I'm fed up with windows call me at home at any time. These calls are genuine?

Callers always say that my PC is in danger, would be I'm going to turn it on and they'll teach me how to fix it. I had no problem and therefore don't trust. These people are very insistent to the point of rudeness.

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.

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