Microsoft calling me at home.
I received two calls from a person claiming to be a micro tech, saying I must perform certail proceedures on my p/c to avoid damage, seems fishy to me. Of course, I was not so silly. What is it and what do I do. ?
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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.
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