I received a call froms someone pretending to be Microsoft.

Original title: just need to know if Windows puts House calls of St.Thomas in curious USA that my computer is because there's hackers trying to acess my computer

Today 27/04/13, I received a phone call which said that someone was trying to hack into my computer. They said they called windows, located

on St. Thomas. The info he had was my phone hm #, my name and my address. The person wanted to check my computer to see where the

location of pirates. I refused, so he told me to stop using Windows. More info to follow.

Today 27/04/13, I received a phone call which said that someone was trying to hack into my computer. They said they called windows, located

on St. Thomas. The info he had was my phone hm #, my name and my address. The person wanted to check my computer to see where the

location of pirates. I refused, so he told me to stop using Windows. More info to follow.

Hello

NO!

It is a well known scam. See the following links.

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

Hoaxes, Phishing and social engineering. Microsoft Security:
http://www.Microsoft.com/security/resources/socialengineering-WhatIs.aspx

What is identity theft? Microsoft Security:
http://www.Microsoft.com/security/resources/identitytheft-WhatIs.aspx

How to reduce the risk of fraud online
http://www.Microsoft.com/protect/fraud/phishing/reduce.aspx

Concerning

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