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• Microsoft scam? Had 2 calls from a person claiming to be MS and saying: I have a virus

  original title: 'MICROSOFT' SCAM?

  Hello, I got 2 phone calls this week to an Indian sounding man claining it is from Microsoft and that my computer is attacked by a massive virus. It then asks me to check start / my app work/manage/computer/management and says you can see the warnings that we sent you. There are warnings, so the first time, he did, I thought but has no confidence in him, even if I did say that he had arrived since I downloaded Microsoft Security Essentials, which he found very interesting. Then, I finished the call and removed MSE and reinstalled AVG free. I scanned the PC (with MSE previously) and AVG and no threat or anything found. He or someone similar - rang again this morning with the same terrible warnings, but my wife ended the call quickly. Are you aware of this presumable scam? Or was it authentic? Please notify.

  Hi MatthewConnolly,

  As said TEEN Geek, hang up. For more information, please see the following:

  Avoid scams that use the Microsoft name fraudulently

• Microsoft scam. I just had a person claiming to be from Microsoft on the phone

  I just had a person claiming to be from Microsoft on the phone.  It asked me to enter a code and run it on my computer.  I refused and hung up as I suppose it's a scam!  Has anyone else had such a call?

  It seems that there was a rash of these types of calls that flow. DON'T spend any time on the phone with them. It's a big scam and they are phishing for your personal information. DO NOT do anything they say, or give them all vital data.

  Hope this helps,

  JB

• People calling as users Microsoft - scam

  Original title: SCAM

  Are you aware that there are people calling Mirosoft users and claim they are assistance from Mirosoft Windows and tell you that there is a serious virus on their computer.  For a "small fee", they will eliminate and solve all the problems.  What really happens is that once you are convinced that they are for real, there is an attempt to "CHARGE" a large amount of credit card provided by a foreign country.

  Personally, I received several phone calls on this subject.

  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

  (If Yes, Microsoft is aware of these types of calls)

  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 SCAM emails

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  We have updated the Agreement of Services from Microsoft, which governs many of our services online - including your Microsoft account and many of our online products and services to consumers, such as Hotmail, SkyDrive, Bing, MSN, Office.com, Windows Live Messenger, Windows Movie Maker, Windows Photo Gallery, Windows Mail Desktop and Windows Writer.

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  Thank you for using Microsoft products and services!

  Microsoft respects your privacy. Read our online Privacy Statement.

  Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 Click on the button check below... is this link: ATTENTION DO NOT CLICK!

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  Scam. Old news. For years. Blons it.

• calls from microsoft.scam or real

  I received daily telephone calls and hang up from 314-822-2788 saying they are Microsoft, I tell them not to call, but they do.how can I get them to stop in? I call the number back, he is busy or simply of the rings

  This is a scam that last for years. 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
   
  
  Report the scam
  http://support.Microsoft.com/reportascam
   
  
  Scams by e-mail or web: how to protect yourself
  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/phishing-scams.aspx
   
  
  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
   
  
  What is a certified Microsoft [or] partner?
  http://securitygarden.blogspot.com/2011/09/Microsoft-removes-Gold-Certified.html
   
  
  And see this post by bhringer
  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/protect/Forum/MSE-protect_scanning/recieved-eventvwr-cold-call/0f82d183-2046-469F-A2D2-8f9fa291f082#LastReply

• Call Microsoft scam?

  I want to report a scary encounter with the Technical Support of Microsoft Office. They wanted $400.00 to install their toolbar on my computer and wouldn't answer my questions of office until I supported their business. It's an official call to a microsoft call center. They had me on the phone two hours, wanting to show me a demo on how silverlight cookies and registry entries were virus and that I needed and the experience of their "golden opportunity." There was so much wrong with what they were saying, I couldn't believe it. And they were aggressive in trying to get my credit card in their third-party site, which came a warning in Internet Explorer, saying that the site has "dangerous content". They then left 5 voicemails on my phone, who were polite but really weird. I have no idea what they were talking about, but I have a screen shot when they took control of my PC and wanted my credit card. I don't give them nothing. I do not know how to attach the screenshot here, there is no option for it.

  I feel fear they will continue to contact me. I gave them a false address because they insisted that they ask him to help me. They said they have four thousand employees to make sure they get my information.
  Later, I again called Microsoft Office support and was waiting for 30 minutes before the man clung to me. He had no questions, he simply put me on hold and half an hour later hung up.
  Help, please.

  Hello

  Of course, iYogi is not Microsoft and of course the 855-350-6401 is not Microsoft or
  even several.

  WebOfTrust - iYogi.com - very bad reputation
  http://www.MyWOT.com/en/scorecard/iyogi.com

  Certainly consider reinstall Windows and all your programs.

  I hope this helps.

  Rob Brown - Microsoft MVP<- profile="" -="" windows="" expert="" -="" consumer="" :="" bicycle=""><- mark="" twain="" said="" it="">

• Vista product key in use. Code 0xC004C003

  I hope someone can advise as Microsoft have been pretty useless in my opinion.

  I have a foreign boy to stay with me at the moment. His English is not perfect, so he asked me to try to sort it out with all the phone calls etc.

  He has a Toshiba Vista home premium laptop. A few weeks back he sees at a computer store that he has had a problem & thought that it may have a virus & I understand that they reformat the drive.

  Everything was fine until last night when he got the screen message Windows needed to be activated, but when we tried to do it would not accept the key that came with his edition of Windows. It says product key is in use & gave a code 0xC004C003. Down in the corner, he said something along the lines of the copy of windows is not not authentic, but it doesn't have a legitimate key that came with the Windows installed when he bought the computer.

  I seem to have spent hours on the phone with Microsoft yesterday & this morning gave me a new key to try but that no longer works. Then I learned by a very steep call center worker (which again seems to be outsourced in India) that they are not technicians so I need either call Microsoft Technical support, which charge something like £50 or more when helping with technical problems or that the owner of the computer has to contact Toshiba.

  As all of its documentation of the computer is back in Saudi, where he bought the computer shortly before coming to the United Kingdom, I don't know how helpful to make meetings Tobishba themselves to aid would be.

  If someone could give advice I would be really grateful, even if it's to say that the only way to solve this problem is to contact Toshiba or help sky, Microsofts scammed technical assistance service.

  I spent almost all day trying to find a solution for him, phoning & searching the net etc think that perhaps the only thing for him to do is to go back to the store of the computer where the laptop has been reformatted, but it's miles away on the other side of London, & I'm not sure that this is the solution to his problem.

  Hello Sal

  You are right. Each Toshiba laptop comes with preinstalled operating system and the clean image of Toshiba recovery facilities. This image should not be enabled.

  So all that needs to be done is OS install with the supplied media.

• Visitors to hotmail

  Does anyone if emails saying that you need to update your account by providing your name, your date of birth AND your password for your account MORE

  a different e-mail address and password?

  I sent an email back and asked them to send me the information that they already have and I will update this way.   The answer I got back was that Microsoft contacted a virus and they were under contract maintenance and that if I don't send them the information they would stop my account.

  If heard you of them or whether it is a scam, I would be happy to hear from you.

  Thank you

  Claudia

  Hello

  It's a SCAM!

  Never click on a link in a suspicious email - right click on the link or the photo-
  Properties - to see where the link sends you in fact. Note that some false
  links may appear to be official looking. Always go to the KNOWN OFFICIAL site
  to verify the claims.

  Little help for Microsoft scams that can be applied to others:

  Avoid scams that use the Microsoft name fraudulently: Microsoft has no
  for you unsolicited telephone calls help 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

  Above all we must be aware that those who are out there that you cannot stop in advance
  to know their content. Check with your provider any email and messaging
  program help and Support.

  For Hotmail, Outlook, Windows Live Mail, or com check in these forums:

  Microsoft Community - Microsoft Account, Hotmail and SkyDrive (and all the things
  Windows Live Forums)
  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/windowslive

  I hope this helps.

  Rob Brown - Microsoft MVP<- profile="" -="" windows="" expert="" -="" consumer="" :="" bicycle=""><- mark="" twain="" said="" it="">

• Microsoft Technical Support phone scam

  Hello, I recently received a call (about 5 minutes ago) from Microsoft. They claimed to be Microsoft technical support. They told me that my computer has sent a lot of warning and error messages to Microsoft. They said that messages and stuff said that my computer had downloaded malicious software malware and it could damage my system and internal hard drive. Then they told me that they did not answer me and now called for helping me solve this message. (I stopped to think about what they said because I had been having a lot of problems of slow boot and Windows taking almost 5 + minutes to start). So I played along for a while, but only for a minute. The first guy says let me connect to our senior technical specialist or something like that. Then I logged. The second guy says: "Hello my name is ___ Snyder (I remember only the family name)." They have given me in my observer of events and after I hung up with suspicion and Bishop/confidentiality. They tried to call me again, but I rejected the call. Please give me advice on this issue. I want to know if it's a scam to take over my computer and steal my identity, etc. or is it really Microsoft tries to help to fix my computer.
  Some info on the "technical support guy":
  Both were men. We had a strong accent from the Middle East while it had a slight accent Middle Easterners to it.
  One of the men claimed to be the main _ (don't remember the average Word) specialist. It was called _ (don't remember the name), said Snyder.
  Track of the location of the call. Approximate location is the New Hampshire, USA. This is as far as I know
  Help, please! Also give suggestions on anything that might be necessary to change etc.

  Hello

  Yes, it's a SCAM!

  Avoid scams to phone for tech support
  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/avoid-phone-scams.aspx

  Scams by e-mail or web: how to protect yourself - understands what to do if you
  think you've been scammed.
  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/phishing-scams.aspx

  How to recognize phishing e-mails, phone calls or links
  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/phishing-symptoms.aspx

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

  The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is a partnership between the
  Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center
  (NW3C), funded in part by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA).
  http://www.ic3.gov/complaint/default.aspx

  No, Microsoft wouldn't you not solicited. Nor would they know if any errors
  It exists on your computer. So those are the frauds or scams to get your money or
  worse to steal your identity.

  Avoid scams that use the Microsoft name fraudulently: Microsoft has no
  for you unsolicited telephone calls help 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

  Phone scams
  http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0076-phone-scams

  Limit unwanted calls & Emails
  http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/topics/limiting-unwanted-calls-emails

  National do not call registry for
  https://www.DoNotCall.gov/

  I hope this helps.

  Rob Brown - Microsoft MVP<- profile="" -="" windows="" expert="" -="" consumer="" :="" bicycle=""><- mark="" twain="" said="" it="">

• Microsoft impostor scammed

  I was contacted by phone by someone who said that they were Microsoft and told me that my computer was in danger and they could solve the problem. I hope Microsoft, so I leave them in my computer. Now I find that I am accused for two lifetimes of the AVG Virus protect. A total of more than $1000.00. They did not provide me with any phone # and address internet E-mail "mark@microsoft windowscheckup.com" does not work. Any suggestions?

  I got the same phone call and I told the person I think that it is a scam and they said it wasn't and I said have a nice day and hung up...  I tried to get hold of someone at Microsoft to tell them I had a phone number of the person calling, and I got was racing around...  One of the employees Microsofts gave me the national number do not call registry: this is the number where I should report...  I never buy anything of a phone call, I check everything first, as it's usually a scam...  I thought that Microsoft would have a Ministry of the scam, but I don't think...  Call your company credit card and that the amount in dispute and explain that it was a scam phone... :)

• Scam Microsoft - can he hack my computer?

  My problem: over the last few months, I received many calls from people who exploit a scam on my computer at risk. I got about 6 calls. I gave them access to my computer. These people are very insistent that I do what they tell me or I lose my Microsoft account.

  Today, my computer went through a series of downloads. I am sure that my computer downloads the necessary updates, but today was different. Several programs have been downloaded, including a virus program. This program was called system healer and had a tech support number. This number was 844-993-1496. After the programs (I've seen the new icons on my desktop) downloaded many small screens pop up stating that I have a day to call technical support to the 800-717-3958 or I will lose all my data.

  Is it possible that these hijackers put a virus on my computer when I don't give them remote access? I am very concerned by my data be hacked! Any help or information anyone can provide will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

  No, as long as you allow access these crooks from phone to your computer, there is no way they could "hijack" your computer.

  I doubt very much that this new system healer which his suddenly had installed program has been downloaded or offered through Windows Update.

  I suspect that you recently downloaded something else and this healer system was delivered with such a download.

  However, you must uninstall system healer now and, of course, do not call this phone number false spam.

  Please see How to remove system healer (uninstall Guide)

  If you can not do step 1, proceed to the following steps.

  Note: HitmanPro scanning may not be necessary.

  See you soon,.

  J

• possible scam of phone microsoft

  Hello - I got daily phone calls from "No. Caller ID" people claiming to work for Microsoft with regard to hacking my account. All of the appellants had an Indian accent and some have hung up when I asked for a number to call back on until today.

  An Indian lady gave me his details and asked me to call her back on:

  Microsoft, Thames Valley Park, Reading

  1721 employee ID

  Amanda Parker

  0118-328-2346

  still sounds dubious and I not call her back, as the "Amanda Parker" does not sound of Indian decent?

  is the normal procedure of Microsoft to call me by phone without previous introduction of myself?

  I recently lost a laptop computer so am curious, could be something to do with it?

  Help, please?

  Thank you

  Paul.

  There is information in my previous answer on how to report it.

  Sometimes 1000 times a day all over the world.

  Report phone scams

  • Help Microsoft to stop cybercriminals in reporting of theinformation about your scam phone.

  • In the United States, use the form of complaint to FTC Assistant.

  • In Canada, the Canadian Centre for fight against fraud can support.

  • In the United Kingdom, you can report the fraud as well as the unsolicited calls.

• I received an email from "apparently Microsoft to have won a contest through you. The email came from a man by the name of Martin Hillman. What is legitament or is it a scam?

  This is the email that I received winning Notification! Batch number: MC46/467/3GHO then... From: Windows Online Promotion * address email is removed from the privacy * to: Microsoft Lottery Promotion 12 Georgia Palace, London, London CRA3 2LU. United Kingdom. Congratulations! We would like to congratulate you on this Note, that one of our winners selected this month/year 2011. This Promotion is designed to encourage the active users of the Internet Microsoft Windows. We therefore believe with your winning Prize, you will continue to be active and Patronage for Microsoft Windows. Here are the details of your victory: {1} assignment number: MWS #2011 {2} batch number: MC46/467/3GHO EU {3} file reference number: MWSY-Y/072-908627 your Email address emerged as a winner in the 2nd category online and therefore attracted a cash award of 950,000.00 GPS. Mail to draw has been done electronically with several E-mail addresses provided to this office by Web providers to improve the use of the Internet Microsoft Windows they are arranged in the format below: No. CATEGORY WINNERS WINNING 1st PRIZE. 3 1 500 000.00 pounds each 2nd. 10 950 000,00 last as books each 3rd. 13 750 000.00 pounds every 4th. 27 350,000.00 pounds each for audit purpose be sure to include: you are advised to Contact our fiduciary Agent with the following details to avoid delay and unnecessary Complications: (1) your first and last name: = (2) phone number: = (3) your residential address: = (4) nationality: = Occupation (5): = * (6): = (7) Age: = (8) marital status: = (9) E-mail address: = address Alternative (10): = details to win (11) : = (12) your preferred method to receive your price (bottom) Mode of awards. (i) cash Pick-Up (you downhill to the United Kingdom to pick your prize personally). (ii) delivery by mail of your certified win check and others win Documents safely for you. Mr. Martin Hillman. Microsoft® Corporation phone: 44-703-191-4542 fax: 44-700-580-0397 E-mail: * e-mail address is removed from the privacy * email: * address email is removed from the privacy * Zonal Coordinator Mr. Dasilva. MICROSOFT WINDOWS® Copyright 2011 Microsoft® Inc. Green. All rights reserved

  It's a scam. Don't answer and don't follow any any link in the email, but delete it immediately.

• Phone calls from a person claiming to be from microsoft a SCAM?

  Everyone has just received a phone call from someone with a foreign accent CLAIMING to be from Microsoft? and they said that I got the virus, ect on my computer and they wanted me to go on the computer and I guess = open a site that would PROBABLY destroy my computer... I told the man twice, that I had no problems and thanked him for the call and HUNG up...

  I heard there is a SCAM where someone from another country wants to go to a certain web site current and there wher you download something that ruins your system. I'm not stupid and I quickly hung up.

  (I have Dial-up internet so I couldn't talk on the phone and be online at the same time..) ... When I'm out here = I dial * 69 and see if I get a phone number... at this JERK.   and if anyone is interested I'll let you know what is this number.

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  Edit: a post later

  I did a * 69 as the number is unknown... as expected... I thought it was a SCAM and immediately hung up on him... and gave him no information or access to my computer.

  See Don's response.

  See: "Microsoft takes action against fraudsters tech support."

  Cordially,