original title: teamviewer

  I just got a phone call from someone who says they are windows and they have had many messages from my computer many Trojan horses that have infected my system, will I start my computer, through certain actions, they take control and show me all my problems and they tell me that I am out of warranty with my computer and they erase all my problems for £130. Anyone who hears of this con, they are teamview.com and I think anything to do with microsoft. Anyone who has gone through the events that they lead you through and they install malicious software on your computer?

  Hello

  In the United States, you can contact the FBI, Attorney general, the police authorities and consumer
  Watch groups. Arm yourself with knowledge.

  No, Microsoft wouldn't you not solicited. Or they would know if errors exist on your
  computer. So that's the fraud or scams to get your money or worse to steal your identity.

  Avoid scams that use the Microsoft name fraudulently - Microsoft is not unsolicited
  phone calls to help you fix your computer
  http://www.Microsoft.com/protect/fraud/phishing/msName.aspx

  Scams and hoaxes
  http://support.Microsoft.com/contactus/cu_sc_virsec_master?ws=support#tab3

  Microsoft Support Center consumer
  https://consumersecuritysupport.Microsoft.com/default.aspx?altbrand=true&SD=GN&ln=en-us&St=1&wfxredirect=1&gssnb=1

  Microsoft technical support
  http://support.Microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support#TAB0

  Microsoft - contact technical support
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/help/contact-support

  I hope this helps.

• Suspected false call from someone claiming to be a Microsoft technician.

  I had what I think, it was a false call of a man who sounded Indian and who claims to be a Microsoft technician. He was adamant I had a very infected computer and was desperate to make me sit in front of my computer and type something so he could show me how "corruption is gone." It sounded suspicious to me, especially since I have never contacted Microsoft and left a telephone number for anyone to contact me about anything whatsoever. Can someone tell me, Microsoft actually calls you suddenly like that? I do not know I already know the answer, I ask just confirmation for my own peace of mind. I hung on the man and did nothing (not even worth sitting in front of my computer) I thought it was ridiculous. However, I want quite a few comments. Thank you. Tom.

  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/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.

• Received the call from someone claiming to be with Microsoft asking to pay for an upgrade

  and press END and then entered Microsoft View and request if there are errors. Said that I have to pay for an upgrade to my computer or my hard drive will crash.   IS this CORRECT are of yourselves or a scam.  They asked for money to upgrade.

  * original title - I had a phone call today from a person who had the bad English who said he was from London. He said represented Microsoft and asked me to press the sign of Windows on my laptop *.

  Scam. Read the sticky at the top of the Windows forum.

• Received a call from someone claiming to be the Support of Windows, is - a scam?

  Anyone Windows Support would never call by claiming that your computer was sending error messages and they had the solution?  At one of them and sent him to the coast until I checked things. He gave the very plausible phone number, name and identification number.  Indian origin.

  No, he wanted me to 'download the software that would fix the problems' - as if!

  Immediately ran a full diagnosis just in case, as I was online at the time - own.

  I got a lot of good virus/spyware such as recommended by a friendly computer geek who works in our IT Department.

  Thanks for the good tips if!

  You're welcome and glad to hear that you didn't let him in your computer.

• Call from someone claiming to be form Microsoft wanting to access my computer

  Received a call from 1-800-786-0425 saying they were Microsoft and requesting access to my computer.  Indian accent, had large echo phone and not clear.  Search for Microsoft and I noticed that a number of 1-866-769-4258 using Microsoft Canada got another funny telephone survey and Indian accent.  The number of Canadian is legitimate?  I hung up.

  Received a call from 1-800-786-0425 saying they were Microsoft and requesting access to my computer.  Indian accent, had large echo phone and not clear.  Search for Microsoft and I noticed that a number of 1-866-769-4258 using Microsoft Canada got another funny telephone survey and Indian accent.  The number of Canadian is legitimate?  I hung up.

  GOOD. You have made the right choice... hung up.

  Do NOT meet such calls. It is all SCAM.

  Microsoft does not make unsolicited telephone calls.

  Please read a few of these phony support phone calls in the past...

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/search/search?searchterm=phony+support+phone+calls&CurrentScope.ForumName=&CurrentScope.filter=&askingquestion=false

• Not a Question - but a warning about receiving a call from someone claiming to be with Microsoft

  I just got a phone of a person who has identified one a technician for Windows.  He entered a dialogue seermed as if he was familiar with the recent problems with my computer.  (I did several searches online for answers of support recently from this site).  He kept asking questions about allowing their technicians to help me with my computer.  I asked for a callback number.  He couldn't or wouldn't give me a.  The call number is blocked. He finally admitted that he was not related to Microsoft, but rather by a www.onlinebusyexperts.net company. Just a warning do not allow access to your computer or give it to any password, etc..  They are just trying to sell technical support coverage.  This look like a call out of the country, based on the focus, etc.

  Monday, October 1, 2012 18:30:04 + 0000, SUSANNESARABIA wrote:

  I just got a phone of a person who has identified one a technician for Windows.  He entered a dialogue seermed as if he was familiar with the recent problems with my computer.  (I did several searches online for answers of support recently from this site).  He kept asking questions about allowing their technicians to help me with my computer.  I asked for a callback number.  He couldn't or wouldn't give me a.  The call number is blocked. He finally admitted that he was not related to Microsoft, but rather by a http://www.onlinebuyexperts.net company. Just a warning do not allow access to your computer or give it to any password, etc..  They are just trying to sell technical support coverage.

  No, it's much worse that "just try to sell technical support."
  coverage. " It's a complete scam and a very common these days.
  They won't do anything of any value for you, no matter how much you
  pay them. And if you leave them in your computer, who knows what that
  too bad they did here or what they stole confidential information.

  So if you have done so, I highly recommend that you do both of the following
  immediately:

  1 do a clean reinstall of Windows.
  2. change all of your passwords, especially banks or other
  financial sites.
  Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP

• Received a call from someone claiming to be with Microsoft, it is a call or a scam?

  Hi all

  I live in Switzerland, but am British and a mac user (no groans please) although I Mac office installed.
  In any case, tonight I received a call from an Asian woman of this phone number 00441865600154, the 1st time, I pressed the wrong button and cut them but they were recalled to work and she said she was from MS and my computer downloaded hacking software and had it flashed an alert at Microsoft. The line was very very bad and I've been cut called the number back and I just domestic type normal BT mail voice... scam or real?
  MS have the ability to track these things, and how they know my phone number to the House Switzerland?
  
  I am a little freaked by the present, any help would be greatly appreciated.

  It is a scam, Microsoft does not call for end-users, because I don't think that they follow everyone. All calls more like this contempt please and offer the information for them. Total scam.

  They probably bought a list of phone numbers from somewhere or they get telephone directories in Europe. Not too sure about all other methods. That would be my guess.

  I hope this helps.

  Jim

• 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.

• I received a call from someone claiming to be a representative of Microsoft

  I just got a call from someone claiming to be a representative of Microsoft to report that my network downloads could be accompanied by unwanted files without my knowledge.  I know it's a scam, but I played along anyway.  The representative asked me to press the keys Ctrl + key Microsoft Logo at the same time.  Of course I hung up immediately, but I can't find in any of my research, what will make this combination of keys.  Can anyone advise, please.  Thank you.

  Original title: what is CTRL + touch Logo Microsoft do?

  It is a scam. This combination of keys does nothing. Then, my guess is that they will tell you that he was supposed to do something and work on you from here to get info on your machine. Microsoft never does unsolicited phone calls.
   
   
  Is calling, Microsoft, a scam?
  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/protect/wiki/protect_other-protect_scanning/is-that-call-from-Microsoft-a-scam/6718e389-8a00-4E4B-ACA1-d07298ea4c19
   
  
  It's a real call from Microsoft?
  http://www.ComputerActive.co.UK/CA/PC-help/2134917/genuine-Microsoft 
   
  
  Avoid scams to phone for tech support
  http://www.Microsoft.com/en-GB/security/online-privacy/avoid-phone-scams.aspx
   
  
  Do not fall for phony phone technical support
  http://blogs.msdn.com/b/securitytipstalk/archive/2010/03/09/Don-t-fall-for-phony-phone-tech-support.aspx
   
  
  Aggressive, persistent Windows tech support fraudsters continue to track consumers
  http://www.Computerworld.com/s/article/9248122/Aggressive_persistent_Windows_tech_support_scammers_continue_to_stalk_consumers